Rust
Earthmother Lyrics


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Oh, forgive me festering planet earth.
Humans doth lay waste.
Body and soul, mankind's voracity will cleanse thine body and soul.
Abundant is your generosity, abused by the human swarm.
Like locusts we feed on her crops until ragnarok.
Lo! Mother, once beautiful and vibrant, now baleful and decrepit.
For what we have done unto you, will be done unto us.
Your retaliation will unbirth us bastards, your children.
Parasites! Feeding off your womb
Leeches! Hanging on for dear life as we consume.




Our mouths will be, torn from your corpse.
Enthroned in hate, you're vengeance immortal.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Earthmother's song Rust appear to be a lament to the various ways humanity has harmed the planet earth. The song opens with a plea to the earth to forgive the damage that humans have inflicted upon it. The lyrics point to the voracity of mankind as the root cause of the planet's afflictions. The song paints a grim picture of how humans have abused earth's abundant generosity, and left it decrepit and baleful. The lyrics suggest that the consequences of this damage will not be one-sided, that the earth will retaliate to us in devastating ways.


The song is highly critical of humans who are depicted as parasites leeching off of the earth's resources. The lyrics point to a reckoning that is coming, where the earth will "unbirth us bastards," effectively removing humanity as parasites from her womb. The song's imagery is vivid and emotional, with the lyrics stating that our mouths will be "torn from your corpse." The song ends on a note of vengeance, with the earth's wrathful response to humanity's transgressions being immortalized.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh, forgive me festering planet earth.
Earthmother, I beg for your forgiveness for the harm that we have caused to you.


Humans doth lay waste.
Humanity is destroying the earth and leaving it barren.


Body and soul, mankind's voracity will cleanse thine body and soul.
Human's insatiable hunger for more will ultimately be their own undoing and will in turn cleanse the earth.


Abundant is your generosity, abused by the human swarm.
Earthmother, you have given humanity so much, yet we continue to take and take until there is nothing left to give.


Like locusts we feed on her crops until ragnarok.
Just as locusts swarm and consume all in their path, humanity is doing the same to the earth until the end of times.


Lo! Mother, once beautiful and vibrant, now baleful and decrepit.
Earthmother, you were once full of life and beauty, but now you are filled with anger and decay due to our actions.


For what we have done unto you, will be done unto us.
The harm that humans have caused to the earth will ultimately come back to harm humanity themselves.


Your retaliation will unbirth us bastards, your children.
Earthmother's revenge will be so severe that it will feel like she is unbirthing her own children, the human race.


Parasites! Feeding off your womb
Humanity is akin to parasites, consuming and feeding off of the earth, which is like a womb for all living creatures.


Leeches! Hanging on for dear life as we consume.
Like leeches, humanity is clinging to the earth for dear life as we continue to consume all that it has to offer.


Our mouths will be, torn from your corpse.
Humanity will continue to take and consume from the earth until it is ultimately destroyed, as if we were tearing flesh from a corpse.


Enthroned in hate, you're vengeance immortal.
Earthmother's anger and hatred towards humanity is so great and powerful that it will be her legacy for all eternity.




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