1. |
This Is An Emergency
04:30
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This is an emergency!
(This is an emergency, yeah!)
Take your head out of the sand!
(You gotta, you gotta, you gotta)
Take your head out, head out, head out!
We believe the Earth is worth saving
We believe the time is now
We believe every creature is precious
(Regeneration in every nation, dismantle the system, an act of love)
Extinction Rebellion! Extinction Rebellion!
(Regeneration in every nation, dismantle the system, an act of love)
We stand shoulder to shoulder
(We believe … )
(We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you)
We stand with our heads held high
(We believe … )
(We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you)
We stand, our hearts overflowing
(We believe … )
(We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you)
Extinction Rebellion! Extinction Rebellion!
This is an emergency!
(This is an emergency, yeah! This is an emergency)
So we’re doing what we can
(We gotta do what we can!)
This is an emergency!
(This is an emergency, yeah!)
Take your head out of the sand and
(You gotta, you gotta, you got, you gotta)
Come join us, come join us!
(Come and join us)
We’re doing it for the coral reefs, and for the polar bears
We’re doing it for the monarch butterflies, because we care
We’re doing it to protect all life, we’re doing it to save our home
(We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you)
We’re doing it in community because no one can do this alone
(We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you)
Alone …
We’re doing it for the koalas; we’re doing it for the bees
We’re doing it for the belugas; we’re doing it for the seas
We’re doing it for our ecosystems, to calm this crazy weather
(Our planet’s burning, we’re growing learning)
We’re doing it for our children’s children; we’re trying to make things better
(No blaming, no shaming, to tell the truth)
Better … Burning … Burning
Tell the truth!
(sung simultaneously)
(line 1) Our planet’s burning, we’re growing learning
(line 2) No blaming, no shaming, to tell the truth
(line 3) Our planet’s burning, we’re growing learning
(lines 1-3) Regeneration in every nation, dismantle the system, an act of love (x3)
(lines 1-3) Share our power, share our stories, share our vision, we’re many, we’re one (x3)
Extinction Rebellion! Extinction Rebellion!!!
(double chorus)
This is an emergency!
(This is an emergency, yeah! This is an emergency)
So we’re doing what we can
(We gotta do what we can!)
This is an emergency!
(This is an emergency, yeah!)
Take your head out of the sand and
(You gotta, you gotta, you got, you gotta)
Come join us, come join us!
(Come and join us)
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2. |
Lucky
04:38
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You have a beautiful heart
I could see that from the start
You have the kindest eyes
Deep and knowing, calm and wise
And I confess
You are the best
And I am blessed
I'm so lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky
Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
You have a generous smile
Welcoming me to stay a while and
You have a voice that truly sings
Your love is your offering
So, stop the press!
You are the best
And I am surely blessed
I'm so lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky
Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
You have the sweetest embrace
I watch the joy spread across your face
You have such laughter, warm and bright
Reassuring and full of light
And I would like to express
That you are the best
And I am surely blessed
I'm so lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky
Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
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3. |
Great Pause
05:03
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This is a time to be gentle, this is a time to go in
This is a time to acknowledge that, that we are all kin
This is a time to remember, this is a time to stay home
This is a time to settle down, to settle in muscle and bone
This is a time to awaken, this is a time we can breathe
This is a time to open, to open what we believe
This is a time for letting go, this is a time to clear out
This is a time to look deeply, look deeply and wonder about
This is the Great Pause
This is a time for taking care, this is a time to be kind
This is a time for holding love, love in our hearts and our minds
This is a time to touch Gaia, this is a time to plant seeds
This is a time to share what we can, to share with those in need
This is a time to hear birdsong, this is a time for blue skies
This is a time to untangle, untangle the truth from the lies
This is a time to be grateful, this is a time to connect
This is a time for commitment, for showing our Earth some respect
This is the Great Pause
This is a once in a lifetime offer: a chance to make a great change
A chance to push the reset button and rearrange, so that
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
Love is the centre of all we do
This is, oh this is, oh this is the Great Pause
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4. |
Lucky Time
03:51
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This is a lucky time, a very lucky time…
Father Sun emerges from behind the whites and greys
Infusing me with warmth as I am kissed by his rays
The Maypole stands – we’re weaving coloured ribbons all around
Dancing strong for bounty of the crops still in the ground
Are you ready? Am I ready? The ocean breeze shows clear that
We cannot stop the waves but we can learn to surf and steer
Are you ready? Am I ready? Both sun and moon will rise
Let's follow where they lead us, open heart and open eyes
Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way
Full moon - and on this day
We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time to pray (pray)
Mother Moon pulls me deeper, her countenance draws me on
Till I'm basking in her milky light and all my fears are gone
Shimm'ring soft and proud amidst the inky black above
White and gold and silver, Mother Moon is full of love
Are you ready? Am I ready? The ocean breeze shows clear that
We cannot stop the waves but we can learn to surf and steer
Are you ready? Am I ready? Both sun and moon will rise
Let's follow where they lead us, open heart and open eyes
Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way
Full moon - and on this day
We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time to pray (pray)
Take hold of your heart's wishes, and place them in a basket
Sprinkle them like seeds as you sing your truest song
With gracious gratitude for every magic moment
Breathing is a blessing…
We can all sing along, we can all sing along
We can all sing along, we can all sing along
Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way
Full moon - and on this day
We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time
Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way
Full moon - and on this day
We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time
We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time
We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time
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5. |
Let There Be Light
03:44
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We wondered if we would get out alive
We wondered if we could survive
Some of us didn't: we call out their names
Our world is not the same
Let there be light! Shimmering light!
A rainbow of light!
Let there be music! Such beautiful music!
Our heart's in the music! That's why we're singing ...
Hallelujah! Blessed be!
We’re on this solid ground after four years at sea
Hallelujah! Now we face the sun
And a brand new chapter has finally begun
And these pages will tell our stories, every one
It was hard to hold, we were lost in those days
Bad news everywhere, in so many ways
But we kept the fire burning, stayed true to our love
And now some fine justice shines down from above
Let there be light! Shimmering light!
A rainbow of light!
Let there be music! Such beautiful music!
Our heart's in this music! Now we’re singing ….
Hallelujah! Blessed be!
We’re on this solid ground after four years at sea
Hallelujah! Now we face the sun
And a brand new chapter has finally begun
And these pages will tell our stories, every one
Hallelujah! Blessed be!
We’re on this solid ground after four years at sea
Hallelujah! Now we face the sun
And a brand new chapter has finally begun
And these pages will tell our stories, every one
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6. |
We Need Change
03:37
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"I want you to act as you would in a crisis… I want you to act as if our house is on fire … because it is!"
(Greta Thunberg)
Settle down, hungry ghost, stop your wandering! Come join our circle: you can rest right here
We will contemplate our fears about our fate and the path to take will become clear
You know, our lives depend on our capacity to end our ignorance and unchecked greed
We've gotta show respect! We've gotta love and protect our Earth: we're using up much more than we need
Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now)
Oh, what are we gonna do? (what are we gonna do?)
Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now)
Oh, we've got to lovingly rewrite the rules (lovingly rewrite the rules)
We need change!
We need change!
We need change!
Change!
Extractivism is a self-constructed prison and we're headed for extinction Number Six
If we can reach compliance with the demands of modern science, all this trouble is a thing that we can fix
Work less, stress less, buy less, travel less! Enjoy the beauty and the peace of simple living!
All the creatures wild and free … with generosity, you'll start receiving so much more through what you're giving
Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now)
Oh, it's up to me and you (it’s up to me and you)
Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now)
Oh, we already have the tools (we already have the tools)
We need change! (Change!)
We need change! (This is change!)
We need change (We are the change!)
We need change! (Change!)
We need change! (This is change!)
We need change (We are the change!)
Change!
Change!
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7. |
Somewhere In Between
04:08
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There was something about you so warm and deep and wise
The way you noticed everything, your steady, smiling eyes
There was something about you - I wanted to stay
But circumstance dictated that I went away
Woah, hope! Do not leave me
Hope! Don't come too close
Hope! You're a miracle
And what I need the most
There's a place somewhere in between
Letting go and holding on
There's a place somewhere in between
But can I be so strong?
'Cause that place, you know
That place is where I belong
Five hundred miles between us, we leave it to the fates
Your history might hold you behind the homestead gates
Five hundred miles between us, words draw us together
You say that you love me …
We keep trying to do better, trying to do better
Woah, hope! Do not blind me
Hope! May you teach
Hope! Can you show me
All I need to see and how to reach
There's a place somewhere in between
Letting go and holding on
There's a place somewhere in between
But can I be so strong?
'Cause that place, you know
That place!
That place, that place is where I belong
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8. |
Handful of Acorns
04:31
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Could it be the best is yet to come?
Cliff-walking solo or with someone
Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently
Like a handful of acorns from this tree
Like a handful of acorns from this tree
It’s been a trying year or more and now we’re locking down
It’s hard to feel much space or freedom in this town
So much loss and fear, we’re all struggling to breathe
And some of us are making plans to leave
Headed for the mountains, we’ll leave
Headed for the oceans, we’ll leave
Could it be the best is yet to come?
Cliff-walking solo or with someone
Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently
Like a handful of acorns from this tree
Like a handful of acorns from this tree
Through hell and highwater, with my sorry broken heart
So much constriction, many endings, n’er to start
Now I’m packing my bags, and gathering together
And heading for the future, it’s - it's now or never
Leaving for the forests
Leaving for the rivers
Could it be the best is yet to come?
Cliff-walking solo or with someone
Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently
Like a handful of acorns from this tree
Like a handful of acorns from this tree
There’s a journey within and a journey without
And both of these journeys are what I’m about
Travelling light on my feet, and light in my hands
Oh my friend, my friend, my friend …
I hope you understand
Could it be the best is yet to come?
Cliff-walking solo or with someone
Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently
Like a handful of acorns
Like a handful of acorns
Like a handful of acorns
'Round this tree
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9. |
Make This the New Normal
03:49
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Checking in on neighbours, cherishing our friends
Playing with the children … I hope this never ends
Affairs finally in order, counting ways we're blessed
The best night's sleep in a very long time, being satisfied with less
Being satisfied with less
Make this the new normal: to be generous, to be still
Make this the new normal: to be grateful … say you will
Make this the new normal
Blue skies empty of aeroplanes, roads with no automobiles
Oceans quiet, the cruise ships docked: this is how our earth heals
We're breathing cleaner air now, we can hear the spring birdsong
Whales and dolphins enjoy the freedom denied them for so long
Denied them for so long
Make this the new normal: to be generous, to be still
Make this the new normal: to be grateful … say you will
Make this the new normal
Awaken to this reverence, awaken to a love that's true
Be a hero! Come home to your mother
It's being asked of me, it’s being asked of you
It’s being asked of me and you
Make this the new normal: to be generous, to be still
Make this the new normal: to be grateful … say you will
Make this the new normal: let's build a kinder world
Make this the new normal: how an oyster creates a pearl
Make this the new normal
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10. |
You Melt Me
03:09
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You melt me, you melt me
Like butter on my toast, you melt me
You melt me, you melt me
Like chocolate on my tongue, you melt me
You melt me, you melt me
Like butter on my toast
You melt me, you melt me
Like chocolate on my tongue
How do you do the things you do - I do not know what you do
You send a simple message and you reach right through
What is it hidden in your fingers or hidden in your smile
It's a mystery unraveling how you turn up the dial
You melt me, you melt me
Like butter on my toast
You melt me, you melt me
Like chocolate on my tongue
The sound of your voice down the telephone
Telling me some nonsense - it goes right to my bones
Remembering your eyes when you're far away
The depth of your laugh and the silly things you say
You melt me
You melt me
You melt me, you melt me
Like butter on my toast
You melt me, you melt me
Like chocolate on my tongue
A virtual hug on a winter's day
I pray that you will not go away
There's so much exploring that we can do
Will there be a Me and You?
You melt me, you melt me
Like butter on my toast
You melt me, you melt me
Like chocolate on my tongue
You melt me, you melt me
Like butter on my toast, you melt me
You melt me, you melt me
Like chocolate on my tongue
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11. |
Stream of Change
03:22
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A century ago, I was merely a notion
Decades in the past, I did not know my name
For so many moons, I had yet to meet a tiger
Yesterday, I was no different but I was not the same
This is not cause for sorrow
This is not cause for celebration
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
This is life
When tomorrow comes, I will learn some and forget some
In another week, I will have gained, I will have lost
Some years from now, my arms and legs will weaken
In another age, I will turn to soil and moss
This is not cause for sorrow
This is not cause for celebration
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
This is life
I am a stream of change
You are a stream of change
This mountain, this flower, this prairie range
We are all beautiful, beautiful
I am a stream of change
You are a stream of change
This mountain, this flower, this prairie range
We are all beautiful, shimmering streams of change
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12. |
You Are Made of Love
03:34
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You are made of stardust from the sky
You are made of smiles and twinkling eyes
You are made of everything you did and do
You are made of me, I am made of you
You are made of soft sweet breathing as you sleep
You are made of swimming with the fishes in the deep
You are made of generosity
You are made of all that you believe
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
You are made of love
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
And I'll never, never, never go
You must always, always, always know
'Cause this precious Earth will hold us forever
Yes, our Earth will carry us together
You are made of wonder, you are made of truth
You are made of joy, and here's the proof
You are made of rainbows, of sun and of rain
You are made of coming 'round again
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
You are made of love
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
You are made of love
You are made of love
You are made of love
You are made of love, love, love, love, love
You are made of love
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Monica Max West London, UK
Max is a joyful singer-songwriter, originally from Chicago, but now residing in London, UK. She is a feminist, Buddhist, and joyful Earth dweller, a proud member of Extinction Rebellion, a wildlife photographer and the creator of the YouTube show "Moonbow the Sun Bear"! ... more
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