What Happened To The Trees Lyrics - Singles - Naked Earth

What happened to the trees 

The leaves are all dead 

Roots in parched ground dried and unfed 

What happened to the trees 

Just skeletons of the past 

Once they were green, the jungles large and vast 

What happened to the lakes 

The water's still, a murky brown 

An empty can floating through a pool of toxic waste 

What happened to the lakes 

The streams which fed them have since gone dry 

Temperature's rising, the lake-beds now are fried 

Floating through the atmosphere like a wounded bird in flight 

Wondering what has happened to our world 

As far as the eye can see, there is no sign of life 

A stark and barren landscape -- is this just a dream 

What happened to the sky 

The orange haze brings a tear to my eye 

A sea of cars fills the air with monoxides 

What happened to the sky 

Rainfall of acid from clouds of pain 

The temperature's rising, I think I'm going insane 

What happened to the land 

Industrial farming was the ultimate plan 

No more grain but the tractor still remains 

What happened to the land 

Overploughed and underplanned 

Overproduction has turned the earth to sand 

Floating through the atmosphere... 

I awake in sweat, letting out a scream 

Realising my vision was only a dream 

Crying through the night as I thought about our world 

Because this dream someday can become a reality 

Because this dream someday can become a reality 

Because this dream someday can become a reality 

Because this dream someday can become a reality 

(Russell Ives; 1994 Naked Earth Productions)