Tears of the Earth

Tears of the Earth
Gentle mama sing a lullaby;
your child cries
rock him in the cradle and
tell him lies,
for soon enough the danger will call him
to the front lines,
let him revel in his innocense and
peaceful dreams
where everything's as beautiful
as it seems
his future is a field of flowers
planted with mines

Oh listen,
to the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth
Oh listen!
yes, a mother's heart is beating,
inside the earth,
while her children rape the body that
gave them birth
how can we ask forgiveness after
the damage is done
When we cannot ask the forest for a
moment's shade,
though every ray of sun cuts like a razorblade
and we cannot ask the river for water
If she has none?
Oh listen !
to the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth
Oh listen !
to the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth
Oh listen !
to the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth
yeah now listen !
to the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth (tears of the earth)

Let the soldiers stagger home
let every
weapon rust
let our hearts be healed of hatred, fear and mistrust
may the children learn from their elder's
near-fatal mistakes
and listen
to the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth (tears of the earth)
To the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth (tears of the earth)
To the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth (tears of the earth)
To the mountain's fury,
to the raging wind,
to the ocean, weary
of the poisonin'
when the rains come down,
feel the tears of the earth (tears of the earth)