Gaia

James Taylor

The sky was light and the land all dark 
The sun rose up over central park 
I was walking home from work 
Gaia 
The petal sky and the rosy dawn 
The world turning on the burning sun 
Sacred wet green one we live on 
Gaia 
Run run run run said the automobile and we ran 
Run for your life take to your heels 
Foolish school of fish on wheels 
Gaia 
Turn away from your animal kind 
Try to leave your body just to live in your mind 
Leave your cold cruel mother earth behind 
Gaia 
As if you were your own creation 
As if you were the chosen nation 
And the world around you just a rude and 
Dangerous invasion 
Gaia 

Someone's got to stop us now 
Save us from us gaia 
No one's gonna stop us now 

We thought we ought to walk awhile 
So we left that town in a single file 
Up and up and up mile after mile after mile 

We reached the tree line and I dropped my pack 
Sat down on my haunches and I looked back down 
Over the mountain 
Helpless and speechless and breathless 

Gaia 

Pray for the forest pray to the tree 
Pray for the fish in the deep blue sea 
Pray for yourself and for god's sake 
Say one for me 
Poor wretched unbeliever 

Someone's got to stop us now 
Save us from us gaia 
No one's gonna stop us now