Tyson - Mother Earth lyrics

Technology is raping her, and there's no replacing her Artificiality is hurting and disgracing her We act like there's another But it's cause we're so afraid of her And the magnitude of the powers that created her There is no debating her, the conversation moved ahead If we do not save her then in decades we will all be dead Oceans turn from blue to red Gra** will turn from green to brown Clouds fill up the skies and acid rain begins to hit the ground How have our powers devoured our home? We're cowards to think that we're standing alone An hour a day, in everyone's home Empower the way that you care for your own I'm tired of seeing the k**ing and fleeing The spilling of blood, the loss of a feeling Emotions are high, filling the sky With prayers and dreams; while angels fly How can I do more than this? We're dying slow, like open wrists Watch the blood drip to the floor It seems like we can't wait no more The time is now, the end is near It's time to move, let go of fear Or we will hear the softest sigh As Mother Earth has almost died Mother Earth, cries in pain All because we are so vain Working hard to please each other Showing disrespect to mother Love our sisters and our brothers And the truth will be uncovered End the lies and when we try There's no disguise, for you and I (2x) I verbalize best, for turtles in nets For tigers and dolphins and even your pets For elephant tusks, and migrating ducks We're k**ing our cousins for dollars and bucks Enough is enough, we must stop it now Whether it's by force or a sacred vow Wanna know how? You just make a promise To care for our planet, you gotta be honest Speak the truth. Be a man Be a woman. Understand Make a choice, how 'bout today? If it's too late, we'll wash away And something else will take our place We've got to enlighten the human race We've got to inspire a brand new desire To fight to the wire for our empire Hire the teachers for our future leaders Like scientists, doctors and public speakers Hoping to reach us, spreading the knowledge Help all our children get further than college Do it today, or we'll meet our doom We don't want to give, all we do is consume We're burning the forests and drilling the seas The powers that be are ignoring our pleas We're spreading disease, and k**ing the youth Polluting the breeze, while I spit in the booth Fulfilling the truth is saving a life Like animal testing done under the knife We sacrifice lives in the name of science But they are not human so there is no violence That is a lie and it has to die Humanity won't share a slice of the pie Want to know why? It's all cause of greed The things we want, we'll say that we need Give it all up, and we will have freed The chains on our minds, it's time to succeed Plant a seed, and watch it thrive Cause Mother Earth is still alive Helping you to understand You've got the whole world in your hands HOOK (2x) I call it how I see it and I rarely tell a lie I want this song to be a catalyst for you and I To take control and last forever Don't act like we're not so clever Make it better, save the future Close the wound, just like a suture Let it heal, then we'll feel Emotions and notions we all know is real Seals and polar bears, penguins and whales Are suffering daily because we have failed Put it in scale, fix your perspective Clean up your act and be more effective It is defective, time for a change Why is protecting the planet so strange? Are we insane because we've forgotten? Our souls were bright, but now they're just rotten It's gotten so bad, what are we to do? All that I know is that it starts with you and me And we can plant a tree and try to keep humanity from Engaging insanity, I don't think it's too grand a plea No destruction. No pollution No discussion? No solution Get to talkin', start to fight Revolution is your God given right Do what you can by the end of the night When you wake up you will feel alright And we can begin in a brand new way Of loving our planet, that's all I will say