Eco Rap by Nicki (c)

the green things grow
let the grey things crumble
from the pinnacles of power
let the rich man tumble
what started as a whisper
soon become a rumble
we can soon find the truth
underneath the jumble
if they haven’t heard
we gonna spread the word
let the people know that we can overthrow
it took me some time to find my voice
but when I did Ishouted freedom of choice
take a look at the situation
seem the whole nation is under sedation
if you think its strange that we don’t change
get off your arse and start to rearrange
but don’t listen to the preacher
cos biblical brainwash is all he’ll teach to you
when i found out the words of wisdom
spoke them out
but people dissed them
now i shout
the words of wisdom
people stand up
fight the system
watch the politicians they’re all dead
what they say has already been said
prime minister speaks with a forked tongue
the whole government should have been hung
no longer how long you listen to the shit
when you see the whole picture
it just doesn’t fit

Eco War by Feth (c)

THE ECO-WARRIOR SONG

by Feth

What did you do in the Eco-Wars, daddy?
where were you when they tore all the trees down?
can you tell me why this is so strange to me daddy
which side of the fence did you stand ?

you say you cant remember
i think you just dont want to answer
did you operate the chainsaws
that tore into our mother
did you lay down the compounds that deformed my brother
selling us all for a wage

what did you do in the eco wars daddy
Did you turn your face away – cut yourself off from the flame?
How bright were the lights that blinded your reason?
Did you say one man can’t make it change?

Did you stand to meet the people
as the world began to crumble
keeping your head down,passing buck round
waiting for somebody to take responsibility
damning us all for a wage

The Third World War is a war against Nature.
You don’t even need a gun in your hand.
Eco-War is a war, it’s against Nature.
You don’t have to fight in some foreign land.
It’s there in your kitchen; it’s there in your car.
It’s there in your lungs; it’s there in your heart.
It’s there by the roadside – it’s there on the front line.
It’s there in the headlines – if you read between the lines.

What did you do in the Eco-Wars, daddy?
Did you stand up – did you speak up: “Enough is enough!”
Was it your voice that shouted? Were you there when it counted?
Where were you when the tide turned?
Did you act with honour? Did you think about the future?
Did you know that one day I’d be standing here with you?
In the grey days of the past, did you know of?? something better
Than all their money-mad ways?

Time to Shine by Rose (c)
When I was just a little girl
I would cry for all my worth
to see a creature lying dead
where a road cut through the earth

And as I grew into my teens
the pain I felt went deeper
I learnt about the deadly bombs
and the value of life grew cheaper

The place I lived was tory blue
I went to a good school
my parents thought that I should learn
not to bend or break the rule

stay on the path, keep out of here
you mustn’t question why
just toe the line, do as your told
and you’ll make it by and by

I wrote a poem about my fears
of what might become of us
i didnt know I had the power
to shout and make a fuss

the years went by and I grew up
the rot went on around me
a wife a mother and a nurse
I thought that’s all I could be

It wasn’t that I didn’t care
but I was ignorant
of how someone
who was small like me
could make a difference now

that what i could and should have done
was to make my anger heard
but I just cried and cried some more
and uttered not a word

But now I’m free to go my way
and grown wiser from the years
I’ve moved away from all I know
to stand and fight my fears

I know that I am not alone
that together we can fight
to live our lives the way we choose
our basic human right

the right to live upon the earth
or travel round our isle
to make a home in an empty place
and stay a little while

the right to gather in a field
to sing and dance and play
to know that if we see some wrong
we can march and have our say

So now I let them know I care
my friends have shown me how
that someone who is small like me
can make a difference now

So what I can and I will now do
is to make my protest heard
it’s time to shine, and shine some more
’empowerment’ is the word

Big Strong Woman by Laura , Sky and Jo (c)

I have walked upon these hillsides
since I first was my mother’s daughter
and you just can’t take these hills away without me fighting
You may drive your big machine
but I was born a big strong woman
and you just can’t take these hills away without me fighting
This old land’s been walked by many people
some died young and some still living
if you think you’ve come to take these hills
well then I’m not here to give ’em
I have walked upon these woodlands
since I first was my mother’s daughter
and you just can’t take these trees away without me fighting
You may drive your big machine
but I was born a big strong woman
and you just can’t take these trees away without me fighting
This old land’s been walked by many people
some died young and some still living
if you think you’ve come to take these trees
well then I’m not here to give ’em

A Whisper on the Breeze by Paul Gill (c)
~ 64k ~
A whisper on the breeze,
A sigh among the trees,
An ancient legend rises from his slumber.
New life born of old,
The horns of Herne unfold,
The Hunter is abroad again.
Running with the deer
The Hunter’s horn we hear,
The stillness of the valley is broken.
The guardian of the forest has awoken.
Protector of the trees,
A face among the leaves,
The hooded man shall draw his bow once more.
Clothed all in green,
He stalks the woods unseen,
But he appears to lead our dance each springtime.
Sap flows through his veins,
His heart of oak is made.
In autumn with the dying leaves he falls,
But come the springtime he will rise up tall.
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Have you heard the sounding of your name upon the breeze?
Have you heard him calling for his people are in need?,
The forests they are falling, will you heed their call?
The forests they are calling, for they need us…
else they fall.
A mighty oak has grown
Where an acorn he once sowed,
Through centuries of storms it has stood firm.
Witness to an age,
A wise but silent sage,
reaching for the sun that gives it life.
But beauty so long held
Is in an instant felled,
The splintering of ancient limbs resounds
And the crown of emerald green comes crashing down.
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Have you heard the sounding of your name upon the breeze?
Have you heard him calling for his people are in need?,
The forests they are falling, will you heed their call?
The forests they are calling, for they need us…
else they fall.
{chorus: }
Have you heard the sounding of your name upon the breeze?
Have you heard him calling for his people are in need?,
The forests they are falling, will you heed their call?
The forests they are calling, for they need us…
They need us one and all.
else they fall.
else they fall.
A whisper on the breeze,
A sigh among the Trees,
The people are rising from their slumber.

Copyright 1994 Paul Gill

Time by Hattie Hatstar (c)
~ 15k ~ Tape One

Once upon a time there was no time
except night time and day time
Then somebody put numbers
where the sun was
and time became endless
instead of just here and now time
Time began to pass
sometimes slowly, sometimes fast
sometimes there wasn’t enough time
and other times time was vast
There became a time to live and a time to die
and an old father time
with his beady eye on those who,
though they were watching time fly
might not know it was their time to die
People learned all about the beginning of time
but became afraid about the end
because to them endings were sad
even though those they left behind
still had time yet to live
And when they died
their time wasn’t really up
it just became timeless
like it was once upon a time
when there only was night time and daytime
before anyone had put numbers where the sun was

Earth Chant by Heathens All (c)
~ 259k ~
Earth Chant by
Heathens All
oh our mother earth
bring her into birth
sweet creatress of the night and day
bring your spirit through
rest our thoughts in you
guide our feet in the natural way

Blessed Be by Ingrid and Tegwyn (c)
~66k~

blessed be and blessed are
the lovers of the lady
blessed be and blessed are
made our mother cry
blessed be and blessed are
those who come together
blessed be and blessed are
those who stand alone
blessed be and blessed are
she’s been waiting waiting
she’s been waiting so long
she been waiting for her children
to remember to come home

1.A.13 Dragons by Space Goats (c)

When knights of old recover
sweep these trees clean to the green
rise from the iron that slew us down
gather round tables again
When knights of old remember
dragons dwell in this land
Gweneveire she sheds a tear
and knights she does command
Dragon eyes glowing
fire on beacons burning
but creature crystal pulsing sings
and we do learn the song
la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la
Now Arthur walks once more
Merlin stirs in his sleep
we found his work begun long ago
and we wend it in the world
Dragon eyes glowing
fire on beacons burning
the creature crystal pulsing sings
and we do sing the song
la la la
creature crystal pulsing sings
we do sing the song

A Cunning Brew by Stef (c)
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