Closer To An Animal
I am a man,You fell down from that apple treeThe other day with meWe had already forgotten,We one day crawled up from the sea
Imagine now,If we one day could build a flying contraptionAnd see the worldWhat if we could somehowStore knowledge in a cloudDraw a smiley face on the moonFind the meaning of life
Riding the crest of our timeWith bravado, soon completeWill we see a new one rise behind usA new chance, a new world
Our wave,It’s about to breakAnd we’re about to diveIn the void, it echoes our fallOur paean to avarice
I think we’re closer to an animalEvery day, till we fall…
Can you believe,We have all those eyes high in the skyAnd we can now see the worldOne thing truly makes me blind, the wisdom of hindsightThe eye in my own hand
Riding the crest of our timeWith bravado, soon completeWill we see a new one rise behind usA new chance, a new world
I think I’m closer to an animalEvery day, till I fall
If you want it all, you can have it allBut greed raises oceans tooWhen the glacier of our broken dreamsMelts in your champagne glassSomeone knocks on your doorFour times…
Sand in your hour glassEvery grain is a dayFalling, finding it’s rightful place
If you want it all, you can have it allBut greed raises oceans tooWhen the glacier of your broken dreamMelts in your champagne glass
Do we need it all, we can have it allOur greed will raise oceans soonAnd the glacier of our human dreamGone with the champagne glass in the seaBack in the sea…Back in the sea…
I am a manIn the grand scheme of thingsOnly minutes have passedSince I crawled up from the sea.But already, I’ve built a flying contraptionAnd seen the worldI’ve drawn a smiley face on the moonAnd stored knowledge in a cloud…What a wonderful gift our mind is.But why am I using it to destroy this beautiful planet…My only home.If it defines me,If it makes me a human,I need to getCloser to my inner animal.