Humankind

I am humankind How can I let my eyes fall And become blind to what I've seen And pretend that it's okay to say "Well the world's alright with me" When the innocent suffer our greed I can't silence the sound of their cries When we kill for a sport, faith, oil or a fashion We're at peace, letting sleeping dogs lie There's nowhere to hide When it hits me from all sides No excuse for not understanding I am humankind, I can make changes Well I watch as the waters they rise And the wind blows cold at my door Though I feel myself turning away I can't stop looking anymore It's too easy to shut out the noise Not to read the words written in blood And the way that we cover our sins Is to sail a boat over the floods There's nowhere to hide When it hits me from all sides No excuse for not understanding I am humankind, I can make changes I can start listening I can make changes There's nowhere to hide When it hits me from all sides And no excuse for not understanding I am humankind There's nowhere to hide When it hits me from all sides No excuse for not understanding I am humankind, I can make changes I can start listening I can make changes I am humankind I am humankind I am humankind I am humankind