Homo erectus

Homo erectus

Music and lyrics © 2011, Nicholas Toth and Kathy Schick

1.
Upright creatures with Stone Age tool-kits
Roam the highlands for plants and game
Future fossils, ancestral spirits
Leave behind their material remains

Cinder cones billow ash
Floodplains teeming with herds
Streams with hippo and crocs
Lakeshore dotted with birds

Homo erectus survives

2.
Side-struck cleavers and crude handaxes
Cut through flesh and dismember game
Ostrich eggshell and tortoise baskets
Wooden spear for a life to claim

Zebras graze on the plain
Waterbuck crossing stream
Long-tusk elephants bathe
Warthogs trotting in teams

Homo erectus survives

3.
Close-knit bands held by strong alliance
Constant chatter in primal tongues
Sounds of laughter and words of wisdom
Passing knowledge from old to young

Lions prowl in the grass
Leopard feeds in a tree
Hyaenas scavenge a kill
Vultures soar in the breeze

Homo erectus survives
Homo erectus survives
Homo erectus survives
Homo erectus survives…

Homo erectus cranium. Image by
KathySchick, courtesy of
THE STONE AGE INSTITUTE®.

Music and lyrics by
Nicholas Toth and Kathy Schick
Vocals: Carrie Newcomer
Lead guitar: Seymour Duncan
Guitar: Sage Benado
Guitar: Nicholas Toth
Bass guitar: Henry Corning
Drums & percussion: Kenny Aranoff
Drums & percussion: Tom Schoenemann
Percussion: Kathy Schick
Engineer: Kevin Loyal
Recorded at Echo Park Studios,
Bloomington, Indiana

Recording © 2011 Nicholas Toth & Kathy Schick,
THE STONE AGE INSTITUTE®
All rights reserved.

Homo erectus scene.  Image by
Henry Gilbert and Kathy Schick.