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children are innocent
a teenager's fucked up in the head
adults are even more fucked up
and elderlies are like children

will there be another race
to come along and take over for us?
maybe martians could do
better than we've done
we'll make great pets!

my friend says we're like the dinosaurs
only we are doing ourselves in
much faster than they
ever did
we'll make great pets!
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black_cow_of_death On May 09, 2002
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I remember when I first heard this song I was blown away by how profound it was. Now it doesn't have the same effect on me but I still think it does a great job of conveying how we humans have an over-inflated sense of our cosmic importance despite the fact that in many ways we are petty, insignificant and small.

@mwahahaa Spot on :) You could take it a step further and say it's an expression of how absurd the typical over-inflated human ego is and how if you imagined it enclosed in a cage like a pet, it could be quite entertaining to watch like a cat chasing its tail or a dog licking its balls.

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fish are gonna have us in air tanks

LOL. That's s good one! The song really makes sense, though. We are always slaves to someone, even ourselves...trapped by routine; our minds; our insecurities; our greed; our desire to maintai social status; etc. And the elderly often DO behave the same as children/teens with their cliques and snide remarks and judgments, etc. We all live in a very funny world:)

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whata truly awesome song

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2 words: Kick ass!!!!!!!

gay as fuck is the bigggest insult since the term "fuck" is so gay

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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS SONG FUCKING OWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dear dwfp99, Sorry you hate the song, the band, music in general - I don't know but if you're curious - Perry Ferrell (also the lead singer for Jane's Addiction if you are unaware) was watching the LA riots on TV and saw the "burning and looting" (R.I.P. Bob Marley) going on and though to himself it's like "pornos for pyromaniacs (fire-lovers) - hence the name. I think it's actually quite a perceptive observation for just a rock star...

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Thanks to TD for turning me onto this song. I like it its gotta really cool misnathropic view of mankind similar to Aenima by Tool. It basically is saying that we have fucked up our world and society and our time as the dominat species will surely end and we will become pets to another species... Cool!

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global warming is only making it happen sooner lol

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Best song ever!!