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Earth song

Spiralling into decline

as we try to climb,

but we’re destroying everything we touch

Blanketing realities so everything's heating up

of the lies and twisted truths I’ve had enough

I can’t take the fake face

I want to rub the make up off and see the naked proof

Can you tell me the truth

can you tell me how you feel?

 

Tell me how you feel when they tell you we’re destroying our mother

we’ve known it for years but only now they want to stop us

And even that’s a lie

numerous companies will continue to profit

while still increasing the footprint

Meanwhile we’re all panicking

fear factors rocketing,

And I feel there nothing I can do but wait

 

and watch

Watch and         wait

Wait and watch           watch

Watch and                                wait.

 

I’m tryna create a safe place for my children

I’m tryna escape the way the world seems to be turning

And spin it back to the days of vinyl scratching

I’m taking it before microphones

before people were playing music on gramophones

 

Yeah, way back before that

I’m talking animal skins,

stretched over things

to create rhythms

with people dancing

And tribal chanting

When we were in harmony with all around us

before mans greed drowned us

before everything around us started dying

 

We’re spiralling into decline

Its like no body wants to climb

they're are happy to live blind and leave behind

A mess for their children to undress

I’m not impressed with my ancestry

 

I can’t express feelings in my chest of misery

We can’t neglect the state of our home

We must respect our globe

We best correct our woe

Our children trust we will protect them

 

How dare we disrespect them like this?

Leave them to pick up the pieces

like there’s nothing we can do but watch and

 

wait

                 wait and watch

watch,              watch and          wait

 

Wait for what?

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5tar
English
Published
Jan 18, 2011
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