Can anybody hear me ?
IS IT BETTER IF I SHOUT
Can you even hear a whisper ?
Is there a mike about ?

AHH, THAT'S BETTER.
NOW, I STAND A CHANCE.
AHEM, EXCUSE ME,
CAN I INTERRUPT YOUR DANCE ?

I don't know if you care,
About the hunger and the pain.
The poor, the old, the needy,
Those with no hope to gain.

I don't care what you think of me.
I care about what I write.
I care about everybody.
I care about our plight.

'Our planet is dying',
'The world is going to end'
'Don't bother to listen son,
They're completely round the bend.'

STOP. Back up a bit,
That's where the teaching starts.
From the innocence of childhood,
We soon are forced apart.

I know you already know this.
I know it's widely known,
But man is the only creature,
Who hunts for pleasure alone.

What's even worse than that ?
How much lower can we go ?
Man is the only creature,
Who hunts his own for show.

We have a long history,
Of struggle and desire to gain,
But now that we've got here,
Let's try to ease the pain.

Surely we're now old enough,
For maturity to set in.
Let's learn about our surroundings,
Let global teaching begin.

The start is already behind us.
Our stride should lengthen fast.
Let's teach a greater awareness,
Learn progress from our past.

I don't know if you heard me,
Or if you understood any bit.
A lonely cry across the void,
Does silence obliterate it ?