Sodium Raven - Roots and Reality Lyrics

(Green): The planet's dying don't you see
Your way of life is killing me
Fossil fuels and corporate greed
Your outdated world is what we don't need
(Green): You cling to cars you cling to meat
While the earth burns beneath our feet
Change your ways or we're all through
The future's green-it's up to you
(Right): I see your passion I hear your cries
But solutions need more than alibis
It's not that simple it's not so clear
The world runs deeper than what you fear
(Right): We need a balance not a ban
A measured path a steady plan
Innovation's the key to find the way
Not slogans shouted every day
(Green): Tear it down start it new
(Right): What's the cost? Who pays it too
(Green): Sacrifice for the greater good
(Right): But not by tearing down the neighborhood
(Green): You're the past holding back the tide
(Right): But roots keep us standing strong and tied
(Green): You say balance but you mean delay
While the oceans rise and the forests sway
You talk of roots but they're in decay
Your so-called progress gets in the way
(Green): Ban the waste cut the coal
Save the planet that's the goal
If you can't see what's plain and true
Then the problem lies inside of you!
(Right): I respect the earth it's home to all
But rash decisions will make us fall
Ban the coal? What fills the gap?
Energy's need can't run on a map
(Right): Jobs are lost lives at stake
The path you choose brings more to break
Sustainability isn't just a dream
It's action grounded in a real regime
(Green): Tear it down start it new!
(Right): What's the cost? Who pays it too
(Green): Sacrifice for the greater good
(Right): But not by tearing down the neighborhood
(Green): You're the past holding back the tide
(Right): But roots keep us standing strong and tied
(Right): Solar and wind can't stand alone
We need the grid for what's unknown
Energy shifts take time to grow
Not mandates forced from those in the know
(Right): The future's green I can agree
But not without responsibility
Let's find a way that's fair and true
Not one that only benefits you
(Green): Tear it down start it new
(Right): What's the cost? Who pays it too
(Green): Sacrifice for the greater good
(Right): But not by tearing down the neighborhood
(Green): You're the past holding back the tide
(Right): But roots keep us standing strong and tied
(Right): I see the future I see your fight
But rash solutions don't make it right
Let's build a world that we can sustain
Not one that's driven by guilt and pain