Oh dear one, dear Earth (repeats) I see you changing Reflecting the mess we’ve created (repeats) Oh, oh, oh don’t go* Every atom, every atom, every atom (repeats) “Every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you” (Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” 1892 version) “Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ [Look at a love like that] Look what happens with a love like that, It lights [up] Lights the whole sky.” (“The Sun Never Says,” from The Gift: Poems by Hafiz © 1999, Daniel Ladinsky. With permission. www.danielladinsky.com) Look, a love like that Oh dear one, dear Earth (repeats) *Global monitored wildlife populations have fallen 73% in the last 50 years. A major study found that only four percent of the world's mammals are wild. Scientists currently believe the Earth is experiencing a sixth mass extinction caused mainly by human activity.