Change or Be Changed
Maria singing her original song Change or Be Changed at the COP24 UN Climate Conference in Katowice, Poland in 2018. Below are the full lyrics.
Change or Be Changed
Will the snow of today become the fire tomorrow?
What will come of this land that we've borrowed?
Will they come with wrath or will they come with wreathes?
Darling mine, when we leave?
Well I know no songs of the future,
But I know what I know what I want to hear
I'm a sister, a daughter, be a mother someday
I'm working for hope and for those who will stay.
For all that it's worth and for all that I've got,
Everything that I love is on a little blue dot.
Will we change, or be changed? Change, or be changed?
Oh the signs are grim and getting grimmer,
Time to spare is getting sparer.
This house of ours' got a broken roof,
But we've got no where else to move.
Will we change, or be changed? Change, or be changed?
I know no songs of the future,
But I know what I know what I want to hear
We've got options and choices, but no time to lose
Flooding, and fires, and storms in the news.
What's good isn't given, but one thing's for sure:
This Earth and her people are who I'll work for.
Will we change, or be changed? Change, or be changed?
Grant me the legacy of an oak tree
To be tall, strong, grounded, and sturdy
To work through the night, and push through the storm
Saying:
Life is worth this fight
Earth is worth this fight
Saying:
We are worth this fight
I know no songs of the future,
But I know what I know what I want to hear
I know no songs of the future,
But I know what I know what I want to hear