Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Anthropocene

Official music video 'Anthropocene' per­formed by 'Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark' taken from the album 'Bauhaus Staircase'.

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Lyrics of 'Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Anthropocene'

Anthropocene
The cur­rent geo­lo­gic­al epoch

Ten thou­sand years before now
Global human pop­u­la­tion is five million
One thou­sand years before now
Global human pop­u­la­tion two hun­dred million

Walking on the car­bon band
Evidence of human hand
Stain in the stratigraphy
Sedimentary memory

Just anoth­er KT line
Start and fin­ish of our time
A dirty mark in history
Souvenir for all to see

Documenting our decline
Paradox as paradigm
Tragic in trajectory
Trespass in geology

Fossil foot­prints in the sand
Make their mark across the land
Crushing all diversity
Tainted by humanity

Anthropocene
The cur­rent geo­lo­gic­al epoch
Dating from the commencement
Of sig­ni­fic­ant human impact
On Earth's geo­logy and ecosystems
Including anthro­po­gen­ic cli­mate change

Anthropocene
The cur­rent geo­lo­gic­al epoch
Anthropocene
Geology and ecosystems
Anthropocene
Significant human impact

One hun­dred years before now
Global human pop­u­la­tion is two billion
Ten years before now
Global human pop­u­la­tion is sev­en billion

One mil­lion years after now
Global human pop­u­la­tion is
Zero