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A Selection Unnatural Lyrics
Born into a life of suffering scientific prodding now begins
Vestigial extremities a twisted mass of skin
It looks a monster but they swear it's human too
Truth is that it could've been me or you
One simple helix misconstrued
The world of science finds it beautiful
The child is deemed a male
And beneath the glowing lights it's grown
Can it feel human love?
No one would waste a drop on such a thing
Eyeless abomination hideously disheartening
Machines inflate its weakened lungs
Sustained by liquid foods
Pinkish throbbing aberration
Anomalous abortion living on
Monitored observed and when it finally passes
Internal organs will be 'splayed to find what therein lies
Unlock the secrets of the spine
Its mysteries will baffle modern medicine for centuries to come
What god will it plead unto
A life spent on display in microscopic detail
X-ray shows with an intestinal maze
The operating theatre awaits
Can it feel human love?
No one would waste a drop on such a thing
Eyeless abomination hideously disheartening
It looks a monster but they swear it's human too
Truth is that it could've been me or you
One simple helix misconstrued
He would look better floating in a jar
Cataloged and carried our this life of hell comes to an end
Monitored observed and when it finally passes
Internal organs will be 'splayed to find what therein lies
Unlock the secrets of the spine
Its mysteries will baffle modern medicine for centuries to come
His sad existence in the gleam of the waiting scalpel
A sick example a selection most unnatural
Illuminating fortune and fragility
We may never know the meaning of its short and torturous life
Vestigial extremities a twisted mass of skin
Truth is that it could've been me or you
One simple helix misconstrued
The world of science finds it beautiful
The child is deemed a male
And beneath the glowing lights it's grown
No one would waste a drop on such a thing
Eyeless abomination hideously disheartening
Sustained by liquid foods
Pinkish throbbing aberration
Anomalous abortion living on
Internal organs will be 'splayed to find what therein lies
Unlock the secrets of the spine
Its mysteries will baffle modern medicine for centuries to come
A life spent on display in microscopic detail
X-ray shows with an intestinal maze
The operating theatre awaits
No one would waste a drop on such a thing
Eyeless abomination hideously disheartening
Truth is that it could've been me or you
One simple helix misconstrued
Cataloged and carried our this life of hell comes to an end
Internal organs will be 'splayed to find what therein lies
Unlock the secrets of the spine
Its mysteries will baffle modern medicine for centuries to come
A sick example a selection most unnatural
Illuminating fortune and fragility
We may never know the meaning of its short and torturous life
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Submitted by
guess... On Aug 14, 2009
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In case anyone missed Trevor's interview on RevolverMag.com, here's the meaning of the song:
"I was watching some crazy shit on birth defects on the health channel and I wanted to try to recreate the feelings of horror and repulsion that people react with when seeing these kinds of unfortunate images. “A Selection Unnatural” is meant to be a science-fiction shocker about the short life of a terribly deformed mutant of a child. From the moment he is born he is kept in labs and is regarded as a living medical marvel, poked and prodded by scientific minds wondering how such a being could come to be. How could such a thing occur in nature? Is he a human being like you and I? I was trying to find a balance between completely describing the creature and leaving a bit up to the imagination and let the listener decide exactly what it would look like. The person telling the story is meant to sound disgusted, a voice of sheer cruelty and indifference to the child’s life. He wonders what the boy’s purpose was on this earth, scoffing at his plight. The title is obviously a play on Darwin’s theory of natural selection."
http://www.revolvermag.com/blackdahlia
I found on FAZER as well, pretty much everything you said, igotworms; But i'll just post it for fun;
I found on FAZER as well, pretty much everything you said, igotworms; But i'll just post it for fun;
"Selection Unnatural is kind of a cool song; the lyrics are about a terribly deformed child, more about the child’s life, living underneath the gleam of the scalpel and bright lights. Growing into a life of science, being in the lab, it’s a tragedy, it makes you feel for the whacked-out baby. I don’t know how I came up with this shit, I was probably watching the health channel, and it’s just the reactions to the deformed people. I’m not at...
"Selection Unnatural is kind of a cool song; the lyrics are about a terribly deformed child, more about the child’s life, living underneath the gleam of the scalpel and bright lights. Growing into a life of science, being in the lab, it’s a tragedy, it makes you feel for the whacked-out baby. I don’t know how I came up with this shit, I was probably watching the health channel, and it’s just the reactions to the deformed people. I’m not at all poking fun."
This is what I've got it as so far It's bloody confusing! ONLY 28 DAYS TO DEFLORATE!!!
Born into a life of suffering, sadness.. ... A twisted mass of skin
It looks upon some body's... Undestand it could be me or you...
The world of silence finds it beautiful ...
.. human love... mindless abomination
... Sustained by liquid food
Born into... Internal mind control, he's made to fight with every breath? Unlock the secrets to it's brain Its mysteries will baffle modern medicine for centuries to come
What god... ... microscopic detail ... intestinal maze The operating theater will wait
..... How long to get me out This life of hell comes to an end
Born into... Internal mind control, he's made to fight with every breath? Unlock the secrets to it's brain Its mysteries will baffle modern medicine for centuries to come
It's sad existence to the claim of the waning scalpel A second devil; A selection most unnatural .... unfortunate fatality We may never now the meaning of this short and torturous life