[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
How hard will our generation make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle merely to survive?)
[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo, Guitar Riff]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]
[Verse 1]
A child not yet born
(Will live with our choice)
Tomorrow is listening
(To today’s voice)
Our decisions
(Leave a trace)
As our action
(Shapes a place)
Food on the table
(Water to drink)
The future depends on
(How far we think)
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not just weather
(It’s quality of life)
Not just statistics
(It’s struggle and strife)
[Chorus]
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle to survive?)
How hard will we drive, drive, drive
(To keep our love alive)
How hard will we make the climb?
(One choice at a time)
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle to survive?)
[Refrain]
Choose wisely
(The future sees)
Choose wisely
(Beyond these trees)
Choose wisely
(Beyond today)
The price is paid
(Along the way)
[Verse 2]
The coastlines change
(The waters rise)
Heat fills summers
(And dries the skies)
Harvests depend
(On what remains)
Of stable seasons
(And gentle rains)
Communities build
(Or fall apart)
The future begins
(In every heart)
[Arrangement: Add layered harmonies, stronger drums, soaring organ]
[Pre-Chorus]
The question isn’t
(Can we rewind?)
The question is
(What future we find)
[Chorus]
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle to survive?)
How hard will we drive, drive, drive
(To keep our love alive)
How hard will we make the climb?
(One choice at a time)
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle to survive?)
[Bridge]
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Organ Swell]
[Driving Bass and Marching Drums]
[Final Chorus]
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle to survive?)
How hard will we drive, drive, drive
(To keep our love alive)
How hard will we make the climb?
(One choice at a time)
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle to survive?)
[Final Refrain]
Choose wisely
(The future sees)
Choose wisely
(For mortality)
Choose wisely
(The world to be)
Choose wisely
(For humanity)
[Outro]
The world that was
(Is fading away)
The world that will be
(Is shaped today)
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
(… become a struggle merely to survive?)
We shall see…
(Choose wisely.)
About the Song: The Moral Question
Ultimately, climate change is not simply an environmental issue. It is a question of human welfare, opportunity, and survival.
The decisions made today will determine the quality of life experienced by many generations to come. They will influence access to food, water, shelter, health, security, and economic stability. They will shape the future of coastal communities, agricultural regions, and ecosystems around the world.
Perhaps the most important question is not whether climate change can be stopped entirely.
It is this:
How hard will our generation make the struggle to thrive become a struggle merely to survive?
The future may no longer be capable of becoming what it once could have been. But it is still capable of becoming far better—or far worse—depending on the choices humanity makes today.
The world as it was may be gone.
The world that will be is still being written.
We determine the future today. Choose wisely.
From the album “Unwritten“