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Beginning of the End

TMON-115: The Myth of Normal, Chapter 33 (Last Chapter!), Song 1 Alex Hickey ©2026 Click "More" and SCROLL DOWN FOR Lyrics and FOOTNOTES! This song is based on information in Chapter 33 of The Myth of Normal, a book written by Dr. Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté. You can find more information about this book on Dr. Maté's website: https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth... I am writing a series of songs in response to the ideas in this book, sometimes in combination with ideas from other books by Dr. Maté and some of his colleagues. These are my interpretations of these ideas. I acknowledge that I can make mistakes, misunderstand and/or take poetic license when transforming these ideas into songs. I welcome questions in the comments section and refer you to the book itself as the final authority about what it is saying. Text/Lyrics: Here we are with Dr. Maté At the beginning of the end of his book The Myth of Normal And he says, Here it is I’ve laid it out What now? How do we even begin To ask the question: “What will it take to unmake the myth of normal?” (1) This vast array of blind spots And prejudices Health-killing fictions Manufactured misperceptions Embedded in our culture Serving – And protected by – The ruling class The one percent That knows its interests Are best served by these beliefs Who will fight to maintain The status quo Even to the point of self-destruction; Of planetary immolation. (2) Chorus: “Not everything that is faced, can be changed But nothing can be changed that is not faced” (3) Dr. Maté says he doesn’t know. It was simpler to explain the situation Than it is to create a blueprint to solve it. And also, he says he does not want to use his last chapter to stand up on a soapbox. And that makes sense to me. I get it. The answer cannot come from one man. Not when the problem lies in passivity, A lack of agency (4) External manipulation and Willful internal ignorance. No. Dr. Maté cannot hand us an answer. But he can point the way He tells us we need the things He has presented in his book: A biopsychosocial approach to medicine and healing (5) To view disease (personal, cultural and environmental) as a teacher (6) To focus on attachment and authenticity (7) And above all, to engage in fearless self-inquiry. (8) Chorus We’re going to need a couple of things In our backpacks First – Hope “The optimism of heart and soul, which are the birthplace of will.” (9) Hope is good. Hope Helps. If we can work to heal our trauma So that we can respond creatively, not reactively We will believe that we can create something And then we can get a feel for what wants to be created That attunement to growth Is a facet of authenticity. It sees the resilience of people The goodness of our nature (10) And the mysterious healing powers of our bodies and minds (11) Chorus Things are bad. If we are to change them, We must face them. Dr. Maté often asks people: “Would you prefer to be illusioned or disillusioned?” (12) Disillusionment holds a negative connotation “akin to disappointment or a sense of having been betrayed”. (13) We pay a cost for it We must let go of something we believed, something that was comfortable Something we identified with & built part of our world around. It is the sign we put in the window The compliance we thought we were trading For safety (14) Losing this is scary And it involves grief I can see why we avoid it. To be disillusioned is to confront denial The well-constructed barriers that confine us to one version of events Instead of seeing that two things – or more – Can be true, which opens doors It’s important that we know the truth – That our compliance does not guarantee our safety That the bargain we thought we had struck Is only kept on one side. The other side is a lie. Chorus If you imagine the capitalist system Will one day wake up and change itself, I have news for you. No, it is time for each of us Individually and in groups To do the work. And please take solace, and sustenance, in knowing that you are only one Of an ever-growing number of people Confronting these ideas. Let’s seek out and support one another Find alternative sources of knowledge Learn how to hold uncertainty and the unknown Practice taking the perspectives of others, especially those with views different from our own Listen and pay attention to activists Become activists in every way we can Open our eyes To the tendrils, the lies Of the myth of normal And the ways it has us colonized So we can be citizens in a new way Watching out for our neighbours And for strangers in the street Caring for ourselves Growing something better First inside and then outside Loch Kelly says “Grow Up and Show Up” (15) I add: “Wake up and Shake It Up!” Chorus #gabormate #mythofnormal #activism I said I was going to put footnotes to this song in the description, but I've reached my character limit. I will put them in a comment below instead.