Occupyearth Songtext
von Flobots

Been a long time
You were born one day, you were gonna die, oh
When you clocked in
Can′t remember what you've forgotten, so
Let me tell you how it is here
To exist here, living on this sphere, hey
There is something called emotion and sensation
And they feel this way

You can build and play
You can lie and scheme
And while your children say
Pretty much anything
Others will arrive
Colors will become code
And they call this time
And it makes you old


It accelerates slowly
Then faster, then before you know
There is someone to look after
Share laughter, and of course you grow
Be aware you can hurt them
They can hurt you, it can make you scream
And understand you′re a person
Give birth to new ways to dream

And it's not just you
We are all about
And we feel it too
And we're called a crowd
And we have the tools
So we sing out loud
And we stand up
And we all fall down

The road is done
We had our fun

And so it ends
Much like it begun

With a gunshot brightness
Noise, I′m frightened
I′m firing
Then the silence hits


I collect recollections
And echo reflections
Of moments of loyalty and affection
To measure my essence
A servant or despot
Storm or a tempest
Word or a sentence
Was I heard or never mentioned?

And did I hurt whenever mentioned
Me or another in an instance
Ruling by inches
A student of illness
To see where the real went

I grow the strength to deal with

The feeling of loose skin
Just as the noose was loosened
I let go and saw the two ends
Felt the weight lift from these heavy feet
And realized I could've been anything

The road is done
We had our fun
And so it ends
Much like it begun
The road is done
We had our fun
And so it ends
Much like it begun

And it′s not just you
We are all about
And we feel it too
And we're called a crowd
And we have the tools
So we sing out loud
And we stand up
And we all fall down