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The brain tends to divide between what's yours and what is mine
The brain tends to distinguish between personal ownership and morality.
And what it believes to be wrong and right
It forms judgments about what is right or wrong.
The brain does not seem to know that we all share the same home
The brain overlooks our shared existence on the same planet.
And existence is a fact it's not a right
Existence is a universal fact, not a privilege.
The land is the land, the sky is the sky, the water belongs to all of us
Emphasizes the shared nature of land, sky, and water.
And I can find no reason to mutilate our mother with fences and borders
Rejects the idea of dividing and fencing our common home.
And obsessive thinking, of proving our individuality
Criticizes obsessive efforts to prove individuality.
Yeah, so what can you do when your fellow man, criminalizes your plan
Dealing with opposition when others criminalize your plans.
For getting by, and the presence of your body means you've acted
Suggests societal judgment when one struggles to survive.
Irresponsibly, and you've failed to be born before all the world was taken
Reflection on being born into a world already claimed by others.
Yeah, and you got nowhere to call home, on a globe, 22,000 miles around
No true home due to global interconnectivity.
And gravity breeds illegality cause it'll always bring you down
Gravity symbolizes challenges and brings everyone down.
On someone else's piece of ground
Struggles for space on someone else's territory.
The brain seems to think with enough manipulation
Exploring the brain's belief in mastering nature through manipulation.
The brain could be master of the sea, the land, the sky
Questioning the brain's arrogance in attempting to control the world.
The poor little brain could not seem to realize
The brain fails to realize the limits of its intelligence.
That no measure of intelligence could ever improve upon
Recognition that intelligence cannot surpass the natural order.
The land is the land, the sky is the sky, the water belongs to all of us
Reiteration of the shared ownership of land, sky, and water.
And I can find no reason to mutilate our mother with fences and borders
Opposing the idea of dividing the Earth with fences and borders.
And obsessive thinking, of proving our individuality
Critiquing the obsession with proving individuality.
Yeah, we can put a man on the moon, but that won't help us
Technological achievements won't solve environmental issues.
When the ground's too poisoned and there ain't water enough
Global problems like pollution affect basic needs like water and food.
Left to grow our food
Concerns about environmental degradation affecting agriculture.
And rhinoplasty and transplanted hair will keep us sexy
Commentary on superficial beauty pursuits amid environmental decline.
As we slowly die from poisons in the air we breathe
Highlighting the irony of pursuing attractiveness while facing air pollution.
Yeah, we can build a town in half a day, blow each other all away
Satirical take on rapid urbanization and destructive tendencies.
Go home latter on that day, watch it all on the evening news
Depiction of societal violence and detachment through media.
Despite our age of information, It won't help us without wisdom
Despite the information age, wisdom is lacking in addressing issues.
And all our ingenuity, has only brought us to the brink of Annihilation
Human ingenuity has brought humanity close to self-destruction.
Technology cannot replace responsibility
Technology cannot substitute individual and collective responsibility.
And 55(m.p.h.) don't justify our own poisoning
Criticizing the acceptance of harmful practices at 55 miles per hour.
And progress seems like backwards lies, cause we all started off with paradise
Progress appears regressive as humanity started in paradise.
So leave your mark on our world by leaving no mark at all(moreno)
Encouraging leaving a positive impact by minimizing environmental harm.
Maybe it's security Maybe it's simple amibition
Exploring possible motivations behind destructive behaviors.
Maybe it's insanity Maybe it's just good old tradition
Suggesting that destructive actions may be ingrained in tradition.
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