Verse 1
They couldn’t remember, our days
When the air was still pure
They couldn’t discover, Our world
When the forest grew so tall
Nothing was left
for them to learn from
Somehow, Nothing was left
for them to see
Verse 2
Every year
A new plague rises
And every day, Children die
And they wonder, Why life
was meant to fade away
As they try hard to survive
chorus 1
Presenting the world
when we are gone
The human child of our near future
Became the victim of our actions…
We leave them in a world
filled with pollution
With no resources
to reach tomorrow
Without a place
to call their own
We left them no hope
no hope, no home...
Verse 3
To the future generations
Doomed by the previous ones
After the world wars
And the choice we made
Their own future was confiscated
It’s a dead end for mankind
Do you realize all that we left behind?
This is our legacy
A shattered land
chorus 2
Presenting the world
when we are gone
The human child of our near future
Became the victim of our actions…
We leave them in a world
filled with pollution
With no resources to reach tomorrow
Without a place to call their own
We left them no hope
Rock finale:
Tell them why
No more birds will come singing
While the temperature’s rising
Factories have poisoned the air
Tell them we’re the disaster
As they crave for a future
Trapped in the desert of man
Heal this land
End their pain
Heal the earth
It’s too late
Now that they stand
near the end of the world
What can be done?
Against mankind redemption
outro
this land will become
the land of our sons
this world is not ours...
forever
someday, we will be gone
credits
from The Balance Of It All,
released June 10, 2012
Patrick Fortin: Pianos/Vocals/Backing vocals/Arrangements
Jean-Sebastien Goyette: Drums/Percs/Backing vocals/Arrangements/Mixing
Francois Julien: Classical, electric, acoustic guitars
Francis Demontigny: Acoustic, electric guitars
Marco Piche: Bass