Lyrics
Are we holy works of art ?
Questioning whether humans are considered holy works of art.
Or the kings of pretension ?
Considering the possibility of being pretentious rulers.
Why the hell should we decide
Raising the question of why humans should determine who lives or dies.
Who will get to live or die ?
Challenging the authority to decide the fate of others.
Are we holy works of art ?
Repeating the question of whether humans are holy works of art.
Or is that our own invention ?
Suggesting that the concept of being holy works of art is self-created.
To justify that we’d be meant
Positing a justification for deciding who should die based on a self-imposed belief.
To decide which being should die ?
Questioning the moral authority to determine the death of another being.
Why are we waging war
Questioning the motives behind human warfare against the animal realm.
To the animal realm ?
Suggesting a universal connection to the animal realm.
And in a way we all are
Referring to humans as "The abettors" in participating indirectly in harm.
The abettors...
Highlighting the role of humans as accomplices or supporters of negative actions.
We got the world in our hands
Expressing the possession of power over the world.
We use that power to whelm
Using power to overwhelm or dominate.
The tombs we have at our feet...
Referring to the graves or consequences resulting from human actions.
We’re the debtors...
Labeling humans as debtors, possibly owing a debt for their actions.
Are we THE thinking animals
Questioning whether humans are the superior thinking animals.
In this decline with many declensions ?
Reflecting on the decline of humanity with various declensions.
It could all be rectified
Suggesting that the decline can be corrected.
If we swore, you and I
Proposing a solution if individuals commit to change and rectification.
To be the change. Let’s realize
Encouraging the realization of the impact on emotions through destructive actions.
we are slaughtering our emotions !
Highlighting the destruction of emotions, bodies, and the earth due to human actions.
Our bodies and the earth(’s) alike,
Connecting human bodies and the earth through a shared destructive appetite.
Share the same appetite !
Emphasizing the commonality in destructive tendencies.
CHORUS
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