Life is an experiment, we attempt to go from wild to tame
Map the progress, charting it using features of a great tree
The roots as your DNA, the trunk as accomplishments
Your children become the branches, your living legacies
Life on earth to some can feel like a beast inside a cage
Don't look at the future with a sense of fear or fait accompli
The past informs the present, steals your agency in time
You can decide to break the chains and make a change
But lives are pushed into the fire, damned regardless
Crime, war, famine, drought, genocide all contribute
And as a species we've been unable to remove the rage
Over time rage removes our choices, adds more pain
We have an existence that is watched by cameras
So I'd like to welcome you, to the human zoo
Smile broadly and act accordingly
