Eclipse
Initial State Lyrics

The lyrics of Initial State's song Swarm represents a bleak portrayal of the destructive impact of human development, and highlights the overwhelming power of progress as it destroys the natural world. The opening lines express the idea that there must still be some untouched corner of the world free from humanity's influence, but this idea is quickly dismissed as the lyrics describe the unrelenting forward surge of civilization. The use of the word "death grip" conveys a sense of finality and inevitability as the unstoppable human tide spreads across the land.

The chorus, with its repetitive use of the word "scourge", serves to underline the sense of devastation and destruction that accompanies the advance of civilization. The song suggest that the human race has abandoned any concern for the natural world, and is driven solely by the idea of progress, even if this means destroying everything that stands in the way of this pursuit. The use of the word "twisted" to describe the human mind implies that our priorities are, in fact, somewhat skewed, and that our drive to progress has become an end in itself.

The final stanza, with its references to open wounds and endless locust swarms, paints a vivid picture of the destructive impact of progress on the natural world. As the towers of civilization rise up, the land becomes a vision of hell, and the droning sounds of progress resemble nothing so much as the approach of a plague of locusts. The overall effect of the lyrics is to paint a picture of a world that is being systematically destroyed by its own inhabitants, all in the name of a relentless pursuit of progress and technological advance.