“Unnatural Selection” lyrics
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“Unnatural Selection” lyrics
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“Unnatural Selection”
[Tom Englund:]
We have to teach them all that we know
Their evolution moves far too slow
Expand their minds and reject compliance
Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science[Steve Lee:]
This revolution will lead to their demise,
We should not make the same mistake twice
We’re kept alive by artificial means
We’ve lost our souls to a world of machines[Jorn Lande:] Listen to the warning [8X][Tom Englund:]
We need to teach them to fight disease
They seem so helpless and need our expertise
I see them dying all across the globe
Their greatest foe is but a small microbe[Steve Lee:]
The sudden change leads to overpopulation
Shifting the balance, destructive habitation
Killing a live biological invasion
Consuming it by ruthless exploitation[Jorn Lande:] Can you see the fire in their eyes?[Bob Catley:] Can you hear the anguish in their cries?[Jorn Lande:] Can you see the beauty in their eyes?[Bob Catley:] Can you sense the love within their hearts?[Jorn Lande:] I can taste the freedom we once had[Bob Catley:] I can touch their pain when they feel sad[Jorn Lande:] I can smell the fragrance of the air[Bob Catley:] I remember times we used to share[Hansi Kursch:]
Don’t want to live in a world that’s dying
I want to die in a world that’s living! [2X][Jorn Lande:] Listen to the warning [8X]
(Before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction. – JFK)
(Humankind has acquired a collective power and ability to dramatically alter the environment of the entire planet – Gore)
(This will not be another Vietnam – Bush)
(The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – Roosevelt)
(Our task is not only to win the battle, but to win the war – Churchill))[Bob Catley:] We gave them feelings – what did they sense?[Steve Lee:] Shout out the world and put up a fence![Bob Catley:] We gave them science – what did they do?[Steve Lee:] They built a bomb and they used it too.[Bob Catley:] We gave them reason – what did they learn?[Steve Lee:] Warmed up the planet and made it burn![Bob Catley:] We gave them art – what did they make?[Steve Lee:] Nuclear weapons for their own sake![Bob Catley:] We gave them insight – what did they see?[Steve Lee:] Degrade the noble, enslave the free![Bob Catley:] We gave them wisdom – what did they teach?[Steve Lee:] Destroying all that’s within their reach![Bob Catley:] We gave them language – what did they say?[Steve Lee:] They put the planet in disarray![Bob Catley, Steve Lee:] We gave them dreams – and what did they dream?[Hansi Kursch:]
Don’t want to live in a world that’s dying.
I want to die in a world that’s living![Jorn Lande:] Listen to the warning [4X][Jonas Renkse:]
A chain on guilt around our neck
A planet straying in darkness
Can we save the lives we wrecked?
I say we should find a way
I say stop this decay[Jorn Lande:] Can you see the fire in their eyes?[Bob Catley:] Can you hear the anguish in their cries?[Jorn Lande:] Can you see the beauty in their art?[Bob Catley:] Can you sense the love within their hearts?[Jorn Lande:] I can taste the freedom we once had (freedom, freedom)[Bob Catley:] I can touch their pain (oh, can you feel the fire?)[Jorn Lande:] I can smell the fragrance of the air.[Bob Catley:] I relive the times we used to share (yeah).[Jorn Lande:] Can you see the fire in their eyes? (Oh!)[Bob Catley:] Can you hear the anguish in their cries? (Can you feel the fire?)[Jorn Lande:] Can you see the beauty in their art?[Bob Catley:] Can you sense the love within their hearts? (Can you feel the beauty?)[Hansi Kursch:] Don’t want to live in a world that’s dying![Jorn Lande:] Oh yeah, so beautiful![Hansi Kursch:] I want to die in a world that’s living! (Yeah, yeah!)
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“Unnatural Selection” lyrics Ayreon Lyrics “Unnatural Selection” [Tom Englund:] We have to teach them all that we know Their evolution moves far too slow Expand their minds and reject compliance Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science[Steve Lee:] This revolution will lead to their demise, We should not make the same…
“Unnatural Selection” lyrics Ayreon Lyrics “Unnatural Selection” [Tom Englund:] We have to teach them all that we know Their evolution moves far too slow Expand their minds and reject compliance Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science[Steve Lee:] This revolution will lead to their demise, We should not make the same…