Stand down
Manifesting a destiny
Of unavoidable doom
Black wolves are gnashing at our heels
Fangs of accountability
All unforeseen or intentionally neglected?

The degradation of a home
Humanity sits on its throne
Cover your eyes and ears and know
We can't escape the consequence

And now the rising of septic tides as refuse litters the pacific gyre
We continue to drown the ocean in its own waters
Stand down, stand down
Time's out now
Kill like we know how
Killing like we're allowed!

The degradation of a home
Humanity is so lost
Cover your eyes and ears and know (without remorse)
We can't escape the consequence

And everything's ending

Make way
A failed culture makes its mark existing only to destroy what came first
With no regard for creation, men play god, drop unstoppable bombs
All institutions are wrong, but none of them will ever stop!

Make way for man, make way for man, make way for man, make way for man
Bombs away, bombs away, bombs away
No escape!

Now turn the other cheek and pretend
Full speed to hatred forcing life against its will
Full speed 'til we're dead, we can't escape the consequence

We can't escape the consequence
Bombs away
The degradation of a home
Bombs away
Humanity sits on its throne
Bombs away
Cover your eyes and ears and know
Bombs away
We can't escape the consequence

No escape

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I believe the song is pretty much about how humanity is destroying the planet everyday and messing around with stuff that should be left alone (ie: the "Men play God" line), and most people feel there is no consequence to those actions. A lot of people say things like, "What I do to this planet doesn't matter because I'll be dead when the damage becomes visible," but this is our home and we're destroying it, and the damage is actually becoming apparent today. Unfortunately, there is no way to reverse our actions and we are killing our home.

I believe the song is pretty much about how humanity is destroying the planet everyday and messing around with stuff that should be left alone (ie: the "Men play God" line), and most people feel there is no consequence to those actions. A lot of people say things like, "What I do to this planet doesn't matter because I'll be dead when the damage becomes visible," but this is our home and we're destroying it, and the damage is actually becoming apparent today. Unfortunately, there is no way to reverse our actions and we are killing our home.

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CreatedxVoidon June 25, 2009 Link
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Couldn't have said it better myself.

therookieloton August 05, 2009

Your correct! 8)

katadtron August 07, 2009
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mmm I love SYG. Great new song, although it did take a while for them to put up some new material. Gaia Bleeds is very heavy compared to their past stuff and I enjoy it VERY much :) Love the song way more that This Will Be The Death Of Us. I think this part of the song can explain a lot about it's meaning. "Make way A failed culture makes its mark existing only to destroy what came first With no regard for creation Men play God Drop unstoppable bombs All institutions are wrong, but none of them will ever stop"

mmm I love SYG. Great new song, although it did take a while for them to put up some new material. Gaia Bleeds is very heavy compared to their past stuff and I enjoy it VERY much :) Love the song way more that This Will Be The Death Of Us. I think this part of the song can explain a lot about it's meaning. "Make way A failed culture makes its mark existing only to destroy what came first With no regard for creation Men play God Drop unstoppable bombs All institutions are wrong, but none of them will ever stop"

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I never got into mutiny! after hearing this song i thought i was crazy... if their new album is like this stuff it'll be up there in my top albums of the year for sure. this song rocks

I never got into mutiny! after hearing this song i thought i was crazy... if their new album is like this stuff it'll be up there in my top albums of the year for sure. this song rocks

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CreatedxVoid is right, this song is about humanities impact on the planet. Gaia is the Greek Mother Goddess, and considered the lifeblood of the planet. Final Fantasy geeks will recognise the reference. So "Gaia Bleeds" literally means that the planet is bleeding. The lyrics are fairly staightforward to understand, witha few little references chucked in, such as 'manifesting a destiny', which refeences the pioneers belief in manifest destiny, which was essentially a misplaced belief that ended up with the mass genocide of Native Americans and came very close to the destruction of an entire species in the buffalo, all in the name of progress. The last verse is about how we pretend it's not happening, but we all know it is. A simple song, but well done and very catchy. Nice to hear them trying something a bit new as well.

cizzydoon July 16, 2009
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Matt: "Humanity has assumed the role of God, with that role comes a great responsibility and we are failing. We abuse our powers as we kill ourselves, kill each other, and kill the earth. We suffocate our own life force at the source and consequently, our future darkens more every day as we hurl ourselves full speed into an ever deepening vortex of inevitable doom: the bleeding of Gaia. A big thank you to John Gula for his contribution to the song on all accounts."

Matt: "Humanity has assumed the role of God, with that role comes a great responsibility and we are failing. We abuse our powers as we kill ourselves, kill each other, and kill the earth. We suffocate our own life force at the source and consequently, our future darkens more every day as we hurl ourselves full speed into an ever deepening vortex of inevitable doom: the bleeding of Gaia. A big thank you to John Gula for his contribution to the song on all accounts."

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Everyone on this earth has contributed in some way to its destruction in some way. We are all responsible, and thus all of us will pay a higher price for our ignorance. SYG is ill.

Everyone on this earth has contributed in some way to its destruction in some way. We are all responsible, and thus all of us will pay a higher price for our ignorance. SYG is ill.

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This song is so amazing. I'd love to explain it point by point, but it's just too much. It's great. I love it. It's even much deeper than it seems on the surface. Finally a band with something to say. How refreshing..

This song is so amazing. I'd love to explain it point by point, but it's just too much. It's great. I love it. It's even much deeper than it seems on the surface. Finally a band with something to say. How refreshing..

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I completely agree. its one of those songs that says so much in just a few minutes.
You don't see that too much lately.. especially making it an actually fun to listen to song!

mechatanneron June 18, 2010

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