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(c) Etan Huijs 2021

lyrics

Straight down from the heavens
They came some sunny day
A group of pale skinned humanoids
To wipe the States away
No one saw them coming
And they will never leave
To think or expect otherwise
Would be careless and naïve

They surely did their research
They picked their spot to land
A continent filled with promise
But that promise had to end
For the current population
Who were greatly overwhelmed
And the ones who didn’t run
They were heavily compelled

No one knows where they came from
No one knows why they left
But everyone is telling tales
Of their plundering and theft

They sewed havoc and destruction
They tore all the buildings down
Burned down every house and highway
Until nothing could be found
The citizens, diminished
Had no other option than
To flee across the mountains
And the ocean and the land

Until the pale skinned humanoids
Had the continent for themselves
They planted special seeds they brought
From their interstellar lands
The vegetation flourished
Underneath the northern sun
The creatures thrived and reproduced
Like it was theirs all along

They made up their own language
They made up their own rules
They built their roads and houses
Using all the proper tools
With no one there to challenge them
Their ideas were limitless
The earth itself it functioned
As their constant stimulus

No one knows where they came from
No one knows why they left
But everyone is telling tales
Of their plundering and theft

The continent transformed
Into a green, lush habitat
With resources abundant
A bright future lay ahead
The adjacent colonies
Turned their heads and gazed
Their eyes were full of wonder
They were baffled and amazed

It wasn’t that much later
The first knock on the door
If the humanoids could spare a spot
For the hungry and the poor
They didn’t even open
“How dare they even ask?
Don’t they know creating this
was such a heavy task?”

“We’re the fundament and origin”
Said the pale skinned humanoids
“We’ve shaped this continent
While they were playing with their toys.
We are the rightful rulers.
Our reign is meant to be.
And anyone who begs to differ
Is a fool, too blind to see.”

No one knows where they came from
No one knows why they left
But everyone is telling tales
Of their plundering and theft
No one knows where they came from
And why they left their home
But we all know those without sin
Are the first to cast the stone

Straight down from the heavens
They came some sunny day
A group of pale skinned humanoids
To make a clean slate
No one saw them coming
But no one ever does…

credits

from The Monochrome Veil, released March 12, 2021
Written by Etan Huijs.
Intro created by BJ Baartmans.

Recorded, mixed and produced by BJ Baartmans at Wild Verband.

Mastered by Darius van Helfteren at Amsterdam Mastering.

Etan Huijs: vocals
Jori van Gemert: vocals, piano
Kyle Janssen: electric guitar, vocals
Rens van Dijk: upright bass, mandolin, vocals
Roel Trommelen: drums
BJ Baartmans: acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, piano (intro)
Alex Akela: violin

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