How Much Longer

[Verse 1]
We have to find a balance within reality
Focus on longevity, rather than a salary
Globally, we need to stand up to these factories
And make the switch from combustion to batteries
It’s sad to see something die when you water it
They say they monitor pollution and it’s moderate
But take a look at the sky by your metropolis
It’s being poisoned by people in your populous!
Here’s a wake-up call for all the ignorant folks
Who don’t understand until their backs pinned to the ropes
Your vision of hope flips like fishermen’s boats
I hope you’re listenin’ close because the system is broke
I see fire and smoke, billowing from refineries
And wonder why it’s accepted by society
These two circles in my skull don’t lie to me
You must survive then thrive this is irony

[Hook]
How much longer can we keep doin’ this?
This is the stupidest thing we could do
Tell me I’m wrong with this, isn’t it obvious?
We’re all doomed unless we change soon
How much longer can we keep doin’ this?
This is the stupidest thing we could do
Tell me I’m wrong with this, isn’t it obvious?
We’re all doomed unless we change soon

[Verse 2]
We put man on the moon back in 69
We have unmanned drones that can roam the sky
We can transplant hearts, there’s a rover on mars!
So what’s the hold up with electric cars?
The truth is these cars are bad for biz
Oil and gas collect cash hand and fist
Why can’t electric be cost-effective?
It feels like I’m eating gas fumes for breakfast
All you gotta do is take a look at the ice caps
Anyone can see that they’re melting quite fast
We keep pumping all this crap in the atmosphere
Then act confused when the weather starts actin’ weird
Honestly, a lot of its economy and politics
If you don’t believe me ask a climatologist
The earth is more than just countries and continents
Sometimes I wonder what we really have to offer it

[Hook]
How much longer can we keep doin’ this?
This is the stupidest thing we could do
Tell me I’m wrong with this, isn’t it obvious?
We’re all doomed unless we change soon
How much longer can we keep doin’ this?
This is the stupidest thing we could do
Tell me I’m wrong with this, isn’t it obvious?
We’re all doomed unless we change soon

[Break]
What now has to be done, to make things better?
Global warming is happening and man's to blame
You can see where the tension is now between the science
And the politics of carbon and carbon generation
Which is causing climate change and the warming of the planet

[Verse 3]
Thunder and lightning Mother Nature is frightening
The giver of life, beautiful and enlightening
We must unite as a planet and do the right thing
Or be prepared for the damages that we might bring
Upon this starlit, marvellous creation
That’s spun more than 4 billion sun rotations
We’re playing a game with what we don’t understand
In my mind, it’s unwise to bite the hand
That feeds you, gives you fresh air to breathe through
Clean water to drink, wash clothes, and clean you
And what do we do? We poison the seas!
The lakes the rivers and destroy and the trees
We pollute the air and the ground beneath
All for the economy, wealth and greed
Well tell me how big will your company be
When your grandson’s grandson has nothing to breathe?

[Hook]
How much longer can we keep doin’ this?
This is the stupidest thing we could do
Tell me I’m wrong with this, isn’t it obvious?
We’re all doomed unless we change soon
How much longer can we keep doin’ this?
This is the stupidest thing we could do
Tell me I’m wrong with this, isn’t it obvious?
We’re all doomed unless we change soon

[Outro]
In the last ten to fifteen years the extent of awareness
That's grown has been quite phenomenal and therefore
I personally, feel that, there's every reason that human society
Will have the sense, the wisdom, to exercise the characteristic
Of risk aversion and see that we do the right thing
And do it in the right period of time