Sentiment
Crass Lyrics

Feathers burn so easily, the cat is blinded in the garden
Small problems can have huge consequences; the cat is now blind due to the fire caused by burning feathers.

Last vision the lark is flame
The last thing the bird saw before death was the flame, hinting at the destructive nature of humans.

The cattle shed gives off the smell of Sunday kitchen
The stench of death in the cattle shed reminds us of the Sunday kitchen, a symbol of an environment where life is valued, unlike the cattle shed.

The gentle eye, the dispensable perfection
The eye that appears harmless and perfect is still disposable, as seen in how we treat nature and animals as a means to an end.

Before the flash takes two weeks food
One nuclear explosion can destroy entire food supplies that were created over two weeks, highlighting the consequences of our actions.

Pile the sacks of earth and hide. All of us here know it, we grew it
We are burying our guilt and the truth about how our actions harm the earth and those who reside on it.

Fighting amongst ourselves, leaving bits of flesh on barbed wire
Our self-destructive tendencies not only harm ourselves, but also the people around us. We become like barbed wire, wounding instead of helping.

A little blood on the floor
The small amount of blood is a symbol of the larger harm that has been done.

Locks and bars across the door
We try to lock out the harsh reality of our consequences by using superficial and temporary solutions.

Well versed in violation
We have become experts at violating nature and the earth, causing destruction and harm to our fellow beings.

Our children beat each other in the garden
The innocent, carefree environment of the garden has been corrupted as even our children have become violent and harmful.

Our failure to accept the earth, we talk of love but push it to the edge. Push it to the edge
Despite claiming to love the earth, we constantly push it to the brink of destruction through our actions.

This is no natural aggression composing death
The violence and destruction we cause is not a natural occurrence, but rather a result of our own greed and abusive nature.

I am afraid for beauty when I see the fist
When violence is used against nature, beauty is lost and becomes something to fear instead of something to admire and cherish.

The perfect hand that turns against itself
The ideal, perfect hand also has the potential to become destructive and violent, turning against itself and causing harm to others.

The perfect hand that holds a gun or wields a butcher's blade or leads to death
The same perfect hand that creates can also destroy, as evidenced by the use of guns and butcher's blades that lead to death.

Leads to death the used-up bull or incarcerates the hopeless fool
The same destructive tendencies that lead to killing often manifest in other ways, such as imprisoning or exploiting the weak and helpless.

Or takes the forest with a single flame Leaves the next an empty shell
One small spark can lead to the destruction of an entire forest, leaving nothing but an empty, lifeless environment behind.

Human kind condemns the hunting beast
Humans often criticize and condemn predators who naturally hunt and kill animals, while we ourselves cause harm in much more gruesome and unnecessary ways.

Yet their own choice leaves behind such ragged meat
Our choices and actions as humans are hypocritical, as we criticize natural predators and yet leave behind even more destruction and ruin ourselves.

The military dream of blood. Their sweet wine flowing in the veins of men Who work towards our bloody end
The pursuit of war and bloodshed is like a sweet addiction that flows through the veins of those who work for our destruction and ruin.

They fly Enola gaily, give birth to this waiting...waiting Give us the reality of our hatred, give the earth nothing
Even while knowing the destruction and harm that they are causing, those in power intoxicate themselves with the dream of a better future while ignoring the harm they are inflicting upon the earth and future generations.

Melting, goats dead on the green, dying lambs bleating by the wire Three last days on the earth, I lay down to die in the grass
The harm we have caused continues even until the very end, as evidenced by dying animals and the laying down to die due to the consequences of our selfish actions.