Darwin's Cat - Eleven Light Years
Art-rock saga about Human Civilization from Space Cats Perspective.
A long time ago, during a brief thaw in an Ice Age, a Civilisation of Cats was born and prospered on the planet Earth. When the thaw ended and the evil glaciers returned, the Cats were forced to abandon their home planet. They built star-ships, left the Solar System, and settled among the stars. Ages passed, another thaw came; evil glaciers melted again, and a Civilisation of Apes, who now call themselves Humans, emerged. One brave Cat decided to return and find out what's happening on the Mother Planet of Cats
I arrived from the stars - it was a very long trip 57 years, lonely me and my loyal ship My destination is Earth - Cat’s ancient home Now it’s populated by Apes with upgraded genome Apes use steam and nuclear bombs They’ve built pyramids and built Washington They visited Moon and pioneered pollution They invented democracy and revolutions Eleven light years from Earth Cats build space stations Five light years away Cats build bridges to the moons On Delta Eridani Cats constructed perfect bodies and flying cities But here on Earth I feel myself like in Zoo So Apes have great power of fusion reaction But they continue use religions and improve corruption They play with genes and do space exploration But they can not provide universal education Apes invented science and complex mechanisms They developed medicine but still use mysticism They investigated cosmos and secrets of mind But ancient superstitions make them limited and blind Eleven light years from Earth Cats build space stations Five light years away Cats build bridges to the moons On Delta Eridani Cats constructed perfect bodies and flying cities But here on Earth I feel myself like in Zoo Apes built computers it was a good start Then came social nets and it was a fatal trap Now anyone has tools to spread misinformation Their algorithms can destroy civilization Nobody knows where is lie, where is true Even despite the giant IQ Apes now live in information bubbles And because of this they have a lot of troubles Eleven light years from Earth Cats build space stations Five light years away Cats build bridges to the moons On Delta Eridani Cats constructed perfect bodies and flying cities But here on Earth I feel myself like in Zoo I’m returning to the stars - it will be a very long trip Several decades, lonely me and my loyal ship My departure place is Earth - Cat’s ancient home It’s still populated by Apes with upgraded genome Earth belongs to Apes, it was inherited from Cats Apes are curious but they believe in gods From animals ancestors they’ve got their altruism But they made step forward and invented humanism Eleven light years from Earth Cats build space stations Five light years away Cats build bridges to the moons On Delta Eridani Cats constructed perfect bodies and flying cities But here on Earth ...
