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Engines roar with diesel fumes as they attack the trees

Destroyed in minutes, ruining the growth of centuries

Making pastures for their cattle, mince meat on legs

Concious-less murder, bring the earth to its knees

Don't they realise that we need air to breathe?

Food to eat & fresh water to drink

She will have her revenge when we suffocate

And the stagnant pools poison those who quench their thirst

Raping and taking all she has to offer

Making barren what once was fertile

Strip-mining lays to waste fertile farm land

We reap what we sow, go ahead eat a Kruger Rand

Is the ore you grind by the ton into sand?

Rich enough to make the effort worthwhile

Cyanide dumps make molehills out of mountains

Poisoning streams, destroying spring fountains

Tremors are felt throughout the reef

A mineshaft filled, rockfall kills with no remorse

What do we do now that she has no more to give?

Do we find another rock to make stone?

Why can't we save what we have before it's too late?

Start now it may make a change

We'll be long gone while the earth carries on

But why must we leave our mark

In the form of looting, scars, rape and pillage

How long will she sustain life if we carry on?

Raping and taking all she has to offer

Making barren what once was fertile