The Prophets of Loss
Cattle Decapitation Lyrics

Infancy Sheds the warning
From a young age we are warned of the impending doom

An evolution of ignoring the imminent
As we grow older, we tend to ignore the warning signs

Undetermined future of wrongdoing
We are unsure what we will do to damage the environment

Our fruits withering, their luster lost to the aether
Our resources are being depleted and lost to the atmosphere

Surround us with your ignorance
Our society is surrounded by ignorance and disregard for the environment

Smother us in environmental dissonance
We are suffocating in the unsustainable practices we have created

Take what's yours and leave the rest to rot
We take what we want and leave the consequences for future generations

Be the bastard decency forgot
We are disregarding our moral responsibility to care for the environment

Never think
We are not considering the impact of our actions

Never look back
We are not learning from past mistakes

No immediate gain nothing to lose, no one to blame
We are acting solely to benefit ourselves with no regard for the consequences or accountability

Seven billion other idiots thinking the same
The unsustainable practices of our society are being perpetuated by a large population

Exponential is the loss, the future's not a game
The rate at which we are losing resources is rapidly increasing, and the cost is not something to take lightly

The prophecy was true and every threat has been retained
All the warnings about the consequences of our actions have come true

O, the prophets speak of calamity through their corpses
The environmental damage we are causing will lead to catastrophe and they have the proof to back it up

Predetermining the fates of future generations
Our actions are shaping the future for future generations in a negative way

Heed their warnings now, all humans bear the cost
We need to pay attention to the warnings of the environmental experts, because the cost will be borne by all humans

The clergy of doom, the prophets of loss
The commentators on the state of the environment are often seen as pessimistic, but the reality is dire

Ave Delphinus
A reference to the fact that even aquatic creatures are threatened by human activity

Selachimorpha
A reference to the fact that even sharks are threatened by human activity

Dinoflagellata
A reference to the fact that even microscopic sea creatures are threatened by human activity

Chelinoidea
A reference to the fact that even turtles are threatened by human activity

Cetacea
A reference to the fact that even whales and dolphins are threatened by human activity

Certain doom - assured destruction of finite ecosystems
We are irreversibly damaging ecosystems and the consequences will be disastrous

You may not know it now, but your children are fucked
Our unsustainable practices will lead to a bleak future for the next generation

And their children's futures are ruined
The consequences will continue to impact future generations

They'll take part in the ultimate do in of earth, resources, the grand undoing
The environmental damage will ultimately undo everything we have achieved

Sustainability unobtainable
We are not able to continue our current practices sustainably

Heed this warning now, as you carry the cross
We need to pay attention now as we bear the responsibility for the consequences of our practices

From the clergy of doom, the prophets of loss
The environmental experts are often disregarded as pessimistic, but their warnings are accurate

We fucking die tonight and that's perfectly alright with me
The tone of the song is blunt, suggesting that the damage we are causing may eventually lead to our own destruction