The Human Plague
The Human Plague: Nature's Betrayal and the Viral Legacy
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From the bowels of the Earth to the treetop
Refers to the Earth's depths and the highest points, suggesting a holistic view.
As above so below
Emphasizes the connection between the spiritual and physical realms.
The law of profit defiles the law of Nature
Human desire for profit contradicts natural laws.
The nature we disavow
We reject the natural world.
No matter how we rip the lands to satisfy our greed for wealth
Humanity exploits land without regard for consequences to satisfy greed.
No matter how we infect the air as long as we breath enough to breed
Despite polluting, as long as we survive to reproduce, it seems acceptable.
The human plague spreading all over the world, degenerates the process of life
Humans, acting as a plague, disrupt the natural order globally.
An incurable system expanding at the expense of our health, at all costs, until we die
An unsustainable system prioritizes expansion at the expense of health until death.
The human plague spreading all over the world, degenerates the process of life
Reiterates the idea of humanity as a spreading plague.
The virus spares no one, created by the hand of Man, emerged from a venomous womb, grown to impose its decadence.
A metaphor for human-created destruction and imposition of decay.
From the abyss of the seas to the mountain tops
From the depths of oceans to highest peaks, a comprehensive depiction.
As below so above
Reflects the mirroring of spiritual and physical realms in reverse.
The law of mankind defiles the law of Nature
Human laws contradict natural laws.
The nature we disavow
Similar to line 4, rejecting nature's ways.
No matter how we rip the lands to satisfy our greed for wealth
Repetition emphasizes exploitation of land for greed.
No matter how we infect the air as long as we breath enough to breed
Repetition highlighting pollution without regard if survival is assured.
The human plague spreading all over the world, degenerates the process of life
Reiteration of humanity's global disruptive impact.
An incurable system expanding at the expense of our health, at all costs, until we die
Describes an unsustainable system detrimental to health until death.
There is no cure for we are the disease
Humanity is depicted as the incurable problem.
A pandemic species
Humanity's destructive impact is likened to a widespread disease.
There is no cure for we are the disease
Reiteration of humanity as the incurable problem.
The virus of life
Life itself is likened to a virus due to humanity's impact.
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