“The Earth Is My Witness” is the fourth track of their album “Nighttime Birds”.
This song might be about Planet Earth suffering because of our actions, and “and we close our eyes” is us ignoring the fact that we are hurting the planet.
Mother earth look at her closely
She looks at her baby and she sighs
The slight breathing pause that she takes it builds her and
Makes her strong
She refuses to give her up
And we close our eyes
Her hands touch the round stomach
And feel the kick
The eyes that have seen so much cry
With the water she starts to rinse her face
And refuses to give her up
And we close our eyes
And you close your eyes
The Earth Is My Witness was written by Anneke Van Giersbergen.
The Earth Is My Witness was produced by Siggi Bemm.
The Gathering released The Earth Is My Witness on Fri Jun 06 1997.