The song "Last Man on Earth" by Hawkwind tells the story of an alien who awakens from a thousand-year-long sleep to find that all other life on Earth has survived except for its own kind. The alien reflects on the collapse of institutions and empires and wonders if something in the air destroyed its alien seed, preserving the earth, its land, and seas. As the alien witnesses the healing scars on the land, its eyes grow dim, and it realizes that with its passing, all the gods will die. Satellites patrol the lonely skies, and nature's armies gather all around, with evolving species at every turn. The alien ultimately comes to the realization that it is the last living man on earth. The song is a reflection on the fragility of life, the unpredictable nature of existence, and the possibility that life on Earth may continue to exist long after we are gone.
