Bad Religion - Fertile Crescent Lyrics

Come and see the brilliant light
Don't let your emotions mask your sight
It's the manifestation of a deeper fight
That affects me and you

My optimism was running high
A new world order was on my mind
But I couldn't belive it when I heard them say
They're blowing it away

And the fertile crescent is burning today
And baby my emotions are too
The cradle of humanity has led us all astray
And we're all in this together don't you know

'Cause our species has nowhere else to go
Aggression rears its ugly head
Retaliation brings further dread
The two are linked by unseen threads

That wind back through time
I don't agree with the outdated trend
Nationalism is an evil friend
But hatred is instilled by invisible lines

Drawn in our minds
And the fertile crescent is haunting us today
And baby our instincts are too

The ghost of humanity is warning us this way
And I think we all should heed it don't you know
'Cause we've got nowhere else to go

The Fertile Crescent is where the first human civilization was created if anyone was worrying

Everyone knows that, idiot

Bad religion is propaganda

Propagandhi

bad religion knows!!

this song is a knife in the heart

El disco mas trablajado sin duda
Con Bobby Schayer

maybe the greatest bad religion song of all time.

I say that every time i listen to any BR song. Most of their work just blows my socks off.

@Guybrush Threepwood For sure but this one...damn this one is outstanding amongst the outstanding.

I don't think so, both Graffin and Gurewitz are great songwriters. All of Brett's songs make sense, you just need to look further to find the meaning. Brett's songs also tend to be more emotional while Greg's are more philosophical.

I'd say Brett's songs are more metaphorical while Greg's are more intellectual.

And BaaAAaaby my enotions are tooOOoo

No problem, even they have a hard time trying to remember who wrote what. ;)

dammit you're right i keep thinking of heaven is falling

A melhor do mundo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the fastest singers in the world

i wish i knew where to find this album, i swear i've had the grey race twice, generator twice... and i don't know where to find my no control album.. ah, that was the beginning of bad religion for me

Our species has nowhere else to go.... These fuckers are too smart for their own good!

che album IMMENSO generator!
the best 1

memories

just the smell of that CD.....

@karydaki it IS 20 years old!! Generator was recorded in May 1991, even though not released until early 1992 :)

this song is almost 20 years old and i am still addicted to it :)

Ahh fuck, good ole days. You are missed.
Yes sir... I do believe thins is my favorite BR song... and that is not an easy thing to say.
So, for those those who don't know, Here you go.

@karadiska oh crap my bad dude you're right i was thinkin of "heaven is falling"

@aWhimTested i just got the Generator cd cover in my hands. "Fertile Crescent 2:09" 681 4559-7
(music & lyrics by Greg Graffin) Polypterus music.

:)

@karadiska brett wrote this song

One of the best lyrics written by Greg Graffin. He started to write it just after the tv news telling about the first bomb drop on the First Gulf War by George Bush (father)

AWESOME!!!!!

nice!!!!!!!!!!

It a relevent song in association with whats goin on in the world now.

This one, with Lookin' in and 21rst century digital boy are really good!
Thanks for the upload