Exchange for River

They built a world of plastic, a kingdom made of glass,
They sold the future wholesale, they said it's built to last.
They trade the sun for neon, the forest for a wall,
And wait for silent heavens to crumble and to fall.
They drink the oil like water, they breathe the smoke and lies,
And watch the fading color of dying, empty skies.

But every soul has got a price,
A final line drawn in the sand!
We're breaking out of this device,
With empty heart and open hand!

WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR DESERT!
YOUR CITIES MADE OF RUST!
WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR POISON!
YOUR EMPIRES TURNED TO DUST!
WE'LL MAKE A FAIR EXCHANGE NOW!
WE'LL MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND!
WE'LL TRADE IT ALL FOR A RIVER!
AND FOR A PIECE OF LAND!

They put a price on freedom, a number on a dream,
They dammed the flow of nature, they choked the living stream.
They taught us how to follow, they taught us how to kneel,
But they forgot the fire, the only thing that's real.
It's burning in our spirit, a promise and a plea,
A storm that's coming closer for everyone to see.

'Cause every soul has got a price,
A final line drawn in the sand!
We're breaking out of this device,
With empty heart and open hand!

WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR DESERT!
YOUR CITIES MADE OF RUST!
WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR POISON!
YOUR EMPIRES TURNED TO DUST!
WE'LL MAKE A FAIR EXCHANGE NOW!
WE'LL MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND!
WE'LL TRADE IT ALL FOR A RIVER!
AND FOR A PIECE OF LAND!

Just one river...
To wash away the pain...
Just one piece of land...
To feel the sun again...
WE WANT TO FEEL THE SUN AGAIN!

WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR DESERT!
YOUR CITIES MADE OF RUST!
WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR POISON!
YOUR EMPIRES TURNED TO DUST!
WE'LL MAKE A FAIR EXCHANGE NOW!
WE'LL MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND!
WE'LL TRADE IT ALL FOR A RIVER!
AND FOR A PIECE OF LAND!