[00:00.000] 作曲 : Dan Bull
[00:00.000] Civilization
[00:00.100] Lyrics, Composition & Vocals by Dan Bull
[00:00.500] Produced by NATZure
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[00:11.997] We learned to band together and endeavor
[00:14.598] Clasp our hands together
[00:15.886] Man developed language, letters
[00:17.730] An incredible advantage, getting plans together
[00:20.692] But would we stand the test of time
[00:22.576] Against the planet's reckless climate
[00:24.402] And its angry weather?
[00:25.264]
[00:25.507] Spread the sails
[00:26.680] And head west against the gales
[00:28.393] And storms aboard Norse longboats
[00:29.895] With decks as dense as nails
[00:31.847] Our aim was riding waves
[00:33.179] And finding, claiming strange horizons
[00:34.993] Invading islands
[00:36.142] Native populations slain with violence
[00:38.157] Enslaved and made to aim skyward
[00:39.936] Think of bigger things - sphinxes, pyramids
[00:42.178] Raise them high in the name of different kings
[00:44.330] The different things we've held sacred, divine
[00:46.577] Through places and times
[00:47.916] The range of supplications and rites
[00:49.517] Through ages we find
[00:50.773] Nations arise
[00:51.935] As old civilizations crumble to dust
[00:54.024] Becoming strangers in time, waiting to die
[00:56.523] Replaced in the night
[00:57.998] The day breaks and the light changes
[00:59.881] Illuminating newer human faces as fights rage
[01:02.822] The human race is facing the might
[01:04.950] Of righteous states who would write
[01:06.586] The history books even if it took a knife's blade
[01:08.867] To find the right page
[01:10.702] Sengoku Jidai
[01:12.197] Men offered to die
[01:13.768] For the honor of a warrior's life
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[01:16.236] The sun's coming and we're watching it rise
[01:18.284] As a new era's here, it's as solid as iron
[01:21.646] Pull the tongs from the fire
[01:23.253] Strike the hammer to the anvil
[01:24.994] Craft a weapon to bring an enemy to a standstill
[01:28.436] The blacksmith is the wizard that gives us
[01:30.999] These powers - devour enemies
[01:32.913] Leaping down from the siege towers
[01:34.879] The better the tech is
[01:36.338] The lesser the effort to wreck it
[01:37.831] The less time to see their eyes
[01:39.554] And feel sympathetic
[01:40.801] Never regret it
[01:41.876] A true knight never stays a true blade
[01:44.224] Never says touch茅
[01:45.768] But would forever lay in blue rays of weathered glades
[01:48.970] To demonstrate his never-ending dedication
[01:51.410] To the crusade
[01:52.566] Reformation through flame
[01:54.334] And after the cremation is a new age
[01:56.972] Time's quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page
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[02:00.473] The faces are the same as when in days gone
[02:03.122] But brains are cultivated thus creating
[02:05.401] The Renaissance
[02:06.341] We're still using steel tools to stay strong
[02:09.621] Replacing blades with greater trades
[02:11.608] Pen and paper, song
[02:12.894] Faith in God is tested, hiding in the desert
[02:15.571] Men excited, then enlightened by the scientific method
[02:18.779] Tried describing its expression
[02:20.148] By inscribing his impression
[02:21.938] When applying it to heavenly bodies
[02:23.678] That everybody reckoned
[02:25.391] Must have been made by a creator or a greater force
[02:28.436] Nature's author faced examination never faced before
[02:31.530] The grace of horse and rider
[02:33.668] Replaced by wars and violence
[02:35.014] Debased the laws of science
[02:36.509] Made the case for all the pious
[02:38.125] Why is it progress always leads to loads of mess
[02:41.151] The western region spread across the globe and coalesced
[02:44.503] Settlers spread disease with effortless ease
[02:47.059] Was it reckless or did it just happen inevitably?
[02:50.011] While evidently we never can see
[02:51.797] Through the lens of this century
[02:53.368] But there's no retreating now
[02:54.766] Whether or not it was meant to be
[02:56.442]
[02:57.048] The seven seas were sailed
[02:58.656] Navies prevailed
[03:00.188] Leaving trails of devastation in their wake
[03:02.365] As people wailed
[03:03.412] A world of wonder plundered traded in the name of progress
[03:06.591] But human nature's way shows we should expect no less
[03:09.619] Oh yes, struck by the realisation this is just civilisation
[03:13.033] In the natal stages of industrialisation, trust me when I say
[03:17.195] That previous achievements are just child's play
[03:19.901] Compared to this colossal school of thought
[03:21.831] We set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we bought
[03:24.121] It's an epiphany
[03:25.236] Giving us pretty much infinite energy
[03:27.068] It's electricity
[03:28.353] Edison, Nikola Tesla - different inventors
[03:30.636] Giving us everything we depend on
[03:31.988] Whether it's engines, cinema, television or telecoms
[03:34.618] Sending a message and spreading it on
[03:36.273] These unreal frontier channels
[03:38.042] We develop the tech and then sell it on
[03:39.896] The reel travels round
[03:41.778] With the speed of a machine gun's barrels
[03:44.218] Machinery's a meaner beast and we're still in the saddle
[03:47.078] No need for cavalry - battle superseded that with ease
[03:50.632] Allies and Axis
[03:51.864] Charging each other like batteries
[03:53.755] A power vacuum allowing the superstates to flourish
[03:56.571] Redistribute the food even if it means people are malnourished
[04:00.140] Propaganda is the only view that you're allowed to publish
[04:03.300] Cause totalitarians are well aware of how to punish
[04:06.459] Gunning down numbers countless
[04:07.883] For doubtless nothings that they've done
[04:09.474] But that won't stop subversive insurgents
[04:11.459] From coming out with courage
[04:12.978] Using their power to the fullest
[04:14.775] Whether creativity or demonstrating general relativity
[04:17.962] Evidently when we find time to be efficient
[04:20.612] Einsteinian clear vision can reveal the precision behind the blinds
[04:24.300] Nuclear fission
[04:25.379] Despite derision
[04:26.607] Physicists decide the mission is dividing, splitting atoms
[04:29.891] 'Till a blinding light is given, quite efficient
[04:32.359] The divine right to mankind's plight is christened
[04:35.023] A minor decision hijacked by politicians
[04:37.985] But as long as they listen to the will of the people
[04:40.332] Treat all as brilliant equals, we can achieve more
[04:42.904] Than we've ever conceived before
[04:44.209]
[04:44.540] Leave this poor place
[04:45.999] Please explore space
[04:47.541] Earth, she's a small base
[04:48.979] Even more awaits
[04:50.377] I implore great leaders
[04:52.373] To lead with all the grace
[04:53.706] Of which we're capable
[04:54.927] And be the author of your fate
[04:56.925] Band together and endeavour
[04:59.019] Clasp our hands together
[05:00.106] As our ancestors have
[05:01.431] And stand the test of time forever
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