I weep for lives lost and nature slain I weep for the murder done in the name Of converting all life into profit I weep for I fear (I know) I can't stop it The White Man's Burden of Globalization Marches on to no destination Reducing all life in its path To numbers, products, and trash
On and on, the trail of tears never ends Tribal peoples exterminated for their lands On and on, the trail of tears never ends Holocaust upon holocaust forged in the wake Of our demands
Indoctrinated by this culture To consume without regard For who or what may have been exploited All that matters is if you can afford it
On and on, the trail of tears never ends Ecosystems devastated beyond repair On and on, the trail of tears never ends Genocide after genocide done to the land That is not ours
weep for lives lost and nature slain I weep for the murder done in the name Of converting all life into profit I weep because I know I'm part of it