Men in Helicopters
Echoes of Ecological Alarm: Men, Helicopters, and a Planet's Plea
Lyrics
Wouldn't it be great
Expresses desire for a positive experience.
To see the African plains
Desires to witness the African plains before environmental degradation.
Before they lay them to waste
Reflects concern about the destruction of the African plains.
And only the bones remain
Implies a grim future where only bones remain due to environmental harm.
Wouldn't it be poetry
Raises the idea of poetic justice against wildlife poachers.
To shoot holes in the poachers we see
Suggests a desire to confront and stop those harming wildlife.
With an elephant gun
Symbolizes the need for powerful action against poachers.
Men in helicopters fly
Highlights the destructive actions of men in helicopters.
Shooting rhinos from out of the sky
Portrays the brutality of shooting rhinos from helicopters.
Why do we always assume
Questions the assumption that the planet is ours to exploit.
The planet is ours to ruin?
Challenges the idea of human entitlement to the Earth.
What a legacy we`re leaving behind
Expresses concern about the negative impact of human actions on the world.
What a legacy
Reiterates the negative consequences of human behavior.
Wouldn't it be something
Poses a hypothetical scenario, questioning the morality of killing dolphins.
For the men killing dolphin
Suggests a fitting punishment for those harming dolphins.
To be caught up by their necks
Implies the consequences of getting entangled in one's own harmful actions.
In their greedy fishing nets
References the negative impact of human activities on marine life.
Wouldn't it be irony
Highlights the irony in the potential destruction of tuna fish canneries.
If the tuna fish canneries
Suggests a scenario where the very industry causing harm is affected.
Were to fall into the sea
Implies the potential consequence of environmental degradation.
The dolphins and the whales still left alive
Describes the remaining marine life calling out for help.
Cry to the stars in the deep blue night
Conveys a plea to the universe for assistance.
"There's nowhere to hide,
Quotes the plea of marine life, emphasizing their vulnerability.
The people on earth will not be denied"
Asserts the inevitability of facing the consequences of our actions.
What a legacy we're leaving behind
Reiterates concern about the negative legacy humanity is creating.
What a legacy
Repeats the idea of a negative legacy left for future generations.
Wouldn't it be odd
Presents a hypothetical scenario questioning the existence of God.
If there really was a God
Raises the issue of divine observation of human actions.
And he looked down on earth
Contemplates divine reaction upon witnessing harm to the Earth.
And saw what we've done to Her
Expresses a desire for divine intervention in response to human actions.
Wouldn't it be just
Presents a scenario where divine intervention results in consequences.
If He pulled the plug on us,
Implies a potential divine decision to end human existence.
And took away the sun
Suggests a drastic consequence of divine action, removing the sun.
Comment