Human Nature
Shredhead Lyrics

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The air is filled with thick black smoke
I hold my breath, try not to choke
My eyes are burning, can't see my hands
Can't call for help, my friends are dead
For days on end the mushrooms sprang
For days on end the sirens rang
But now the quiet is the worst
They're close, I feel it, lock the doors

Deformed creatures fill the land and survivors aren't fighting back

Human nature! To kill ourselves!

Food is growing rare and scarce
The week are losing in this race
All that's left is next to none
And still we die, one by one
And as we fight the danger nears
The deformed creatures have their needs
I see them coming in the dark
I feel a sharp pain in my back

Look behind and see the face of true threat to the human race

Human nature! To kill ourselves!
Human nature to fight ourselves - Inside!

Fight! To live! Live! To die! Fight! To kill! Kill! to die!

Human nature! To kill ourselves!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shredhead's song "Human Nature" address the violent and destructive nature of humans in the face of an apocalyptic event. The lines, "The air is filled with thick black smoke / I hold my breath, try not to choke / My eyes are burning, can't see my hands / Can't call for help, my friends are dead" paint a vivid picture of the aftermath of destruction. The singer is trying to survive in a world that has been ravaged by some kind of disaster. In this world, food is scarce, dangers lurk around every corner, and creatures have become deformed and uncontrollable.

The chorus, "Human nature! To kill ourselves!" highlights the idea that humans are their own worst enemies. Even in the face of an external threat, humans are quick to turn on each other and resort to violence. The phrase "human nature" suggests that this kind of behavior is inherent in people, and not simply a result of the current circumstances.

The final lines, "Fight! To live! Live! To die! Fight! To kill! Kill! to die! / Human nature! To kill ourselves!" emphasize the vicious cycle of violence and destruction that humans seem unable to escape from, even in the face of extreme adversity.

Overall, "Human Nature" is a bleak and unsettling song that speaks to the darker side of human nature and raises questions about our ability to survive in a world where violence and chaos reign.

Line by Line Meaning

The air is filled with thick black smoke
The atmosphere is polluted with black smoke.

I hold my breath, try not to choke
I am trying to breathe but the thick black smoke is suffocating me.

My eyes are burning, can't see my hands
The thick black smoke has made it difficult to see and my eyes are sore and burning.

Can't call for help, my friends are dead
My friends have died and there's no one left to call for help.

For days on end the mushrooms sprang
Mushrooms have been cropping up continuously for days.

For days on end the sirens rang
The sirens have been going off continuously for days.

But now the quiet is the worst
The silence now is worse than the previous noise and chaos.

They're close, I feel it, lock the doors
I have a strong feeling that the deformed creatures are getting closer so I lock the doors to protect myself.

Deformed creatures fill the land and survivors aren't fighting back
The land is overrun with monstrous creatures and the survivors are not putting up a fight.

Human nature! To kill ourselves!
It's in our nature as humans to destroy ourselves.

Food is growing rare and scarce
Food is becoming more and more scarce.

The weak are losing in this race
The weaker ones are losing the fight for survival.

All that's left is next to none
Almost nothing is left now.

And still we die, one by one
Despite trying to survive, we are dying one by one.

And as we fight the danger nears
The danger keeps getting closer as we try to fight it.

The deformed creatures have their needs
The monsters have their own needs to fulfill which include hunting humans.

I see them coming in the dark
I can see the creatures approaching in the dark.

I feel a sharp pain in my back
I feel a sharp pain in my back indicating that I have been attacked.

Look behind and see the face of true threat to the human race
Turning back to see the face of the true threat to mankind.

Human nature to fight ourselves - Inside!
We are naturally inclined to fight and harm ourselves.

Fight! To live! Live! To die! Fight! To kill! Kill! to die!
The fight to live becomes a fight to die which turns into the fight to kill and ultimately leads to our own demise.

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