Every action serves to forge our future
So let's make it a bright one
Mother Earth, who keeps us warm in her womb
Who has endured our abuse, will soon become our tomb
We are content with our contempt
For anything not part of oneself
Empathy is often feigned, but never felt
Often feigned, never felt
Constant disappointment fuels my motivation
Humanity's failures comprise my education
You will awaken to find yourself engulfed
Within the shadow of your limitless potential
It's overwhelming, of course, to light this darkness with ambition
But to continue forth, we must relent our imposition
On our home, our planet
Tell me how
How do you continue to live without remorse?
Blind to the blight that we leave in our wake
Yours is an empty mind, easily satisfied
The herald of a cruel fate
Before we solve the puzzle
We must find its missing pieces
Let us identify our failings
So we know where to find improvement
As we begin to solve the puzzle
We will unite familiar pieces
A generation comes together
Our efforts ensure enduring changes
Develop, create
Become, sustain
First we must develop into our own unique embodiment of sentience
Then we'll use our bodies and minds
To create the tools for society's betterment
Our work has just begun
We've become a force, educating the ma**es is the prime directive
Our impact will grow, critical ma** is met
We have the momentum, now we must sustain it
Tiny steps lead to greater strides
Commitment breeds progression
But first you have to f**ing stand up
Make your move on your own volition
No ground will be gained
Until you've achieved autonomous motivation
A sense of self-preservation
Sustainability is so much more than a fashion statement
We are the fleeting stewards, the lonely sentinels
We must stand our watch
Over humanity's immense potential
Can you feel it?
Open your eyes and maybe you'll see it
Can you feel it yet?
The obligation we share as members of this planet
Consider this a call to arms
Each one of us was born into a war
Opposed to those who seek to consume the world
Those who were born before us
Consider themselves to be kings
With an outdated inclination
To hoard all they can gather within their grasp
Ama**ing personal fortunes with deplorable acts
We'll hold ourselves to a higher standard
We refuse to bleed our nurturing mother dry
Given strength, persistence
And discipline this is a war that we will win
Gaining traction as we watch the elder generation die
History is on our side
Our generation turns the tide
History is on our side
We will turn the tide
It upsets me to know that even in the hearts of my peers
human greed still shows we are not opposed
Reformation is here, together we will grow
Just as the river flows, we will carve out canyons
We will smooth the stones
So stake your claim or hold your pose
We will awaken just the same if you choose to doze
Can't you see that we all have the means
to revive our dying world, bring it back from the brink
There's no separating the root from the tree
Start at the bottom, start with "me"
Open up your eyes and see the waste that we live in
Can we create a home from this prison?
A little conscious effort is all that it takes
Every change in routine serves to forge our new fate
There's no separating the root from the tree
Start at the bottom, start with "me"