Earth
Poesie Noire Lyrics

The day the four horsemen ride, the black soil will turn red.
When the apocalypse arrives, there will be destruction and death, symbolized by the riders of the four horses. The ground, which used to be black with soil, will turn red with bloodshed.

The oasis will turn to mud, and grass will grow on my face.
Even the few green and living spots, such as oases, will fall to ruin and decay. The singer portrays their own demise, with grass symbolizing decay and death on their face.

Gardeners will be unemployed in the desert of lawnmowers
The world will have changed so much that the old jobs and ways of living will be meaningless. The metaphor equating the desert to an excess of mechanical tools like lawnmowers shows a barren, soulless world.

Mum, what have they done to you?
The wreckage that humanity will reap upon the earth will be saddening, and the artist is reaching out to their mother in a moment of despair and uncertainty.

I can't even return to you.
The destructiveness of humankind has rendered landscapes and homes unrecognizable, with the artist not even being able to find their way back to their mother's home.

They've taken everything and gave you nothing in return
Out of human greed, everything that was beautiful and natural has been exploited and ruined. The earth is violated, but only benefits humanity for so long until it is ultimately stripped of all its wealth.

the hill I used to stand on 's disappeared in the rubbush.
The passage of time, accumulation of waste and destruction has eradicated any memories and sights of comfort the singer may have once had. Everything they had previously known has been reduced to trash.

And tell me how much longer can you take it before we finally break you.
The earth has been taken for granted and has been overburdened for so long, it's a question if it will finally snap under the strain.

Raping your belly!
Humanity abuses and exploits the earth for personal, short-term benefits. The metaphor of rape is used to emphasize the violation of the earth.

Killing your children!
The destruction of the earth is not only affecting the landscape but also killing the creatures that live upon it. The metaphorical use of 'children' highlights the vulnerability of the natural world.

Crushing your hopes and ours!
In parallel to the destruction of the earth's resources, hope and ambition for a better future for both humanity and the earth are being destroyed as well.

I am an orphan of the earth... the earth I lay upon.
The artist has been disconnected from the earth they once knew, and it's now a stranger to them. They are left to fend for themselves without the care of the earth they were born and raised upon.