‘A Treatise on Possibility: Perspectives on Humanity Hereafter’ serves as a companion guide to lyrical themes of the album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’.

Human possibility. If we get our act together, our long-term potential is virtually infinite. And infinitely beautiful. But currently humanity is being guided not by wisdom, cooperation and self-reflection but by archaic systems and false assumptions. There are warning signs everywhere: ecological destruction, mental health crises and obscene levels of inequality.

At a time when quite literally Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible, Rou Reynolds has gone in deep, head first, exploring the predicaments of modernity. Using his lyrics to navigate the complicated web of problems, he arrives on the other side with his Treatise on Possibility. Hard-hitting and thought provoking, this is a unique perspective on humanity as we approach a point of great change.

“All I can do today is warn. And hopefully, I’ll be presenting you with a more truthful lens through which to view the world than you will find in most corporate media. In (the Enter Shikari album) Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible I hold a mirror up to society, with the aim of revealing our shared experience, the bigger picture that is so often covered by mists of complexity and everyday toil.

Though this book revolves around my lyrics, it’s more of an analysis of the world in which Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible was written. I’ll guide you through my thoughts and feelings on that world, with the lyrics acting as convenient signposts along the way. This is my treatise on possibility.”
Rou Reynolds, 2021.

Presented in two parts spanning 288 pages, ‘A Treatise on Possibility’ includes all lyrics from the Enter Shikari album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’ in a full-colour 48-page section with photos, followed by what Rou describes as his ‘proper reading’ territory.

CONTENTS
Lyrics: Introduction; THE GREAT UNKNOWN; Crossing The Rubicon; { The Dreamer’s Hotel }; Waltzing Off The Face Of The Earth (I. Crescendo); modern living…; the pressure’s on.; T.I.N.A.; Marionettes (I. The Discovery of Strings); Marionettes (II. The Ascent); satellites* *; the kiñg

A Treatise on Possibility: Preface; Introduction; An Overview of Our Predicament & Our Emotional Response; The Anthropocene; Human Nature, Social Structure, Communication & Mass Media; Human Complexity and the Importance of Compassion; The Mechanics of Control & Constraint; Epilogue; Notes