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When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to grow
When our summer grow longer and winters won�t snow
From the bank of the ocean and the ice in the hills
To the fight in the desert where progress stands still
When we�ve lost our will;
That�s how we�ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Crashing into the ground as all fall from grace
When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke
When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes
When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and
The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave
What more will it take
For us to know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We kiss the ground as well fall from grace
This is a chance to set things straight
To bend or break the rules back into place
There is no middle ground, no compromise, we�ve drawn the line
With perfect aim, we stand back and throw
Glass windows break and it�s all about to blow
Lights go out as we pass the torch again
In hope that is stays lit
Neutrality means that you don�t really care
Cuz the struggle goes on whether or not you�re there
Blind and unaware
That�s how we�ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Crashing into the ground as we all, yeah we all, all fall from grace
When our summer grow longer and winters won�t snow
From the bank of the ocean and the ice in the hills
To the fight in the desert where progress stands still
When we�ve lost our will;
That�s how we�ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Crashing into the ground as all fall from grace
When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke
When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes
When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and
The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave
What more will it take
For us to know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We kiss the ground as well fall from grace
This is a chance to set things straight
To bend or break the rules back into place
There is no middle ground, no compromise, we�ve drawn the line
With perfect aim, we stand back and throw
Glass windows break and it�s all about to blow
Lights go out as we pass the torch again
In hope that is stays lit
Neutrality means that you don�t really care
Cuz the struggle goes on whether or not you�re there
Blind and unaware
That�s how we�ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Crashing into the ground as we all, yeah we all, all fall from grace
Lyrics submitted by Yoshü
Track duration: 03:19
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"When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to grow
When our summer grow longer and winters won�t snow" is one of the lyrics
Anyways this song was the first rise against song i actually listened to and i love it for that. It does give a end of the world vibe.
Post-Amerika... Think of it like Post-Apocalyptic... This is a foresight of America in the future, the corruption of mankind and the blindness of those who follow.
"When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to grow
When our summer grow longer and winters won�t snow"
Cause of pollution.. America has 5% of worlds population and uses 30% of the worlds resources, if we all consumed like the USA we would need 3-5 planets!
"From the bank of the ocean and the ice in the hills" America itself.
"To the fight in the desert where progress stands still" To their world wide influence
"When we�ve lost our will;" Basically saying America can't sustain itself...
"That�s how we�ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Crashing into the ground as all fall from grace":
When it becomes obvious that America is not self sustained, it's leaders will hide it and not try to change it due to their pride and which we'll make rock bottom hurt a lot more when society hits it.
"When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke
When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes
When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and
The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave
What more will it take "
When there is too much air pollution, (C2O) and ground pollution (Nuclear waste)... Industry will take over society and culture. America overly consumes ( Only 4% of its original forests remain.) What more do we need?
"For us to know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We kiss the ground as well fall from grace"
All but those who know it will be apart of it (hence kiss the ground"
"This is a chance to set things straight
To bend or break the rules back into place
There is no middle ground, no compromise, we�ve drawn the line
With perfect aim, we stand back and throw
Glass windows break and it�s all about to blow
Lights go out as we pass the torch again
In hope that is stays lit"
Saying this is a chance to change it back to the way it was before its to late. Sings about what riots should look like.
"Neutrality means that you don�t really care
Cuz the struggle goes on whether or not you�re there
Blind and unaware"
Basically self explanatory...
YES IM A CONSPIRACY THEORIST