LOTF-Ch4-Theme+Song



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Pearl Jam Do the Evolution

Woo.. I'm ahead, I'm a man I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah I'm at peace with my lust I can kill 'cause in God I trust, yeah It's evolution, baby

I'm at piece, I’m the man Buying stocks on the day of the crash On the loose, I'm a truck All the rolling hills, I’ll flatten’ em out, yeah It's herd behavior, uh huh It's evolution, baby

Admire me, admire my home Admire my song, here's my coat Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah This land is mine, this land is free I'll do what I want but irresponsibly It's evolution, baby

I'm a thief, I'm a liar There's my church, I sing in the choir: (hallelujah… hallelujah…)

Admire me, admire my home Admire my song, admire my clothes 'Cause we know, appetite for a nightly feast Those ignorant Indians got nothin' on me Nothin', why? Because, it's evolution, baby!

I am ahead, I am advanced I am the first mammal to make plans, yeah I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher Twenty-ten, watch it go to fire It's evolution, baby (2X) Do the evolution Come on, come on, come on


 * Theme Song Analysis


 * This song from Pearl Jam is an apt reflection of the themes developed by William Golding in chapter four of //Lord of the Flies//. The ironic tone and frenetic pace of the music both serve to underscore both the dangers and the lies of human social evolution. As the song points out, the "first mammal to wear pants" is also the only mammal to continually build "civilization" in pursuit of its own dubious end goals