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Genetically Modified World

from Genetically Modified by Up in the Air

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Brian's witty little song that comments on the direction that GMO's may take the planet. Kind of reminds me of a political Big Rock Candy Mountain.

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Genetically Modified World
by Brian Stark


Well DNA is natural. It’s the buiding block of life,
And when the good Lord put it together, you know, I think he did it up right.
He made lots of different organisms, a complex web of life
Each one depending on another and so the circle, it closed up tight
And then along came a man and a microscope, and he seperated the gene
When he put ‘em all back together, he made lots of strange un-natural things
And now food crops grow on the ocean floor. Cows, they grow on trees.
Now the ranchers gaze while their oysters graze
On grass that depends on a hormone spray
In our genetically modified world, In our genetically modified world

Well now the corporations they will tell you it’s about feeding people in need
But it isn’t really very hard to see that it’s really just about corporate greed
They patent the food in the third world and then they watch their profits grow
But the third world people can’t say no because they’re economic slaves of the WTO
And now their food crops grow on the ocean floor. Cows, they grow on trees.
Now the ranchers gaze while their oysters graze
On grass that depends on a hormone spray
In our genetically modified world, In our genetically modified world

Now when the corporations own creation, with who shall we worship then
With the First United Church of Syngenta, or Monsanto of the Nazarene
Of course, we’ll always have the Daoist, but they’re now D,O,W, DOW
They’ll be popular with all except the population of Bhopal
Because their chickens now only lay export crops. The sacred cows grow on trees.
Now the ranchers gaze while their oysters graze
On grass that depends on a hormone spray
That travels down the river into the bay
Where it bio-accumulates everyday
Till our ecosystem’s in decay
In our genetically modified world, In our genetically modified world (repeated)

credits

from Genetically Modified, released March 1, 2007
lead vocal -Brian Stark
fiddle-Tyson Leonard
pickin and grinnin -David "Jethro" Singer

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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