We came to marvel at the height of the mountains The huge waves of the sea The length of the rivers We felt guilty about The abomination of the human race In the heat of the night The monotone rails A fleeting shadow, illegal and haunted For a moment, hazy eyes light up Hazy lights as far as the eye can see A thousand hands reach for healing Life takes place while we plan something else Again, the rain came too early Their eyes wide open, wide awake and hungry Their pleading and wailing just washed away Again, the rain came too early In the shelter of Mother Earth, they come They come creeping While the black ponds of the sky cry One for the people One for the blood One for the earth And one for the freedom The streets washed away The golden towers fall Old tears were never dried Again, the rain came too early Their eyes wide open, wide awake and hungry Their pleading and wailing just washed away Again, the rain came too early In the shelter of Mother Earth, they come They come creeping While the black ponds of the sky cry One for the people One for the blood One for the earth And one for the freedom Again, the rain came too early Their eyes wide open, wide awake and hungry Their pleading and wailing just washed away Again, the rain came too early In the shelter of Mother Earth, they come They come creeping In the shelter of Mother Earth In the shelter of Mother Earth