[Intro — spoken softly] Yah…
Respect
the
earth..
Blakkciti
music..
Ashiaman
fita
line
records..
Listen
to
the
silence…
Before
the
music
begins.
Because
sometimes…
The
earth
speaks
without
making
a
sound.
[Verse 1] I
walked
where
the
river
used
to
sing,
Now
the
river
carry
sorrow
on
its
wings.
The
tree
that
gave
the
bird
a
home,
Now
standing
there,
but
standing
alone.
Mama
Earth
dey
cry,
but
nobody
hear,
We
count
the
money
while
she
count
the
tears.
We
dig
her
heart,
we
burn
her
skin,
Then
ask
tomorrow
where
the
future
been.
Yɛn
yɛn
bɔne
yi,
yɛn
yɛn
bɔne
yi,
What
have
we
done
to
the
ground
beneath
our
feet?
The
child
of
tomorrow
will
ask
us
one
day, “
Why
did
you
take
my
future
away?”
[Chorus] Oh
Earth…
forgive
us,
We
were
blind
when
you
were
calling.
Oh
Earth…
remember
us,
When
the
last
green
leaf
is
falling.
The
soil
knows
every
footstep,
The
ocean
knows
every
lie.
And
when
the
human
voice
is
finished,
The
earth
will
still
reply.
[Verse 2] A
little
boy
drinks
from
a
broken
stream,
Dreaming
of
a
world
he
has
only
seen
in
dreams.
He
asks
his
father, “
Where
are
the
trees?”
Father
looks
down…
no
words
to
speak.
Me
da
wo
ase,
Onyame,
For
the
breath
still
inside
me.
But
what
will
I
tell
the
unborn
child
When
the
air
itself
can
no
longer
hide?
We
build
our
houses
higher
than
mountains,
But
forget
the
roots
beneath
the
stone.
We
make
the
city
brighter
every
night,
Yet
some
people
still
walk
home
alone.
[Chorus] Oh
Earth…
forgive
us,
We
were
blind
when
you
were
calling.
Oh
Earth…
remember
us,
When
the
last
green
leaf
is
falling.
The
soil
knows
every
footstep,
The
ocean
knows
every
lie.
And
when
the
human
voice
is
finished,
The
earth
will
still
reply.
[Bridge — very slow] Maybe
one
day…
The
rich
man
and
the
poor
man
Will
stand
before
the
same
soil.
No
money
can
buy
a
second
breath.
No
palace
can
bargain
with
the
grave.
No
border
can
stop
the
rain.
No
weapon
can
silence
the
wind.
Gaia…
yɛn
ma
wo
yie.
Mother
Earth…
we
have
not
treated
you
well.
[Verse 3 — deepest section] Listen
carefully…
The
earth
does
not
belong
to
us.
We
borrowed
it
from
children
whose
names
we
don't
know.
The
tree
we
cut
today
might
have
been
tomorrow's
shade.
The
river
we
poison
today
might
have
carried
tomorrow's
drinking
water.
The
animal
we
erase
from
the
forest
might
have
carried
a
story
humanity
never
learned.
And
the
child
we
leave
behind
will
inherit
every
decision
we
were
too
proud
to
question.
[Final Chorus — children softly behind] Oh
Earth…
forgive
us…
Forgive
us…
forgive
us…
Oh
Earth…
remember
us…
Remember
us…
When
the
last
drum
stops
beating,
When
the
last
singer
closes
his
eyes,
Let
the
wind
carry
one
message:
We
were
only
visitors
here.
[Outro — whispered] One
day
the
earth
will
cover
our
footprints.
One
day
our
names
will
become
stories.
One
day
somebody
will
stand
beneath
a
tree
and
wonder
who
planted
it.
So
plant
something.
Protect
something.
Love
something
that
cannot
repay
you.
Because…
the
earth
remembers.
Blakkciti
am
out!!!!!!!!!!