Behold the human
What a species
What a range, from demi-gods to beasts
Say what you will
But god dammit
We sure know how to populate a planet
But are we just these clumps of cells
Our genes use to replicate themselves?
A self-perpetuating evil
Like the virus and weevil?
So let’s form a delegation
To end this exploitation
And let me volunteer
Hip hip hooray
I’m gone to stay
This DNA stops here
I am the final iteration
In chain of countless generations
A legacy of spawning
Unbroken since the dawning
Let us not fret
Let us not freak
Let’s celebrate this massive winning streak
This billion year endeavor
Were you thinking that it would go on forever?
So raise a cheer
And raise a beer
As I make my exit
Free and clear
Hip hip hooray
I’m gone to stay
This DNA stops here
And as it turns out
The sun is gonna burn out
In the course of time
I’m just happy to be here
There’s so much to see here
On this side of the line
I’ve set the stage
and screwed up my courage
I’m going out with a grand artistic flourish
My final act you will not want to miss
A triple backflip into the abyss
We’ll have no weeping
There’ll be no crying
As the final notes are dying
And sure, I’m sure I shall not be reborn
But the matter will shatter
And the atoms will reform
So raise a cheer
And raise a beer
As we turn this paradigm
On its ear
Hip Hip Hooray
I’m gone to stay
This DNA stops here
credits
from Eternity Resumes,
released November 1, 2018
ljg- acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Michael Burns – drums
Joe Quigley – electric bass
mixed by Monte Vallier at Ruminator Audio, San Francisco
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