(Verse 1 – Akustisch, schnell gesungen im Ed Sheeran Stil)
Walking down the street, saw a price tag on a tree
I remember when the air and the dirt were free
Now they’re bottling the clouds, selling sips of the sky
While we’re counting up the coins just to stay alive
Tell me, who drew the line in the middle of the sand?
Who put a "Private" sign on the common land?
Did a king or a suit with a pen in his hand
Decide that the ocean belongs to a brand?
(Pre-Chorus – Aufbauend, Spannung steigt)
It’s a strange kind of magic, a cold kind of trick
To put a lock on the garden and make us feel sick
For wanting a peach or a drink from the stream
Without waking up from this corporate dream.
(Chorus – Kraftvoll, Sia-Style „Chandelier“-Vibe, hoher Wiedererkennungswert)
Oh, who sold the water? Who bought the sun?
Who told the hungry that the feast is done?
It’s the power of the paper, the greed in the soul
Taking the pieces and calling it whole!
I’m screaming for the rivers, I’m crying for the seed
How did a blessing turn into a need?
Oh-oh-oh, we’re paying for the rain
Oh-oh-oh, to wash away the pain!
(Verse 2 – Rhythmisch, mehr Percussion)
The apples are shining like gold in the bin
But the soil didn't ask for a cut of the win
Nature was giving, but we started to take
Now the thirst of the many is a profit we make
Yeah, the CEO’s laughing while the well's running dry
But you can’t take the money to the afterlife sky.
(Bridge – Dramatisch, Sia-typische Vocals)
The earth doesn't know about dollars and cents
It doesn't see borders, it doesn't see fences
It’s all an illusion, a debt we can’t pay
Until everything natural is traded away!
(Chorus – Maximaler Sound, Mitsing-Faktor)
Oh, who sold the water? Who bought the sun?
Who told the hungry that the feast is done?
It’s the power of the paper, the greed in the soul
Taking the pieces and calling it whole!
(Outro – Sanft ausklingend, nur Gitarre)
The rain is free...
At least it used to be.
Yeah, it used to be.
LadyP_Mistress27
