On the Range
Eco-Anthem Unveiled: Decoding On the Range by Libby DeCamp
Lyrics
The bile in the rain
The unpleasantness in the rain
Dissolves the home on the range
Causes the destruction of the idealized home on the range
Destination: fork and plate
End goal: fork and plate, referring to the consumption of animals
A tendon in all
A connective tissue in everything
We wouldn't dare to pull
Refusal to confront or challenge
Prepared for gripe and delay
Prepared for complaints and obstacles in the process
This is the year of the balded gear
Symbolizes an era where mechanized and depersonalized systems dominate
And the sureness of the blade
Emphasizes the certainty of cutting or destruction
Move down the line by undoubted design
Progressing through life with predetermined intentions
Each person a link in the chain
Each individual as a link in a larger, interconnected system
And the tails no longer sway
Loss of spontaneity or freedom, depicted through still tails
And the grass is no longer grazed
The natural environment no longer utilized as it once was
For who'd ever think to give thanks to
Questioning gratitude towards the undesired or neglected
The born to be aborted
Reference to those deemed unfit to live
One dirty peek
A brief, unpleasant observation
And it's all we'd need
Suggests that minimal exposure can be detrimental
A whiff from the trucks as they pass
Acknowledging the negative impact of industrial processes
Meet at the gate of anaerobic fate
Meeting at the entrance of a fate without oxygen
Just how long will this last?
Questioning the duration of the current state of affairs
They come out billions in number
A vast number of beings emerging
Incubated and casually plundered
Created and exploited without individual identity or rights
None bear a name, nor hold any claim
No one has a name or a rightful claim to a wonder-filled life
To a life, stripped of all wonder
Reiteration of the loss of spontaneity in life
And the tails no longer sway
Continued absence of movement or freedom
And the grass is no longer grazed
The natural world remains untouched and unappreciated
For who'd ever think to give thanks to
Raising the question of gratitude for the disregarded
The born to be aborted
Reiteration of those deemed unworthy of life
I cannot describe the crime
Unable to articulate the severity of the wrongdoing
That lies beneath barcode lines
Underlying crimes concealed beneath the modern barcode system
Driven into green homeland
Forced into a supposedly green and prosperous homeland
Responsible for weakening
Being responsible for the weakening of human capabilities
Our once efficient hand
The impact of industrialization on efficiency
What is the cost of the living lost?
Weighing the cost of lost lives
Deeper in each decade, questions growing
The ongoing questioning of societal choices over time
But I've figured it out
Realization that relief comes from uncertainty
It is relieved by doubt
Uncertainty provides a sense of relief
But I'll shout within my knowing
Expressing knowledge and dissent within personal understanding
I will shout within my knowing
Emphasizing the vocalization of one's understanding
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