through pure arrogance   mankind has staked its claim   it's left its mark upon   all that surrounds us   there is a darkness rising overhead   shadows that are converging and closing in   we've set forth to conquer   every last inch of land   burning down and plowing over   everything in our path      our numbers explode   six billion lives   that this world can't hold      like a plague of locusts we spread   from one side of this earth, to the next   heedless, of the destruction   wrought by our hands   we continute to subjugate   the land      in the name of selfishness   in the name of greed   we have ignored our impact   on this planet's longevity      we look to the heavens   for the drawing of our paths   forsaking all that's present   for empty promises   never once have we stopped   to question the assumption   that we have the knowledge   to dictate what lives and dies      what lives and dies      never have we   stopped to question   the assumption   of man's dominion      there is a darkness rising overhead   enshrouding us   shadows that are closing in   bearing down   the long ignored prices   of progress      for love ,   of this world   for the future,   of mankind   we've got to turn   back this tide