Song Description

from the rock opera "Remembrance" Big business vs the environment.

Lyrics

Hand in hand we stand beneath the starry sky
and taste the breath of union with a peaceful sigh.

Henry Ford's invention's making poison of our air
and the price to fill the tank is so high it's got me scared.
We don't care 'bout what we're doing to the planet, just the buck.
Unless we change our reckless ways, our grave will open up.
The Earth, our home, was beautiful, a natural dream come true
until we learned the taste of greed and what machines could do.
We rape the land to build our homes and fight for parking spots,
and close our ears to little tears who beg for food that's hot.

Hand in hand we stand beneath a pristine sky
and taste the uncorrupted breeze from the mountain side.

But you can't make us change,
you know you can't make us stop.
It's the nature of man
to put himself on top.
Who cares about you
if it's good for me?
Look out for Number One,
that's the way it's got to be.

Hand in hand we stand as one; our spirits fly
in dreams of warm communion joining you and I.

We manipulate each other in our efforts to succeed.
We'll say and do most anything to fill our selfish needs.
Corporations do us dirty so the VPs keep their jobs.
The White House pats them on the head and says it's good to rob
from little guys like you and me, our health and livelihood.
Then taxes take the rest, like a backward Robin Hood.
It's crazy when you think about the mess this really is,
'cause our war for independence started over less than this!

But you can't make us change,
you know you can't make us stop.
It's the nature of man
to put himself on top.
Who cares about you
if it's good for me?
Look out for Number One,
that's the way it's got to be.

Hand in hand we stand below a perfect sky
and dream of Eden's lost idyllic lullaby.

War, famine, toxic waste, pestilence,
kiddy porn, killed unborn, global state of decadence.
Left wing, right wing, racial ideology.
Materialism is God -- it's the new idolatry.
Takeovers, makeovers downsizing, criticizing.
Corporations think we're all in need of standardizing.
This is not the way the world was meant to be.
Now I've gotta fight with you just to be me.

But you can't make us change,
you know you can't make us stop.
It's the nature of man
to put himself on top.
Who cares about you
if it's good for me?
Look out for Number One,
that's the way it's got to be.

Hand in hand we stand before our Maker's eyes
and admit we failed to keep His dream alive.