Story Behind The Song
I wrote this in 1995 - the 25th anniversary of Earth Day!
Song Description
Please take care of the earth and each other! LOVE!
Song Length |
5:19 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Rock - Religious |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Delighted, Annoyed |
Subject |
Spirituality, Earth |
Similar Artists |
Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I Believe Laurie Dameron
Well it occurred to me this morning as I prayed for love
that it's hard to believe in anything
Today the world just moves so fast we've got no time to sing
Computer addiction too much work and too much greed
No time to even think
Mobile phones distracting from our feelings our presence on the brink
What do we believe in - is there something more precious than gold?
What do we believe in - is there something in our hearts that we hold?
Uncaring corporations flaunting power and might
What's in their way they just erase
Raping rain forest destroying life we can never replace
If we could see it with our eyes I'm sure we'd feel it with our hearts
There's a stranglehold on the earth
All we need to do is believe and figure out what it's worth
What do we believe in - have the money gods taken our souls
I don't know about a lot of things but some things I just know...
Chorus:
I believe in something greater - I believe in love
I believe in all of nature - in something beyond and above
I believer in majestic mountains - in deserts and extraordinary things
And I believe in everybody - sometimes I even hear the angels sing
Bridge:
There's no words to describe the aching in my soul
I don't comprehend uncaring posture the feeling is just so cold
Why the lack of gratitude for the vast and beautiful sky
Without the breath of precious air we wouldn't even be alive
I awake and feel the beauty of a white lacy frost
And my spirit begins to lift
Depression's hard to fight but when it's absent life is such a gift
I see the sun shimmer on some new green leaves
What would life be like without trees
Embrace the earth and care about each other I'm begging you please.
Chorus