THE TRAIL OF TEARS
I weep for lives lost and nature slain
I weep for the murder done in the name
Of converting all life into profit
I weep for I fear (I know) I can't stop it
The White Man's Burden of Globalization
Marches on to no destination
Reducing all life in its path
To numbers, products, and trash
On and on, the trail of tears never ends
Tribal peoples exterminated for their lands
On and on, the trail of tears never ends
Holocaust upon holocaust forged in the wake
Of our demands
Indoctrinated by this culture
To consume without regard
For who or what may have been exploited
All that matters is if you can afford it
On and on, the trail of tears never ends
Ecosystems devastated beyond repair
On and on, the trail of tears never ends
Genocide after genocide done to the land
That is not ours
I weep for lives lost and nature slain
I weep for the murder done in the name
Of converting all life into profit
I weep because I know I'm part of it
It never ends