And when Man gained dominion
 over land and the oceans
 he began to harm the planet
 with his asphalt and his toxins
 and to lay the forest bare
 and to poison even the air
 and he killed every beast
 and taught the seas how to bleed

Burned by the fire we make,
 what a shame

Then the winds gave in
 and the rain knew no season
 and the sun came to beat
 on a land of sand and diseases
 and when God looked down
 on the earth and saw it was broken
 then the tears of God fell down
 through a hole in the ozone

Burned by the fire we make
 what a shame

This is the nature of the human race
 to kill off anything that gets in our way
 poor Mother Earth we disfigured her face
 Man is the maker of his own disgrace

Burned by the fire we make
 what a shame