Earth Song lyrics

What about sunrise?

What about rain?

What about all the things

That you said we were to gain?

What about killing fields?

Is there a time?

What about all the things

That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice

All the blood we've shed before

Did you ever stop to notice

This crying Earth, its weeping shores?

What have we done to the world?

Look what we've done

What about all the peace

That you pledge your only son?

What about flowering fields?

Is there a time?

What about all the dreams

That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice

All the children dead from war?

Did you ever stop to notice

this crying earth, its weeping shores?

I used to dream

I used to glance beyond the stars

Now I don't know where we are

Although I know we've drifted far

what about yesterday

(What about us)

What about the seas

The heavens are falling down

I can't even breathe

What about apathy

I need you

What about nature's worth

It's our planet's womb

What about animals

what about it?

We've turned kingdoms to dust

What about elephants

Have we lost their trust?

What about crying whales

We're ravaging the seas

What about forest trails

Burnt despite our pleas

What about the holy land

(What about it)

Torn apart by creed

What about the common man

Can't we set him free?

What about children dying

Can't you hear them cry?

Where did we go wrong?

Someone tell me why

What about baby boys?

What about the days

What about all their joy?

What about the man

What about the crying man?

What about Abraham?

What about death, again?

Do we give a damn?

• Artist:Michael Jackson
• Album:HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book 1 (1995)