As the politicians sell out to corporations
Issuing permits for pollution and acid rain
They leave a wasteland for future generations
And trade election promises for personal gain
A public at the mercy of a broken process
Watches as corruption takes control
Officials living lives of luxury and excess
Profit, not Progress their ultimate goal
Creating catastrophe mankind has never faced
They drill with a wing and a prayer
Ecosystems and environments lying in waste
No safety or caution, just despair
A Company wallows in its own denial
Dispersing oil with toxic antifreeze
Will one day be brought to stand trial
For poisons dumped into our cherished seas
Consumer nation that spends and borrows
Society with no regard for what’s at stake
Misplaced priorities, selling out tomorrows
A government with everyone on the take
The price for finding new oil is too high
Public outcry needs to be set in motion
To not let corporations bleed our planet dry
Causing the demise of our precious ocean
Public asks for convenience at any cost
A world distracted by digital device
Careless disregard for what’s been lost
Virtual reality no replacement for paradise