Our Dominion
The Legendary Pink Dots Lyrics

From 15 shades of dog's dust,
From a miserable and hopeless state,

We fell in fields of flowers.
We found ourselves in a place of peace and beauty.

Felt like dancing in the dusk,
We wanted to celebrate our newfound joy.

But didn't have the power.
We were too weak to do anything about it.

Now we had a place...
However, we finally had a place we could call our own.

It wasn't much, but it was ours...
Even though it was humble, it was still something we could be proud of.

We called it Our Dominion.
We named it in a way that expressed our ownership and authority.

Built a cabin on a crest...
We constructed a shelter in a difficult-to-reach location.

Spent evenings in your eyes.
We enjoyed each other's company and felt connected.

You'd tell me tales of noble quests...
We shared our dreams and aspirations with each other.

I'd sing you lullabys...
We comforted each other and shared our hopes and fears.

We'd sleep beneath those triple moons
We found peace and serenity in our natural surroundings.

Entwined beside the fire.
We felt close and affectionate towards each other.

Truly, Our Dominion.
We were happy and content with what we had created together.

And from a cloudless sky
Unexpectedly, some outsiders came into our lives.

Our friends descended
These visitors seemed friendly and welcoming.

Wearing silver wings.
They seemed to have special abilities or powers.

They'd heard the sound of distant laughter
These newcomers were attracted to our joy and happiness.

Read our thoughts in smoky rings...
They seemed to have psychic abilities or a deep understanding of us.

Sure enough, they liked it here...
These outsiders decided to make our place their own.

Sure enough, they all moved in...
They became our neighbors and friends.

They called it their extension.
They saw our place as an expansion of their own domain.

Someone said "Get organized! We'll prosper if we scheme!"
One of these newcomers believed that we needed to be more strategic in order to profit.

He opened a casino, he pumped fluoride in the stream...
This outsider took exploitative actions to generate wealth.

They named a plaza in his honour...
His influence grew so much that he was deemed worthy of being commemorated.

Shit, they keep it clean.
Despite his unethical deeds, the locals still maintain his legacy.

From each and every angle, highways grew from holes in hell...
The growth of this place brought about an increasing number of unpleasant developments.

They numbered all the houses, built a thousand black hotels...
Development continued to take place at an alarming rate, with little regard for the natural environment or the wishes of the locals.

Demolished our poor cabin, we relocated to a cell.
Our modest and peaceful existence was destroyed in favor of industrial expansion, and we were forced to move to a restrictive living space.

We called it "space"...
We used a detached term to describe our new, undesirable surroundings.

They taxed the air, the earth, the little birds up in the trees...
The new authorities imposed a variety of taxes on the environment and the locals.

They fined us for a kiss in public, we paid up when we sneezed...
The locals were subject to a variety of fines and restrictions on personal freedom.

And soon the place was richer than Pope Pious Avocado III...
This place continued to become more prosperous, even as it became more oppressive and dangerous.

And all his dominion...
The state of the place reflects poorly on the rule of its leaders.

The city climbed the mountain,
The new authorities' control extended to previously-intact natural areas.

The mountain sped on skateboards
Even the natural world was impacted by the human intrusions on the environment.

To the sea...
The impacts of human development extended across ecosystems.

They lined up, mouthed a dozen Holy Marys on their knees....
Even in this highly-developed place, religious faith played a role in the lives of some.

The waters opened wide, they planted flags
Human control went so far as to allow for the planting of flags in formerly-natural areas.

And in they dived...
The locals continued to exploit and manipulate the natural world.

Time to fly away again
The situation had become intolerable and it was time to leave.

Was all too claustrophobic...
Our existence had become too confined and oppressive.

We shuffled to the park...
We sought out a new, more-open space.

But it was fence-to-fence aerobics...
Even here, we were confined and our movements were restricted.

Thunder clapped, it rained black boiling bile
The environment itself seemed to reflect the oppression and negativity of the human inhabitants.

And we fled soaking...
We were forced to leave, escaping through the drenching rain.

Back...
Nowhere to go but back to where we started.

Still there is a place deep down inside your soul
Despite everything we've experienced, there is still a place of hope and connection within us.

Where only I can go...
This is a place that I can access and share with no one else.

There's a place deep down inside my soul
Likewise, there is a place of shared hope and connection within both of us.

Where you can go...
You can also access and share this place with me.

Call it "Home"...
This place of hope and connection is the true meaning of 'home' to us.

Our Dominion...
Despite all the ups and downs, our original 'dominion' of hope, peace, and connection still exists within both of us.