The Human Germ (Black Lung Greets The Brutal Gardener)

All the birds and trees and things they are a-losing

Everything, everywhere is vanishing

When I lay me down at last

My body tired, my time passed

We've eroded the soil from the ground

A rocky grave is where I'll be found, cause...

Whatever direction you may turn

You'll see my friend, the earth's been poisoned

By the human germ

Whatever direction you may turn

You'll see my friend, the earth's been poisoned

By the human germ

Look to the sky, look to the moon

Escape for some, but not for you

Doomed to wander a barren rock

If I was naive I'd call it bad luck, but...

Whatever direction you may turn

You'll see my friend, the earth's been poisoned

By the human germ

Whatever direction you may turn

You'll see my friend, the earth's been poisoned

By the human germ

Evolution, well that's passé

However we got to wherever we are today

Whether from space, whether from chimp

All excuses are looking quite limp, 'cause...

Whatever direction you may turn

You'll see my friend, the earth's been poisoned

By the human germ

Whatever direction you may turn

You'll see my friend, the earth's been poisoned

By the human germ