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“Earth Song” is a ballad performed by singer Michael Jackson, taken from his ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I, as the third single from the album on November 27, 1995. Unlike the songs Jackson performed in the past, such as “We Are the World” and “Man in the Mirror”, this...
[Verse 1]
What about sunrise? What about rain?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields? Is there a time?
What about all the things that you said was yours and mine?
[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, this weeping shore?
[Chorus]
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
What have we've done to the world? Look what we've done
What about all the peace that you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields? Is there a time?
What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine?
[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, this weeping shore?
[Chorus]
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
[Bridge]
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far
[Chorus]
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh (Hey!)
[Breakdown]
What about yesterday? (What about us?)
What about the seas? (What about us?)
Heavens are falling down (What about us?)
I can't even see (What about us?)
What about Africans? (What about us?)
I ain't even through (What about us?)
What about nature's worth? (Ooh)
It's our planet's womb (What about us?)
What about animals? (What about it?)
Turned kingdom to dust (What about us?)
What about elephants? (What about us?)
Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)
What about crying whales? (What about us?)
Ravaging the seas? (What about us?)
What about forest trails? (Ooh)
Burnt despite our pleas (What about us?)
What about the holy land? (What about it?)
Torn apart by greed? (What about us?)
What about the common man? (What about us?)
Can't we set him free? (What about us?)
What about children dying? (What about us?)
Can't you hear them cry? (What about us?)
Where did we go wrong? (Ooh)
Someone tell me why (What about us?)
What about baby boy? (What about it?)
What about the days? (What about us?)
What about all their joy? (What about us?)
What about the man? (What about us?)
What about the crying man? (What about us?)
What about Abraham? (What about us?)
What about death again? (Ooh)
Do we give a damn?
[Outro]
Ah, ah-ah (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo)
Ooh, ooh-ooh (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo)
Ah, ah-ah (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo)
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Earth Song was written by Michael Jackson.
Earth Song was produced by Michael Jackson & David Foster & Bill Bottrell.
Michael Jackson released Earth Song on Fri Jun 16 1995.
According to Songfacts, Jackson declared:
I remember writing “Earth Song” when I was in Austria, in a hotel. And I was feeling so much pain and so much suffering of the plight of the Planet Earth. And for me, this is Earth’s Song, because I think nature is trying so hard to compensate for man’s mis...
On August 23, 2018, “Earth Song” was certified gold by the RIAA.