Darwins Children Lyrics

Darwins Children lyrics

Seven million years of progress handed down on silver wings 

 Of gossamer and protein still we haven't learned a thing 

 Are we caught up in our anger, locked up in our rage 

 In the opera of selection on this our earthly stage 

  

 And Charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave 

 Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave 

 Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind 

 Are we destined to be Darwin's children this time 

  

 The ribbons of our cigarettes vanish in the ai 

 rIn the glow of our great teacher we sit and blankly stare 

 And the sky could open up and what would we have to say 

 Something cute about burning out, better than fading away 

  

 And Charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave 

 Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave 

 Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind 

 Are we destined to be Darwin's children this time 

  

 On the wings of invention now we hurdle toward our fate 

 As sure as the sunset burns 

 Collective resignation, evolutionary fate 

 When will we ever learn 

  

 And Charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave 

 Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave 

 Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind 

 Are we destined to be Darwin's children this time