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Emerald Stream
02:25
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Come, now, and gather in the glade
Where the Em'rald Stream and the Evening Shade
And meditate on the works He's made,
Great God, our sov'reign Lord.
Join us, now, the meadow is green
And the waters pure and the woods serene
And the flowing air is fresh and clean
Where God His blessings pour'd.
Feel the wind come down, hear it whistle as it goes,
It brings us sun and it brings us snows,
A blessing from above
And the sun comes up, and the sun goes down,
And the stars and the moon go 'round and 'round
In witness to His love
Hear now, ye sons of men,
For danger lurks in this great garden;
The Lord will visit once again
To see what we have done.
As God is the shepherd and we are the sheep,
We our mother Earth must keep,
Maintain the air, protect the deep;
At Judgment Day He'll come.
See the Lord come down, hear Him whistle as He goes,
He bears a thunderbolt and a rose,
Remember all His pow'r
See the Lord come down, face shining bright,
His holy feet are soiled but His robe is white,
You will regret that hour
So, now, my people beware,
You're in charge of the seas and the earth and the air,
You'd better take extr'ordinary care
Of the Earth, our only home.
All glory be to God on high,
Shout praises loudly to the sky,
Listen to the Earth, and hear her cry,
And in Heaven forever roam.
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2. |
Earth
04:11
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Baby behave, we'll make it work
You're not golden and I'm getting tired
Act like you own the place when really you've only just arrived
I caught first glimmers in hides and skins
Look who's all grown up black swanning about the solar winds.
You're gonna lose it all and find yourself on your knees
So get a grip and you might flow reverse the great slow bleed.
I've tried patience but you always want a war.
This house won't tolerate anymore.
Stop this right away!
O put that down and clean this mess up
End of conversation
Put your back in it and make it up to me now!
The cold shoulder. folded arms, the looking up
You've never listened and carry on careless regardless
This is not a fire drill and if we hold any hope
It's harmonic connection in stereo symbiosis
These Legoland empires choking out mine
Now you're everywhere everywhere multiplyin' around me child
A strain on my heart
This rock can't tolerate anymore
Stop this right away!
O put that down and clean this mess up
End of conversation
Put your back in it and make it up to me now!
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3. |
2C
03:53
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Our world is perfect, we used to boast.
Four seasons foll’wing their part of the plan,
But with each nor’easter that razes the coast,
The rivers flow over, the tides sweep inland.
The world is waking up and change is coming, we shout!
The climate crisis is real as rain
A truth inconvenient for those moved by greed
Or those too ign’rant to feel others pain
When the floods drown our cities and don’t recede.
We can’t just hide away and wait to be swept out to sea.
The fires will keep raging out west and down under
As the world's biggest nations are guilty of arson while plund’ring Mother Earth
The heatwaves will keep growing, ecosystems torn asunder
We must halt this ongoing failure and fight for a rebirth.
We must stand for our future, we must stop this grand theft.
The fossil fuel magnates bow to their gilded shrine
And avert their eyes from temp’rature extremes
Our youth remind us that all Earth’s life is intertwined.
How can they forgive us? We have stolen their dreams.
We must fight for the Earth before there’s nothing left to see.
If the ocean currents shift, we cannot change their tack;
if the glaciers melt away, we cannot bring them back;
If the bees are not protected, we’ll have nothing left to eat;
But with a bit of humility…
We can harness the wind,
We can harness the waves,
Let's be bold! Not give in to defeat!
Acknowledge reality, stop hiding behind disguises,
The time to act is now, before the thermometer rises 2°C.
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4. |
Down to Earth
03:59
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Did you think that your feet had been bound
By what gravity brings to the ground?
Did you feel you were tricked
By the future you picked?
Well come on down.
All those rules don't apply
When you're high in the sky,
So come on down.
Come on down.
We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go.
We've got snow up on the mountains,
We've got rivers down below.
We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees.
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze.
Did you think you'd escaped from routine
By changing the script and the scene?
Despite all you made of it,
You're always afraid of the change.
You've got a lot on your chest,
Well, you can come as my guest,
So come on down.
Come on down.
We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go.
We've got snow up on the mountains,
We've got rivers down below.
We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees.
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze.
Like the fish in the ocean
We felt at home in the sea.
We learned to live off the good land,
We learned to climb up a tree.
Then we got up on two legs
But we wanted to fly.
Ah, when we messed up our homeland
We set sail for the sky.
We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go.
We've got snow up on the mountains,
We've got rivers down below.
We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees.
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze.
Coming down,
Coming down.
Coming down,
Coming down.
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5. |
Sing About Love
02:19
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I don't want to sing about anger and hate
I don't want to sing about fear and defeat
I don't want to sing about the things I always sing about
I wish I could sing about love
I wish I could sing about love
Я не хочу співати про війну
Я не хочу співати про жадібність
Я не хочу співати про те, про що завжди співаю
Я хочу співати про кохання
Я хочу співати про кохання
I don't want to sing about suff'ring and pain
I don't want to sing for another campaign
I don't want to sing about the things I always sing about
I wish I could sing about love
I wish I could sing about love
I don't want to sing about rights and wrongs
I don't want to sing all the same old songs
But I'll sing them and sing them,
’Til there's no need to sing them
And then I can sing about love
Then I can sing about love
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6. |
Ой у лузі червона калина
02:15
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Ой у лузі червона калина похилилася,
Чогось наша славна Україна зажурилася.
А ми тую червону калину підіймемо,
А ми нашу славну Україну, гей-гей, розвеселимо!
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Crooked Mowth Boston, Massachusetts
Crooked Mowth is an a cappella quartet from the Boston area, conceived by harmony-hungry friends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Haley Fisher, Jennie O’Brien, Jim Henderson, and James Gerke deliver a rich vocal blend and unique arrangements to songs old and new. Though the performers already have a comfortable home in trad/folk singing, their goal is to make an impactful sound across genres. ... more
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