"Earth Song" lyrics
Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding Lyrics
(feat. Dianne Reeves)
(originally by Michael Jackson)
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
Have you ever stopped to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Have you ever stopped to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, this weeping shore?
I used to dream
I used to glance among the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far, so far
What about yesterday?
(What about us?)
What about the seas?
(What about us?)
The heavens are falling down
(What about us?)
Oh, I can't breathe
(What about us?)
What about apathy?
(What about us?)
I need you, I need you
(What about us?)
What about nature's worth, oh oh?
(What about us?)
It's our planet's womb, oh oh oh
(What about us?)
What about the animals?
We've turned their kingdoms into dust (What about us?)
What about the elephants?
Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)
What about the crying
What about the crying whales? (What about us?)
(What about us?)
What about the forest trails?
Burnt despite our pleas (What about us?)
What about the holy land? (What about us?)
Torn apart by creed
What about the common man? (What about us?)
Can't we set him free
(What about us?)
What about, what about, what about
What about, what about the dying children? (What about us?)
Can't you hear them (What about us?)
Can you hear them cry?
Oh, oh, can you hear them cry? (What about us?)
(What about us?)
What about the baby girls? What about the baby boys?
Oh oh oh (What about us?)
What about the joy? Yeah yeah yeah... (What about us?)
What about, what about you, what about me (What about us?)
(What about us?)
I wanna know where we went wrong (What about us?)
I gotta know
Does anybody give a damn
Does anybody have a plan, oh
What about us?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
Have you ever stopped to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Have you ever stopped to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, this weeping shore?
I used to dream
I used to glance among the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far, so far
What about yesterday?
(What about us?)
What about the seas?
(What about us?)
The heavens are falling down
(What about us?)
Oh, I can't breathe
(What about us?)
What about apathy?
(What about us?)
I need you, I need you
(What about us?)
What about nature's worth, oh oh?
(What about us?)
It's our planet's womb, oh oh oh
(What about us?)
What about the animals?
We've turned their kingdoms into dust (What about us?)
What about the elephants?
Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)
What about the crying
What about the crying whales? (What about us?)
(What about us?)
What about the forest trails?
Burnt despite our pleas (What about us?)
What about the holy land? (What about us?)
Torn apart by creed
What about the common man? (What about us?)
Can't we set him free
(What about us?)
What about, what about, what about
What about, what about the dying children? (What about us?)
Can't you hear them (What about us?)
Can you hear them cry?
Oh, oh, can you hear them cry? (What about us?)
(What about us?)
What about the baby girls? What about the baby boys?
Oh oh oh (What about us?)
What about the joy? Yeah yeah yeah... (What about us?)
What about, what about you, what about me (What about us?)
(What about us?)
I wanna know where we went wrong (What about us?)
I gotta know
Does anybody give a damn
Does anybody have a plan, oh
What about us?
