Our Earth Was Once Green

Across the skies the monuments stand
Shrines of wonder, man worshiping man
Computer ethics mock a dying land

Down below like rats in a cage
Success, survival, two needles in hay
It's Romans One facing Satans stare

But mountains are holy places and beauty is free
We can still walk through the garden
Our earth was once green

Pull down the forests, we need more wood
Extend the grazing, we need more food
Burning our bridges before the flood

Out on the oceans where it's relatively safe
It's not so easy being big as a whale
We're all in a race on a bigger scale

But mountains are holy places and beauty is free
We can still walk through the garden
Our earth was once green

Homosapien, I've had enough
Homosapien, I'm givin' up
At best your wisdom's a shot in the dark

So make yourself pretty, make yourself rich
Leopardskin, sealskin, money and sex
Apartheid, genocide, thalidomide, life, it's your choice

But mountains are holy places and beauty is free
We can still walk through the garden
Our earth was once green