From the recording The Consequence of Things We Do
Lyrics
On the first of May somebody screamed “May day” and then we headed down a rat hole.
Will we be as slaves until we reach the grave because we voted for an @$$hole?
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
Father-in-law-to-be said, “Son, listen to me. I see a future cast in plastic.
Work for a company where you roll up your sleeves in a career that’s fantastic.”
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
When the cricket call falls silent long before the dawn
And a canary in the coal mine ceases his sweet song
Unrelenting silence sounds a warning something’s wrong,
Wrong, oh, so wrong.
To live a life of ease we cleared the land of trees; we watch the rain remove the soil.
And when our children wheeze caught in a toxic breeze we see the real price of oil.
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
Poison is everywhere in food and drink and air. It flows – you open up the spigot.
Liquid is dark and dank. Could be we walk the plank on a slowly sinking frigate.
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
When the cricket call falls silent long before the dawn
And a canary in the coal mine ceases his sweet song
Unrelenting silence sounds a warning something’s wrong,
Wrong, oh, so wrong.
A program on TV showed how the earth would freeze and then the sea begin to boil.
Meanwhile a viral beast consumed a human feast – it made my weary eyes recoil.
Later I fell asleep. I dreamed that we were free and lived in peace that was unspoiled.
A wise man said to me we meet our destiny in how we live and love and toil.
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…
O o o o o o o o ... the consequence of things we do…