Happy Birthday! You're Gonna Die
Litmus Green Lyrics


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Silent death. Toxic rain
Biological fallout destroys everything
Nothing can survive the chemical bath
It kills everything lying in its path

Its Armageddon day (X2)

No more cops. No more crime
No more petty problems to plague mankind
This was the war to end all wars
There's nobody left to fight any more

Happy birthday it's been a year
So much has happened since you were first engineered
You used to be a common Anthrax
Now the Pentagon wants you for a chemical attack
They knew their virus could be much more
So they made you an agent in their chemical war
They made you stronger and much more deadly
And kept you cultured until you were ready

CHORUS:
Happy birthday. You're gonna die (X2)

The day you arrived on that petri dish
The lab boys knew you could grant their last wish
So they softened you up with radiation
And got your genes ready for manipulation

Its now a year later, and your time has come
To be dropped from above in a giant germ bomb
To level the entire battle field
By making everyone die after making them ill
CHORUS:

As loved ones fell to the deadly sickness
Predators robbed them for their meekness
There are no mutants in this brave new world
There is no bright new future for these lost boys and girls

What flag were they holding with so much pride?
As bombs were exploding and they burned from inside
What were they thinking as the bullets rang by
What courage did God give them when it came time to die?





CHORUS:

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Litmus Green's song "Happy Birthday! You're Gonna Die" depict a grim, apocalyptic scenario in which humankind has been ravaged by biological warfare. The opening lines describe the aftermath of a toxic rain that has swept across the earth, obliterating all life in its wake. In the chorus, the repeated phrase "it's Armageddon day" suggests that the world has reached the brink of total destruction.


The second verse of the song describes a world in which there are no longer any authorities, and all "petty problems" have been eliminated. However, this is not a utopian vision, but rather a consequence of the all-consuming war that has decimated the human population. The third verse offers a chilling portrayal of the development and deployment of deadly chemical agents as weapons of war. The song's title, "Happy Birthday! You're Gonna Die," underscores the cruel irony of a life that is engineered and ultimately destroyed by human technology.


The final verse of the song poses poignant questions about the human cost of war, as loved ones are lost and bravery is tested in the face of overwhelming destruction. The lyrics of "Happy Birthday! You're Gonna Die" compel listeners to confront the sobering reality of man-made disaster and the potential for humanity's self-destruction.


Line by Line Meaning

Silent death. Toxic rain
The deadly toxins have killed all living things silently and are falling like rain


Biological fallout destroys everything
The biological fallout has destroyed every single living organism which came under its effect


Nothing can survive the chemical bath
The chemical bath is so toxic that no organism can survive once exposed to it


It kills everything lying in its path
The chemical attack kills everything that comes in its path


Its Armageddon day (X2)
It is the day of the final battle that will bring the end of the world


No more cops. No more crime
With everyone dead, there is no one left to commit or enforce crimes


No more petty problems to plague mankind
All the trivial issues that plagued humanity are no longer significant since humanity has come to an end


This was the war to end all wars
The final battle has put an end to all the wars as there is no one left to fight


There's nobody left to fight any more
The battle has wiped out the entire population leaving no one to engage in any fights


Happy birthday it's been a year
It has been a year since the deadly virus was first created


So much has happened since you were first engineered
A lot has changed since the virus was first engineered and has only become more dangerous


You used to be a common Anthrax
The virus was once just another type of Anthrax


Now the Pentagon wants you for a chemical attack
The virus is now being weaponized by the Pentagon for a chemical attack


They knew their virus could be much more
The Pentagon knew that the virus could be more lethal once weaponized


So they made you an agent in their chemical war
The virus was used as a weapon by the Pentagon in their chemical war


They made you stronger and much more deadly
The virus was modified to become even more lethal and stronger


And kept you cultured until you were ready
The virus was cultivated and developed until it was ready to be used as a weapon


Happy birthday. You're gonna die (X2)
The virus is going to die as it is going to take down the entire human population once unleashed


The day you arrived on that petri dish
The day the virus was first created in the lab


The lab boys knew you could grant their last wish
The researchers knew that the virus can fulfill their last goal, i.e., to end the world


So they softened you up with radiation
The virus was subjected to radiation to weaken it and make it more vulnerable


And got your genes ready for manipulation
The virus's genetic makeup was altered to make it more lethal and devastating


Its now a year later, and your time has come
With the passing of a year, the virus is now ready to be unleashed


To be dropped from above in a giant germ bomb
The virus will be spread by a germ bomb dropped from above


To level the entire battle field
The virus is capable of taking down the entire battlefield and wiping everything clean


By making everyone die after making them ill
The virus makes everyone fall fatally sick before dying eventually


As loved ones fell to the deadly sickness
The virus has taken down entire families and groups of people who were dear to each other


Predators robbed them for their meekness
The predators and scavengers took advantage of the sick and weak and preyed on them


There are no mutants in this brave new world
There are no more humans left behind to regenerate, which leads to a dead end and the end of humanity


There is no bright new future for these lost boys and girls
There is no future for the last survivors of this warfare and no way to rebuild the world


What flag were they holding with so much pride?
In the midst of war, what were the soldiers fighting for, what did the symbols and flags they held symbolize, and what meaning did they carry?


As bombs were exploding and they burned from inside
The soldiers were burning both inside-out, both figuratively and literally in the fires of hopelessness, pain, death, and destruction


What were they thinking as the bullets rang by
As the bullets and bombs exploded beside them, what were the soldiers thinking of their experience, loved ones, and the world they knew which had come to an end?


What courage did God give them when it came time to die?
In those final moments, what gave those soldiers the courage and the strength to face their deaths with valor and courage?




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