control

what do we have control over? What about us is determined by our genetics? and what about us is determined by environmental factors? 

Are we all just slaves to the genes we were born with? is our personality prescribed to us when we are conceived? or does our personality depend on our experiences as we grow?

Physically?
we can change our hair
we can build muscle
we can change the colour of our skin
We can do just about anything to our bodily image, well atleast in this day and age.

Mentally?
sure, the people we grow up around can change us
sure, the environmental factors we're exposed to can change us

But, is our ability to learn pre-determined?
is our ability to cope given to us in our genes
is our ability to survive from pain in our genes?

I hate to think that deep down, the person i am now is thanks purely to the DNA my mum and dad gave me.

I'd like to think i am an individual person with interests and values and morals and a character which is strongly different to every other person in the world.

i would like to imagine my mind functions beyond what it is made up of.

 

Do i really have as much control as i believe i do?

Take control of the atmosphere
Take me far away from here
There is no better loss than to lose myself in you
In a parachute to glide, I am captive in your sky
Surrender has somehow become so beautiful

Take control of the atmosphere
Take control of the atmosphere
You can take my world you can fill the air
Take control, take control

Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender

Move me up through the darkest clouds
Till I've lost in the sun every shadow of doubt
There is no better find than to find myself with you
In a fog you are all I see
I'm inviting you closer with each time I breathe
Surrender has somehow become so beautiful

Take control of the atmosphere
Take control of the atmosphere
You can take my world you can fill the air
Take control, take control, take control, take control

Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender

Take control of the atmosphere
Take control of the atmosphere
There is no reason I should breathe unless you're in the air
Take control

Such a beautiful surrender
Such a beautiful surrender
And I'm calling out
Would you take control
And I'm calling out

Control - MuteMath