Earthlings
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"Earthlings" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the second song on the band's 2014 EP Restoration.
The song is a re-imagining of the song "Black Seed" from the band's 2008 demo Enter the 5th Dimension. Basis
NOTE: Some of the following may fall into the realm of fan speculation. The band has left much of the song's meaning unclear. |
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Lyrics
"Earthlings" lyrics [Click here]
Greed ignites your sin
Black seed burns in a bed of lies
Destroy and annihilate our world
Tearing grace from purity to survive
Helpless life doused in a flash
Plunge the knife, burning to ashes
They plead, they don’t know why they’re on show
Hell holds a place for all of us
Watching my friends bleed
I break down, I concede
In life, I knew paradise and freedom
With those now unknown to me I will fly
Helpless life doused in a flash
Plunge the knife, burning to ashes
They plead, they don’t know why they’re on show
Mercy betrayed, floods cannot wash away
All of the pain rushes in
Beauty deceased, instinct takes over
Bygone are the days, darkness reigns
Hell holds a place for all of us
Life, endless paradise
Beauty painted by sin
Hell on Earth breeding ignorance
The door opens for us
Greed ignites pain inflames the weak but we remain bygone
Marching on, they watch as their kind suffer and die before them
Is this not some kind of genocide?
Breaking, crushing, defiling
We live as lords of the Earth
We bear powers of mercy yet we choose
Greed ignites pain inflames the weak but we remain bygone
Marching on, they watch as their kind suffer and die before them
Is this not some kind of genocide?
Breaking, crushing, defiling
We live as lords of the Earth
We bear powers of mercy yet we choose
Life, endless paradise
Beauty broken by sin
Hell on Earth breeding ignorance
The door opens for us
Life, endless paradise
Beauty destroyed by sin
Hell on Earth breeding ignorance
They door opens for us
Open the door
Open the door
Personnel
Haken
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba
"Earthlings" lyrics [Click here]
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Greed ignites your sin Black seed burns in a bed of lies Destroy and annihilate our world Tearing grace from purity to survive Helpless life doused in a flash Plunge the knife, burning to ashes They plead, they don’t know why they’re on show Hell holds a place for all of us Watching my friends bleed I break down, I concede In life, I knew paradise and freedom With those now unknown to me I will fly Helpless life doused in a flash Plunge the knife, burning to ashes They plead, they don’t know why they’re on show Mercy betrayed, floods cannot wash away All of the pain rushes in Beauty deceased, instinct takes over Bygone are the days, darkness reigns Hell holds a place for all of us Life, endless paradise Beauty painted by sin Hell on Earth breeding ignorance The door opens for us Greed ignites pain inflames the weak but we remain bygone Marching on, they watch as their kind suffer and die before them Is this not some kind of genocide? Breaking, crushing, defiling We live as lords of the Earth We bear powers of mercy yet we choose Greed ignites pain inflames the weak but we remain bygone Marching on, they watch as their kind suffer and die before them Is this not some kind of genocide? Breaking, crushing, defiling We live as lords of the Earth We bear powers of mercy yet we choose Life, endless paradise Beauty broken by sin Hell on Earth breeding ignorance The door opens for us Life, endless paradise Beauty destroyed by sin Hell on Earth breeding ignorance They door opens for us Open the door Open the door |
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Conner Green - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba