Verse 1
They’re so far out of touch, it’s a soul-crushing clutch
On a world they don’t inhabit, yeah, they’re asking for too much
Always out of touch, while we’re clutching on our crutch
They’re counting up the profit while we’re living in the smudge
We’ve all had enough of the roar and the war
Of the rich getting richer while the blood hits the floor
Now it’s time for the peace, let the violence cease
Unleash the golden fleece and let the pressure release
But words are just feathers when the weather is bleak
You’ve spoken and you’ve preached with a tongue in your cheek
Now it’s time for the motion, the heat in the street
When the people take the lead, yeah, the karma is sweet
Chorus
The planet is burning—who started the fire?
The architects of profit and the liars for hire
They’re not gonna stop 'til the globe is a ghost
From the valley in the west to the ivory coast
Yeah, the planet is burning, we’re breathing the ash
While they’re digitizing life and they’re liquefying cash
Verse 2
Yo, why is no one listening? The vision is glistening
With oil in the water where the children are christening
It’s because of the elite and the seat that they keep
While the rest of the nation is just fast in their sleep
The defeat of a nation that’s fragmented and lone
Divided by the screen and the light of a phone
The hatred they’re spreading? It’s a calculated seed
Watered by the ego and the harvest of greed
It don't spread on its own, it’s a programmed tone
History notes on the glass, skin and the bone
They won't stop the machine 'til the biosphere turns
Into a funeral pyre where the memory burns
Chorus
The planet is burning—who started the fire?
The architects of profit and the liars for hire
They’re not gonna stop 'til the globe is a ghost
From the valley in the west to the ivory coast
Yeah, the planet is burning, we’re breathing the ash
While they’re digitizing life and they’re liquefying cash
Verse 3
The planet is burning, yeah, who sparked the flame?
The ones who own the system but don't carry the blame
The racist hatred is the fuel for the pyre
Burning down the bridge to the freedom desired.
We’re caught in the middle of a corporate desire
While the sea levels rise and the forests expire
But action is the water, the truth is the rain
We’re washing off the soot and we’re numbing the pain
No more preaching from the tower, no more lies in the dark
Every soul is a match, every word is a spark
We’re taking back the rhythm, we’re taking back the beat
Before the whole world melts from the corporate heat
Outro
Yeah...
Who started the fire?
Look at your hands.
Look at their plans.
The planet is burning...
Better start moving
