Tempus Fugit - A Memento Mori Production
909 views · Published 30 September 2016 · 3:19 · Indexed 28 September 2026
Channel: gail zawacki · 2016 · Comedy
Thanks for the memory Of butterfly and bird Whose songs we barely heard Our propensity for multiplicity Our egos so absurd How selfish it was Thanks for the memory Of nature that we spoiled How determinedly we toiled For acid seas And dying trees Stewardship we foiled How greedy it was We thought we were the crown of creation Or at least the pinnacle of evolution We wonder if we’ve destroyed it That’s extinction I guess There’s no redress Thanks for the memory Of atmospheric pollution Of climatic dissolution And delicious megafauna Who knew of any limitation? Thanks Earth, so much Thanks for the emptiness Of hope that springs eternal Ignorance infernal Absurd WooWoo Tribal ballyhoo Escape from the paternal How meaningless it was Thanks for the fantasy Of free will inspiration When biological determination Lacking any shame We’re all to blame A divine abomination We thought that agriculture And our marvelous innovations Made us homo sapiens sapiens But our consciousness Made mockery of us Strictly entre nous We Doomours are so blue To think of all Our children’s dreams That never will come true Awfully glad Gaia we met you Even though we’re through Thank you Thank you so much ~ The Three Doomours with fond thanks, gratitude and apologies to the inimitable original... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKgUq5dziEk
