Ayreon - Unnatural Selection lyrics

(Tom Englund:)
We have to teach them all that we know
Their evolution moves far too slow
Expand their minds and reject compliance
Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science

(Steve Lee:)
This revolution will lead to their demise
We should not make the same mistake twice
We're kept alive by artificial means
But lost our souls to a world of machines
(Jørn Lande:) Listen to the warning

(Tom Englund:)
We need to teach them to fight disease
They seem so helpless and need our expertise
I see them dying all across the globe
Their greatest foe is but a small microbe

(Steve Lee:)
This sudden change leads to overpopulation


Shifting the balance, destructive habitation
Killing a live, biological invasion
Consuming Earth by ruthless exploitation

(Jørn Lande:) Can you see the
Fire in their eyes?
(Bob Catley:) Can you hear the
Anguish in their cries?
(Jørn Lande:) Can you see the
Beauty in their eyes?
(Bob Catley:) Can you sense the
Love within their hearts?
(Jørn Lande:) I can taste the
Freedom we once had
(Bob Catley:) I can touch their
Pain when they feel sad
(Jørn Lande:) I can smell the
Fragrance of the air
(Bob Catley:) I remember times
We used to share

(Hansi Kürsch:)
Don't want to live in a world that's dying
I'd rather die in a world that's living!
(Jørn Lande:) Listen to the warning

"Before the dark powers of
Destruction unleashed by science
Engulf all humanity in planned
Or accidental self-destruction" (JFK)
"Humankind has acquired a collective
Power and ability to
Dramatically alter the environment of
The entire planet" (Al Gore)
"This will not be another Vietnam"
(George Bush) "The only thing we have to
Fear is fear it'self"
(Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
"Our task is not only to win the battle
But to win the war" (Winston Churchill)

(Bob Catley:) We gave them feelings
What did they sense?
(Steve Lee:) Shut out the world
And put up a fence
(Bob Catley:) We gave them science
What did they do?
(Steve Lee:) They built a bomb
And they used it too
(Bob Catley:) We gave them reason
What did they learn?
(Steve Lee:) Warmed up the planet
And made it burn
(Bob Catley:) We gave them art
And what did they make?
(Steve Lee:) Nuclear weapons for
Their own sake
(Bob Catley:) We gave them insight
What did they see?
(Steve Lee:) Degrade the noble
Enslave the free
(Bob Catley:) We gave them wisdom
What did they teach?
(Steve Lee:) Destroying all that's
Within their reach
(Bob Catley:) We gave them language
What did they say?
(Steve Lee:) They left the planet in disarray
(Bob Catley And Steve Lee:)
We gave them dreams
And what did they dream?

(Hansi Kürsch:)
Don't want to live in a world that's dying
I'd rather die in a world that's living!
(Jørn Lande:) listen to the warning

(Jonas Renkse:)
A chain of guilt around our neck
A planet straying in darkness
Can we save the lives we wrecked?
I say we should find a way
I say stop this decay

(Jørn Lande:) Can you see the
Fire in their eyes?
(Bob Catley:) Can you hear the
Anguish in their cries?
(Jørn Lande:) Can you see the
Beauty in their art?
(Bob Catley:) Can you sense the
Love within their hearts?
(Jørn Lande:) I can taste the
Freedom we once had (Freedom, freedom)
(Bob Catley:) I can touch their pain (Oh
Can you feel the fire?)
(Jørn Lande:) I can smell the
Fragrance of the air
(Bob Catley:) I relive the times
We used to share (yeah)

(Jørn Lande:) Can you see the
Fire in their eyes? (Oh)
(Bob Catley:) Can you hear the anguish in
Their cries? (Can you feel the fire?)
(Jørn Lande:) Can you see the
Beauty in their art?
(Bob Catley:) Can you sense the love within
Their hearts? (Can you feel the beauty?)

(Hansi Kürsch:) Don't want to live
In a world that's dying!
(Jørn Lande:) Oh yeah, so beautiful!
(Hansi Kürsch:) I'd rather to die in
A world that's living! (yeah, yeah)