Civilization epic rap

We learned to band together and endeavour

Clasp our hands together

Man developed language, letters

and incredible advantage

Getting plans together

But would we stand the test of time

against the planet's reckless climate

and its angry weather?

Spread the sails

and head West against the Gales

and storms aboard Norse longboats

with decks as dense as nails

our aim was riding waves

and fiding, claiming strange horizons

invading islands

Native populations slain with violence

enslaved and made to aim skyward

think of bigger things

sphynxes, pyramids

raise them high in the name of diffrent kings

The diffrent things we've held sacred divine

through places and times

the range of supplications and rites

through ages we find

nations arise

as old civilisations crumble to dust

becoming strangers in time

waiting to die

replaced in the night

the day breaks and the light changes

illuminating newer human faces as fights rage

the human race is facing the might

of righteous states who would write

the history books

even if it took a knife's blade

to find the right page

Sengoku Jidai

Men offered to die

for the honour of a warrior's life

The sun's coming and we're watching it rise

as a new era's here

it's a solid as iron

pull the tongs from the fire

strike the hammer to the anvil

craft a weapon to bring an enemy to a standstil

the blacksmith is the wizard

that gives us these powers

devour enemies

leaping down from the siege towers

the better the tech is

the lesser effort to wreck it

the less time to see their eyes

and feel sympathetic

never regret it

a true knight never stays a true blade

never says touché

but would forever lay in blue rays of weathered glades

to demonstrate his never-ending dedication

to the crusade

reformation through flame

and after the cremation is a new age

time's quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page

the faces are the same as when in days gone

but brains are cultivated

thus creating the renaissance

we're still using steel tools to stay strong

replacing blades with greater trades

pen and paper, song

faith in god is tested

hiding in the desert

man excited, then enlightened

by the scientific method

tried describing its expresssion

by inscribing his impression

when applying it to heavenly bodies

that everybody reckoned

must have been made by a creator

or a greater force

nature's author faced examination never faced before

the grace of horse and rider

replaced with wars and violence

debased the laws of science

made the case for all the pious

why us ut progress

always leads to loads of mess

the western region spread across the globe and coalesced

settlers spread disease

with effortless ease

was it reckless or did it just happen invitably?

While evidentaly we never can see

through the lens of this century

but there's no retreating now

whether or not it was meant to be

the seven seas were sailed

navies prevailed

leaving trails of devastation in their wake

as people wailed

a world of wonder plundered

traded in the name of progess

but human nature's way

shows we should expect no less

oh yes

struck by the realisation

this is just civilisation

in the natal stages of industrialisation

trust me when I say

that previous achievements are just child's play

compared to this colossal school of thought

we set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we brought

it's an epiphany

giving us pretty much infinite energy

it's electricity

Edsion

Nikola Tesla

Different inventors

giving us everything we depend on

whether it's engines, cinema, television or telecomms

sending a message and spreading it on

these unreal frontier chanels

we develop the tech and then sell it on

the rell travels round

with the speed of a machine gun's barrels

machinery's a meaner beast

and we're still in the saddle

no need for cavalry

battle superseded that with ease

allies and axis

charging each other like batteries

a power vaccum allowing the superstates to flourish

redistribute the food

even if it means people are malnourished

propaganda is the only view

that you're allowed to publish

'cause totalitarians are well aware

of how to punish

gunning down numbers countless

for doubtless nothings that they've done

but that won't stop subversive insurgents

from coming out with courage

using their power to the fullest

whether creativity

or demonstaring general realtivity

evidently when we find time to be efficient

Einsteinian clear vision

can reaveal the precision behind the blinds

nuclear fission

despite derision

physicists decide the mission

is dividing, splitting atoms

'til a blinding light is given

quite efficient

the divine right to mankind's plight is christened

a minor decision

hijacked by politicians

but as long as they listen

to the will of the people

treat all as brilliant equals

we can achieve more

than we've ever conceived before

leave this poor place

please explore space

Earth, she's a small base

even more awaits

I implore great leaders

to lead with all the grace

of which we're capable

and be the autor of your fate

band together and endeavour

clasp our hands together

as our ancestors have

and stand the test of time forever