Scars

Tell me where do we go from this

When our future is clouded at best

In our darkest hour we’re reaching out

To the glow on the horizon

Long as I can remember it

There’s a struggle, a disconnect

When our time comes will we stand as one

Ready to meet the moment

And the water’s rising so hold your breath

And the earth is shaking so watch your step

And we can’t pretend that we don’t feel it

When these scars are permanent

Are you paying attention yet

Wildfires they burn out west

Currents shift and the ice it melts

See the warning signs while we deny

Always point to someone else

And the water’s rising so hold your breath

And the sky is falling so watch your head

And we can’t pretend that we don’t see it

When these scars are permanent

Are you paying attention yet

And we reach for progress

We’re running in place

Well how long will we keep turning away

Till we lose it, what we could never replace

And the water’s rising so hold your breath

And the sky is falling so watch your head

And we can’t pretend that we don’t see it

When these scars are permanent

And the water’s rising so hold your breath

And the earth is shaking so watch your step

And we can’t pretend that we don’t feel it

When these scars are permanent