between the tumbling of the mountains and the vastness of the sky

lurks a power that we all dream of none of us knows why

she flies into a temper every time she comes awake

lead us not into destruction with the mess that we now make



oh mother earth don't seal our fate

i'm still standing in the light of day



she's the great benign she-wolf who gives breath to every life

she's a builder and destroyer but she will not be sacrificed

she flies into a temper when thunder rapes the skies

our mother and protector through the interstices of time



oh mother earth don't seal our fate

i'm still drowning in ultraviolet rays



but in the temples, where the children play

they've split the atom, turning night-time into day



oh mother earth don't seal our fate

i'm still standing in the light of day