Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
George Daniel
George Daniel
Programming
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg
Vocals
Matty Healy
Matty Healy
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Daniel
George Daniel
Composer
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg
Songwriter
Matthew Healy
Matthew Healy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Daniel
George Daniel
Producer
Mike Crossey
Mike Crossey
Mixing Engineer
Jonathan Gilmore
Jonathan Gilmore
Recording Engineer
Luke Gibbs
Luke Gibbs
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matty Healy
Matty Healy
Producer
Stephen Sesso
Stephen Sesso
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Riktigt proffsigt att stryka lite grejer)
(Yeah)
(Yeah)
(Jag tänker det här, det hör inte riktigt hemma här)
[Verse 2]
We are right now in the beginning of a climate and ecological crisis
And we need to call it what it is
An emergency
[Verse 3]
We must acknowledge that we do not have the situation under control
And that we don't have all the solutions yet
Unless those solutions mean that we simply stop doing certain things
[Verse 4]
We must admit that we are losing this battle
We have to acknowledge that the older generations have failed
All political movements in their present form have failed
[Verse 5]
But homo sapiens have not yet failed
[Verse 6]
Yes, we are failing, but there is still time to turn everything around
We can still fix this
We still have everything in our own hands
But unless we recognize the overall failures of our current systems
We most probably don't stand a chance
[Verse 7]
We are facing a disaster of unspoken sufferings for enormous amounts of people
And now is not the time for speaking politely or focusing on what we can or cannot say
Now is the time to speak clearly
[Verse 8]
Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that homo sapiens have ever faced
The main solution, however, is so simple that even a small child can understand it
We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases
[Verse 9]
And either we do that, or we don't
You say that nothing in life is black or white
But that is a lie, a very dangerous lie
Either we prevent a 1.5 degree of warming, or we don't
[Verse 10]
Either we avoid setting off that irreversible chain reaction beyond human control, or we don't
Either we choose to go on as our civilization, or we don't
That is as black or white as it gets
Because there are no grey areas when it comes to survival
[Verse 11]
Now we all have a choice
We can create transformational action that will safeguard the living conditions for future generations
Or we can continue with our business as usual and fail
That is up to you and me
[Verse 12]
And, yes, we need a system change rather than individual change
But you cannot have one without the other
[Verse 13]
If you look through history, all the big changes in society have been started by people at the grassroots level
People like you and me
[Verse 14]
So, I ask you to please wake up and make the changes required possible
To do your best is no longer good enough
We must all do the seemingly impossible
[Verse 15]
Today, we use about 100 million barrels of oil every single day
There are no politics to change that
There are no rules to keep that oil in the ground
So we can no longer save the world by playing by the rules
Because the rules have to be changed
[Verse 16]
Everything needs to change, and it has to start today
So, everyone out there, it is now time for civil disobedience
It is time to rebel
Written by: George Daniel, Greta Thunberg, Matthew Healy
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