lionel.denny[Verse 1]
Oh the ice once danced on the northern seas,
Now it weeps in the arms of a warming breeze.
The polar bear roams on a shrinking stage,
While the oceans rise in a silent rage.
[Verse 2]
The forests cough where the fires run wild,
And the rivers dry where they once beguiled.
The bees have packed for a one-way flight,
And the summers burn through the endless night.
[Chorus]
Oh heed the cry of the cracking clay,
The earth is singing in dismay.
We played our games, we lit the flame—
Now nature calls us all by name. Will we mend what we’ve undone,
Or chase the shadow of the sun?
[Verse 3]
The oil kings dine in their marble halls,
While the farmer prays for a drop to fall.
The storms grow teeth, the winds grow bold,
And the tales we told are growing old.
[Bridge – spoken or sung softly]
They said the sky was far too vast
To feel the weight of what we cast.
But now the sky is bruised and torn,
And every child is climate-worn.
[Final Chorus – with harmony or echo]
Oh heed the cry of the cracking clay,
The earth is singing in dismay.
We danced too long, we sang too loud—
Now thunder speaks from every cloud.
But if we listen, if we learn,
There’s still a path where tides can turn.
