[Official Lyrics]
I cross the oceans
I corss the seas
I cross the mountains
Like a new disease
I cross the borders
I cross the line
Never to see the light
'Till the end of time
I've seen the canyons
I've seen the cities
I've seen the prisons
That take such pity
When it comes to you
When it comes to me
It's just money
That'll set you free
Chorus:
Hey my children what seems important
Won't last forever
Hey my children what seems important
Won't last forever
Take a look at the Earth
From a plane
You'll see the Earth
Cut up and in Pain
Take a look at L.A.
From the sky
What you see
Should make you cry
Chorus
I'm the scum of the Earth...
I am a cancer...
I am humanity...
Chorus (2 times)
Performed by Filter
D'arcy appears on backing vocals. It's possible that the name "Miss Wutt" that is credited on the album for additional vocals is an alias for D'arcy.
Richard Patrick: (BBC Online 1/25/00)
- "D'arcy came in and sang a little bit on the album track 'Cancer', and
I thought it was really cool. A lot of people seem to think that we're
just like this industrial band, which I think is just like pathetic. I
think it was really amazing to put like this female voice in the middle of
this old school industrial thing. She said 'Why don't you try to sound
like a little boy?, and I'm like 'Why don't you come in here and show me
what you're talking about?' She did such a great job I was like, 'Do you
mind?' and she was like, 'No, not at all, go ahead',"
Official Release:
- Filter - Title of Record