Cave In Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts Lyrics

Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts Lyrics

"this moon was a planet just like earth, only it is even deader.

the pistols of its flowers are the only protection

against insects, which were more preoccupied with the

half-rotted inhabitants soiled to the brim

under their own garments.

history tells us of their blood

flowing down one leg and up the other.

memories insoluble to their conscience,

memories outside themselves in a twisted prank

played upon them by dogs tired of chasing their food.

thin oxygen curves their posture substantially.

flashes of their purpose stripped to skeletal ornaments

of meat and resin from animal marks

flicker over the loudscreen.

machines hum quietly in the distance.

a few naive inhabitants wander foolishly after sundown

in search of black spots,

but no one leaves this moon carefree of memory.

survivors often match their hands upward

towards greater satellites,

wronged in the eyes by a million miles

and a million more bodies to sift through.

the smaller creatures have the secret to pinning us down to the dirt:

when they breathe, they inspire.

when we breathe, we expire."