The Revolution (whatareyougonnabe)
The Earth Mother's aging tear
full of years of her alerting fear
resonates in this thin air
while we waste precious time
arguing how we all got here
open your eyes
the revolution ties
us all together
The heroes
The martyrs
The inventors
we grew up on
are gone
but they still sting so strong
lead us weakly along
while we got
global warming
killer bees swarming
HIV and pandemic flus
paradise being burned by fossil fuels
The Earth Mother's sending the clues
soon we'll all be singin' her blues
Sons and daughters hear the pleas
we got freakish storms and rising seas
No condoms in schools
country run by delusional old school fools
Acid rain
meth fumes
and dreams we can't see
human nature turning into soiled reality
Maybe we only get what we truly need
when we let go of life's greed
everything we seek is in our mind
if we can let go of what we know is outside
we can see through the darkness
that once made us blind
While get rich schemes
and diet dreams
molest the innocence
we got computers and robots
but no common sense
we sit in our living rooms dying
eating heaping mounds of mass media bait
the lines are drawn as is our fate
we must keep our eyes on the prize before it's too late
fifty percent divorce rate
we planted love and harvested hate
don't you just sit there and contemplate
we got hungry stomachs and empty plates
we got kids dying overseas
sons and daughters hear the pleas
we got freakish storms
and rising seas
To all those who question
and define family
look at your own life
before you construct a false reality
Only time determines our fate
bad accidents can easily take
you or those you love
lets conquer the hate
raise a flag in the name of what we can create
happiness is just a state
love is what makes it worth the wait
But right now the water ain't clean
give me death in exchange for a sunbeam
Terrorist nation and a Western dream
quarreling over tradition
forgetting we're all on the same team
history can teach
but it cannot lead
as social and cultural mores
lead to more and more locked doorways
where 9to5 gave way to 24/7
everyone sweatin' for a piece of heaven
lifestyle changes
lowering wages
we need to redefine "success
cause the reach is killing us
unwind from the daily grind
loosen the tie
before you choke and die
money
money
money
will never buy you truth
The Earth Mother she's sending the clues
soon we'll all be singin' her blues
Sons and daughters hear the pleas
we got freakish storms and rising seas