We used this rap song with its response at our Schools Strike for Climate rally in Bendigo today. (We had about 700 people present) It went well, with a number of people asking for copies. Please feel free to put it to good use.
We’re ordinary people, but we’re no longer silent,
we’re shouting for some action, we’re feeling quite defiant.
don’t keep on ignoring us, we’re angry, we won’t wait,
we want some climate action now, don’t leave it all too late.
We want climate action now, and we’re not going to wait;
help save the planet for us / our kids, we hope it’s not too late.
Our so-called leaders fail to grasp the urgency and need
they ignore the science in the name of wealth and greed.
These fossil fools can’t grasp the truth, reality eludes;
the coral reefs are dying while the politics are crude.
We want climate action now, and we’re not going to wait;
help save the planet for us / our kids, we hope it’s not too late.
Don’t give us your denial, we’re tired of your lying
you only want your profits while the temperatures are rising.
We’re speaking for the insects, the mammals, birds and trees;
We’re speaking for the islands that are sinking ‘neath the seas.
We want climate action now, and we’re not going to wait;
help save the planet for us / our kids, we hope it’s not too late.
The miners keep on digging, rain forests rage and burn,
the CO2 is rising, when will we ever learn?
We’ve walked out of the classrooms, we’re taking to the streets
we’re marching for our future, we’re shouting with our feet!
We want climate action now, and we’re not going to wait;
help save the planet for us / our kids, we hope it’s not too late.
Ken Rookes 2019
