Earth Song fue compuesta por Michael Jackson, inspirada en su pasión por el planeta Tierra y las cuestiones ambientales. La canción fue la tercera pista del álbum HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, lanzado en 1995. Se destaca como un himno poderoso con su gran arreglo y letra que expresa preocupación por la devastación ambiental, la violencia y el sufrimiento en todo el mundo.
Tono: E
Introducción:
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What about sunrise
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What about rain
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What about all the things, that you said we were to gain
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What about killing fields
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Is there a time
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What about all the things that you said was yours and mine
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Did you ever stop to notice
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All the blood we've shed before
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This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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What have we done to the world
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Look what we've done
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What about all the peace that you pledge your only son
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What about flowering fields
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Is there a time
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What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine
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Did you ever stop to notice
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All the children dead from war
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Did you ever stop to notice
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This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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I used to dream
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I used to glance beyond the stars
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Now I don't know where we are
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Although I know we've drifted far
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
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Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
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Hey, what about yesterday (What about us), what about the seas (What about us)
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The heavens are falling down (What about us) I can't even breathe (What about us)
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What about everything (What about us), I didn't do (What about us)
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What about nature's worth (ooo,ooo), it's our planet's womb (What about us)
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What about animals (What about it), we've turned kingdoms to dust (What about us)
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What about elephants (What about us), have we lost their trust (What about us)
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What about crying whales (What about us), we're ravaging the seas (What about us)
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What about forest trails (ooo, ooo), burnt despite our pleas (What about us)
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What about the holy land (What about it), torn apart by creed (What about us)
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What about the common man (What about us), can't we set him free (What about us)
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What about children dying (What about us), can't you hear them cry (What about us)
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Where did we go wrong (ooo, ooo), someone tell me why (What about us)
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What about baby boy (What about it), what about the days (What about us)
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What about all their joy (What about us), what about the man (What about us)
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What about the crying man (What about us), what about Abraham (What was us)
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What about death again (ooo, ooo), do we give a damn