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Ventum iam ad finem est

by Nadir

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...and so this is how it’s started As ancient stories recall: No destruction, no pollution, No species endangered at all Bound by the laws of nature, A flawless work of art – Such was the order of the world Of which man forms a part Timeless Deathless Message from the Golden Age For a perfect Harmony it has set the stage They walked a straight path in Oneness, Paragons of integrity, Thinking about forever Instead of only centuries Timeless Deathless Message from the Golden Age For a perfect Harmony it has set the stage Health, potency, spiritual fortitude Strength, unity, source of plenitude Timeless Deathless Message from the Golden Age For a perfect Harmony it has set the stage Timeless Deathless Just believe and be aware It is all one All of life everywhere It is all one
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Dogma memorized literally, Lesson still unlearned: Man's got power over nature For just a few psalms in return The congregation of subjugation The bargain has been made Or so we expound The Scriptures say it right out, The canons of the council resound The congregation – disorientation Used to be as one... now those times are gone The congregation of subjugation
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Spirit of sacred rivers, fairy of the springs Full of serenity, bringing on prosperity She encouraged civilized man to soldier on, Inspired him to victory over savagery But thriving comes at a price Keep striving – make a sacrifice So behold the legacy of Melusine Ravages never before seen Behold the legacy of Melusine What’s a palette worth without forest green? ...Then she flew away on reptilian wings And so it came to be, enter disharmony Fertile soil into desolate wasteland Karst and aridity, regions in agony Decreasing – forests fall Never ceasing urban sprawl So behold the legacy of Melusine Ravages never before seen Behold the legacy of Melusine What’s a palette worth without forest green? Behold the legacy of Melusine Prelude to the revolution of machines…
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Revolution, coming on strong, Our solution for all the world’s wrong New horizons drawing near Industry rising, shifting gears Marching as one to the sound of progress, Tomorrow shall come today Engines of change have been kicked into motion, Just let the steam lead the way No longer bound by the chains of tradition, Our course of life’s been set right Blindly believing while breathing the fumes Of fires our machines ignite Mechanized Industrialized Pig is living fat, sheep is meat and wool Pure rationality makes the rules All things that science cannot replace Are useful so they’ll live on What serves no purpose will fall by the wayside And be forever gone Just to remain as some woeful exhibits There in a phalanstery Along with all feats of engineering For everyone to see Mechanized Industrialized
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A top-of- the-line predator, native to Australia. A wolf-like creature with a striped lower back, a large head and a jaw that is able to open wider than any known mammal. The largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times, declared extinct in the 1930s. Hunted – believed to be hunted to death Many believe that the creature still lives on in hiding. There have been thousands of reported sightings. Expedition teams have been searching for evidence. No sighting has been conclusively proven. Researches and cloning projects have been conducted in order to put the species back on the planet. Hunted – believed to be hunted to death The thylacine
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Raising Cold War tensions, founded the Mayak combine In quest for nuclear power reactors brought on line In secrecy, fully operational as planned But accidents, disasters came to pass and it soon got out of hand In a godforsaken land A lake in a shell Of soil and concrete sealed Poisonous dust in the wind Above the toxic field A lake in a shell Of soil and concrete sealed Groundwater tainted Beneath the toxic field Waste disposal strategies never proven to be profound, Geiger counters ticking nervously all around And so the lake Karachay became a dumping ground for waste Engineers never cared to handle it properly in their haste The whole land defaced A lake in a shell Of soil and concrete sealed A lethal dose of radiation Within an hour out in the field A lake in a shell Of soil and concrete sealed The most polluted spot on Earth, For many decades concealed
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There in the cove, a secluded bay No-one can enter, the signs say „keep away” You’re in harm’s way There in the cove, their crimes they hide Got to unveil – the mission’s suicide If you’re not qualified Outrage Outcry Don’t turn Blind eyes The water is red, the water is red Raise the alarm, there’s still danger ahead The water is red, the water is red Future is still hanging on by a thread There in the cove, the world can’t ignore A sound wall put up, they’re herded into the shore And soon they’re no more There in the cove, the cove of Taiji Ten thousands slain or taken for captivity So mercilessly The water is red, the water is red Raise the alarm, there’s still danger ahead The water is red, the water is red Future is still hanging on by a thread There in the cove, the remaining few Freak show attraction is what they’re turned into So much pain to go through There in the cove, the cove of Taiji It takes Ric O’Barry to make everyone see And to stop the cull finally The water is red, the water is red Raise the alarm, there’s still danger ahead The water is red, the water is red Future is still hanging on by a thread
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…and so this is how it’s all going to end As today’s forecasts indicate: Habitat degradation, overexploitation – Species disappear at an explosive rate With no-one left to walk the straight path in Oneness And hold on steadfast to the original purity Mankind has given the Earth away In only a matter of centuries So what’s done is done Now our time is done Rain patterns have been changed, The heat glows like the sun… Human-induced wave of extinction, The sixth and final one It’s too late to reverse No way to undo this curse Got a thousand ways to obliterate – Haven’t got what it takes to recreate

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released November 13, 2015

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