Unfit Earth
Napalm Death䐀 Lyrics
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A view to dumbfound the most outspoken minds
Silent screams from an unfit Earth
Battered and bruised with nowhere to hide
Disasters man made and natural
Gradually pushing to absolute imbalance
On the scales of survival
An unrelenting dioxin cloud
Propelled to dispel our oxygen
Slowly seizing up our lungs
And choking the ground we depend upon
Silent screams from an unfit Earth
Battered and bruised with nowhere to hide
Transforming aquatic inhabitance
Overcome by cocktails of sludge and chemicals
Interfering with life on which so many rely
Then dumping our shit to economise
Wanton destruction
Environment in regression
All reverse into decline
Kiss this unfit goodbye
Silent screams from an unfit Earth
A future of provocation with nowhere to go
The lyrics of Napalm Death's song Unfit Earth offer a bleak and sobering look at the current state of our planet. From an outsider's perspective, it is clear that our actions have brought us to a point where our own survival is threatened. The silent screams from Earth are those of a planet battered and bruised, left with nowhere to hide from the disasters we have created through our reckless disregard for the environment.
The scale of the damage caused by both man-made and natural disasters has pushed us towards an absolute imbalance. We are on the brink of extinction, with the scales of survival about to tip in favor of our downfall. The unrelenting dioxin cloud threatens our very existence, as it slowly seizes up our lungs and chokes the ground we depend upon.
Our actions have transformed aquatic inhabitance, which is now overcome by cocktails of sludge and chemicals that interfere with life on which so many rely. We are guilty of wanton destruction, as we dump our waste to economize. The result is an environment in regression, as everything reverses into decline. The only future we face is one of provocation with nowhere to go.
Line by Line Meaning
Looking from outside inwards
Observing from an external perspective
A view to dumbfound the most outspoken minds
A sight that can leave even the most vocal critics speechless
Silent screams from an unfit Earth
The planet is in pain without a voice to express it
Battered and bruised with nowhere to hide
In a state of damage and vulnerability with no escape
Disasters man made and natural
Calamities caused by humans and those occurring naturally
Gradually pushing to absolute imbalance
Slowly causing a complete lack of equilibrium
On the scales of survival
In the context of what is necessary for survival
Soon to tip in favour if extinction
Close to a point where extinction is more likely than survival
An unrelenting dioxin cloud
A persistent spread of toxic chemicals
Propelled to dispel our oxygen
Forced to remove the air we breathe
Slowly seizing up our lungs
Gradually making it harder for us to breathe
And choking the ground we depend upon
Suffocating the source of our sustenance
Transforming aquatic inhabitance
Changing the underwater ecosystem
Overcome by cocktails of sludge and chemicals
Overwhelmed by mixtures of waste and harmful compounds
Interfering with life on which so many rely
Disrupting the existence that countless beings depend on
Then dumping our shit to economise
Disposing of our waste to save money
Wanton destruction
The careless and senseless obliteration of the environment
Environment in regression
The natural world is receding and deteriorating
All reverse into decline
Everything is moving backwards into deterioration
Kiss this unfit goodbye
We must accept the departure of this unhealthy planet
Silent screams from an unfit Earth
The planet is still hurting but remains voiceless
A future of provocation with nowhere to go
An impending existence full of distress with no way out
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GhettoJoe
and the back singers ( for the people that don't know ) are first Glen Benton -DEICIDE at 2:36 and John Tardy - Obituary at 4:33 ! BEST EVER !!!
Zick ThingS
sometimes i think there should be collab albums of entire team ups of 3 or 4 singers at the same time doing all the vocals :) that's what i think that should happen with six feet under's last... monstrosity, the whole album re recorded (the vocals) with different singers, barnes is just over...
Dave K
This album stands alone and through the test of time. A fuckin masterpiece. I got the cassette tape in the early 90s and still have it the lone tape player I own. Legendary album, if you were around back then... It changed the game.
Godflesh88 ver2.0
Yeppers
Dan Chad
I first saw them on a bbc2 documentary with this goth female interviewer and she asks why do you play in minor keys and the guitarist goes, cos it sounds sadder!
Erik van Doorn
Just when you thought Napalm couldn't get any better, Glen Benton and John Tardy show up.
youtube Shadow banned Oddio discourse
Lol lol bakkkKin up the homie barnie
Anthrax Hall
Fuckin A!
Matthew Martinez
This is, in my opinion, their best album. It fucking crushes.
Paul Pinargote
Barney Greenway just sounds so damn badass. This is why it's my favorite album. Some people may like FETO the best but Barney crushes Lee as a vocalist