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Here's Your Future Lyrics
God reached his hand down from the sky
He flooded the land then he set it on fire
He said, "Fear me again. Know I'm your father.
Remember that no one can breathe underwater"
So bend your knees and bow your heads
Save your babies, here's your future
Yeah, here's your future
God reached his hand down from the sky
God asked Noah if he wanted to die
He said no sir
Oh, no, sir
God said here's your future
It's going to rain
So we're packing our things
We're building a boat
Where God will create the new master race
Cause we're so pure
Oh, we're so pure
So here's your future
God told his son it's time to come home
I promise you won't have to die all alone
I need you to pay for the sins I create
His son said, "I will but Dad, I'm afriad"
Yeah, so here's your future
Here's your future
Yeah, here's your future
So here's your future
So here's your future
So here's your future
More broadly, this song is about how our future isn't always driven by our own actions and decisions - but are more often driven by external forces. These forces set the limiting framework that we can act within. Here the Thermals have named these external forces "God", speaking through parable of how "Noah", us, are dealt a hand that we must simply play; as "no one can breathe underwater", no one can exist in our world without submitting to the limitations of our environment. "Jesus" is representative of the right we are born with, free will - posing the question: if we are subject to our environment, how free are we really to choose? How much of our future is truly our own?
One of the best songs of 2006.
God told his son it's time to come home I promise you won't have to die all alone I need you to pay for the sins I create His son said, "I will but Dad, I'm afraid"
Brilliant.
here's what the band had to say about the album:
According to a press release, "The lyrics envision a United States governed by a fascist Christian state, and focus on the need (and means) to escape. While hardly a concept album, there is definitely a story told in the songs: a story about getting the fuck OUT while you still can."
Basically it's just talking about how everyone is fucked when the Christian God takes over the USA and you better leave before you're screwed.
God's gonna drown me if I don't figure this out. (That's a true statement)
cool song.super voice and brilliant lyrics
Clearly about the flood and full of awesome irony.
haha I think its "know I'm your father" not "no, I'm your father"
oh, so not like "No, Luke, I am your father"?
oh, so not like "No, Luke, I am your father"?
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"God said here's your future- IT'S GONNA RAIN." `my favorite line Awesome song. Anybody else hear it off the show 'Weeds'??
I heard it off weeds. I love that show, or well, the first few seasons. After the fire and stuff I sorta got lost. I liked the neighborhood with the boxes and the ticky-tacky. lol Anyways though, it's a great song.
I heard it off weeds. I love that show, or well, the first few seasons. After the fire and stuff I sorta got lost. I liked the neighborhood with the boxes and the ticky-tacky. lol Anyways though, it's a great song.
Sure did, I'd never heard of them until I watched tonights rerun of Weeds, never realy watched Weeds either. I've just finished downloading the Thermals discography and the first season of Weeds. (Thanks Internet) All in all, a good night for new things. Gabba gabba hey!
Sure did, I'd never heard of them until I watched tonights rerun of Weeds, never realy watched Weeds either. I've just finished downloading the Thermals discography and the first season of Weeds. (Thanks Internet) All in all, a good night for new things. Gabba gabba hey!