Look at our planet, if only time could shift

Our oceans are running black with oil

Because we, the living, destroyed life's great gift

Our waters can’t recover nearly as swift

Since we let them suffer from chemicals in our soil

Look at our planet, if only time could shift

Our pollutants inescapable, wherever we sift

The toxins countless, the wildlife despoiled

Because we, the living, destroyed life’s great gift

And yet, our ways, keeping open that rift

Between nature and industry, which remains ever spoiled

Look at our planet, if only time could shift

The water can’t support us, it's not enough to lift

Any human problems, it’s now a dump for our toils

Because we, the living destroyed life’s great gift

No care for ocean health, we’re all just spendthrifts

We think we rule the seas, we think we are royals

Look at our planet, if only time could shift

Because we, the living, destroyed life’s great gift