E.m.p. from the mother and son
Toward the digital down
Dawned at the age of the innocent ones

The indigo children
The indigo children come
The indigo children
The indigo children come
The indigo children
The indigo children come
The indigo children
The indigo children come
The indigo children
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come


E.m.p. from the mother and son
Toward the digital down
Dawned at the age of the innocent ones

The indigo children

Analog type piece sky wide
Sync to the ticker inside
Move to the rhythm of the moon and tide

The indigo children
The indigo children
The indigo children
The indigo children

Serious Venus and the lunar child
(get your life up untied)
Giggle and the flames grow higher
Dance in a circle around a central fire
(dance and laugh and love and learn. grow higher)

The indigo children

Wine, song, food and fire
Clothe, shelter and seed

No more need for the old empire (there they were to the empire) the indigo children

Serious Venus and the lunar child
Giggle and the flames grow higher
Dance in a circle around a central fire

The indigo children

Wine, song, food and fire
Clothe, shelter and seed

No more need for the old empire(fare thee well to the empire) the indigo children

The indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
When the indigo children come
The indigo children
The indigo children

Serious Venus and the lunar child
Giggle and the flames grow higher
Dance in a circle around a central fire

When the indigo children come

Wine, song, food and fire
Clothe, shelter and seed

No more need for the old empire
When the indigo children come

The indigo children come (x13)
The indigo children (x13)


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    My Opinion

    why dig too deep with the 'crowley - moonchild' assumption? sirius and venus already have the connection of being the two brightest lights out in our night sky. and lunar children is already a pre-existing term often used of 'alien'/'there's something out there' enthusiasts among each other. and, I might of course be wrong on this, but I've always thought that he sings "emp from the mother and SUN" (as in mother earth) this would point towards solar flares/sunspots which are indeed, effect-wise, an e.m.p.

    They say the solar storms will come in 2010-2020. which is the same period when greg bear predicts the next generation of homo sapiens sapiens will start. (aka the indigo children will born. in masses not as single cases) any connection here, maybe?

    it seems there are many here who are self awareness enthusiasts and alternative thinkers. there's nothing wrong with that, but it seems you are trying to look too much into it to find something spiritual and life affirming in the lyrics just because they're written by J.M.K instead of reading what's actually there.

    remember, this is puscifer which is also the name he wrote cuntry boner under. not tool which he wrote 46&2 under.

    he's not really saying anything here that everybody hasn't read out of a philip k. dick book.

    please do not try to come up with new meanings for terms that already exist. when unsure, a quick look through the dictionary (or google if you must) is usually your best friend.

    I'm just poking holes here to get those thinking engines back and running. don't take offense.

    Cenobiarchon April 20, 2011   Link

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