Wolves and Sheep
Harvest of Greed: Wolves, Sheep, and the Barren Desert
Lyrics
Wolves and Sheep
Introduction to the theme of "Wolves and Sheep."
Mother earth she's generous
Acknowledging the generosity of Mother Earth.
Granted us a pool of beautiful colours
Reference to the diverse and beautiful world created by Mother Earth.
Greedy snakes they bathed too long
Describing greedy individuals as "snakes" depleting resources.
Until our precious, diverse garden dried out
Consequence of greed leading to the drying out of the diverse garden.
Mother, you made wolves and sheep
Recognition of Mother Earth creating both wolves (predators) and sheep (prey).
Now our hopes are as fertile
Expressing the contrast between Mother's hopes and the reality of human greed.
As a desert
-In greed
-Mother gave us seeds and soil
Mother providing essential elements like seeds and soil.
But we wanted silver, diamonds and gold
Human desire for material wealth (silver, diamonds, and gold).
Gave us land, we created a zoo
Transformation of the land into a metaphorical zoo.
Then we cut the wings of our eagles too
Metaphorically cutting the wings of eagles, symbolizing destruction of freedom.
Mother, you made wolves and sheep
Reiteration of the contrast between Mother's hopes and human greed.
Now our hopes are as fertile
-As a desert
-In greed
-Mother, you made wolves and sheep
-Now our hopes are as fertile
-As a desert
-In greed
-The drought is fed in peace
Emphasizing the exacerbation of drought due to peaceful inaction.
The drought is fed in peace
-The source was innocent
Describing the transformation of a once innocent water source into something polluted.
But now
-Now the water has turned
-Oh so black
-Even your expensive suit
Highlighting the ineffectiveness of expensive attire in preventing harm.
It ain't magic
-Oh those cigar smoking lips
Criticizing deceptive cigar-smoking figures who exploit and abandon.
They made us believe
-Well as soon as their glow died
-They let the rest to bleed
-They paid an access
Reference to paying for access to hidden knowledge with no positive outcomes.
To some hidden cave
-What they don't know now
-There ain't no colours there
-Let's burn their castles
Call for action to burn down oppressive structures and restore growth.
Plant seeds again
-Let's burn their castles
-Plant seeds again
-Let's burn their castles
-Plant seeds again
-Let's burn their castles
-Plant seeds again
-Mother, you made wolves and sheep
Reiteration of the contrast between Mother's hopes and human greed.
Now our hopes are as fertile
-As a desert
-In greed
-Mother, you made wolves and sheep
-Now our hopes are as fertile
-As a desert
-In greed
-The drought is fed in peace
Reinforcement of the idea that the drought is sustained by inaction.
The drought is fed in peace
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