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Save The Planet Lyrics
The man 'cross the street he don't move a muscle
Though he's all covered in dust
When constitutions of granite can't save the planet
What's to become of us
With a painted restraint I don't move a muscle
Though a turbine roars
If the bathwater's clear and my ear's underwater
It's a tolerant hum from the core
Sleep's beckoning from the depths
From the cracks and from the crevices
Join the army of ghosts
The murmurs in the mist
That's when the powers of observation
Come to the periphery town
And we carry their water
We don't make a sound
And after gaining our resignation
The come through the chain-link fence
You only enemy's panic
Your only chance is to start making sense
Sleep plunging into deeper debt
Into bunkers and black minarets
On a geyser of ink
A morning voice faint and yet
And it sounds heroincredible
Sound that makes the headphones edible
Awake affiliated and indelible
The man 'cross the street he don't move a muscle
Though he's all covered in dust
Says constitutions of granite can't save the planet
What's left to captivate us
What's left to captivate us
What's left to captivate us
What's left to become of us
Though he's all covered in dust
When constitutions of granite can't save the planet
What's to become of us
With a painted restraint I don't move a muscle
Though a turbine roars
If the bathwater's clear and my ear's underwater
It's a tolerant hum from the core
From the cracks and from the crevices
Join the army of ghosts
The murmurs in the mist
Come to the periphery town
And we carry their water
We don't make a sound
And after gaining our resignation
The come through the chain-link fence
You only enemy's panic
Your only chance is to start making sense
Into bunkers and black minarets
On a geyser of ink
A morning voice faint and yet
Sound that makes the headphones edible
Awake affiliated and indelible
Though he's all covered in dust
Says constitutions of granite can't save the planet
What's left to captivate us
What's left to captivate us
What's left to captivate us
What's left to become of us
Song Info
Submitted by
black_cow_of_death On Jan 26, 2002
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The main idea i got from this song can be summed up into a single question: Will the youth provide leaders and heroes for tomorrow when the heroes and leaders of today are gone? this can be built upon... but just a thought
This track might be about a bunch of things, like knocking the Kytoto agreement (constitituions of granite can't save the planet) and how a world-wide environmental policy needs to be put in place that everyone can agree with (the line about black minarets makes me think this) Anyway, its a solid song, it really does make the headphones edible.
This song may be a lament to a planet in crisis. I can't comment on the meaning anymore than that, but this song proves the poetic prowess that dominate the lyrics of every Hip song I've ever heard.
I love this song, and I really like Phantom Power.
the genral impression i got was that our planet needs a hero and a leader because everything we do is killing our plantet in some way. thats why the "mann acxross the street don't move a muscle". since there is nothing left to do for the true environmentalist "whats left to captivate us"
I think its saying that us as people dont do anything even though our planet is dying around us (The man 'cross the street, he don't move a muscle Though he's all covered in dust) because all these laws and constitutions to help protect the environment are garbage, and since we dont do anything we join the army of ghosts, & to help solve the problem of our planet crisis is pretty simple (Your only enemy's panic Your only chance is to start making sense)