[Silence]
\n[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nHow hard will our generation make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle merely to survive?)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Bass Solo, Guitar Riff]
\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nA child not yet born
\n(Will live with our choice)
\nTomorrow is listening
\n(To today’s voice)<\/p>\n
Our decisions
\n(Leave a trace)
\nAs our action
\n(Shapes a place)<\/p>\n
Food on the table
\n(Water to drink)
\nThe future depends on
\n(How far we think)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nIt’s not just weather
\n(It’s quality of life)
\nNot just statistics
\n(It’s struggle and strife)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nHow hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle to survive?)
\nHow hard will we drive, drive, drive
\n(To keep our love alive)<\/p>\n
How hard will we make the climb?
\n(One choice at a time)
\nHow hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle to survive?)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nChoose wisely
\n(The future sees)<\/p>\n
Choose wisely
\n(Beyond these trees)<\/p>\n
Choose wisely
\n(Beyond today)<\/p>\n
The price is paid
\n(Along the way)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nThe coastlines change
\n(The waters rise)
\nHeat fills summers
\n(And dries the skies)<\/p>\n
Harvests depend
\n(On what remains)
\nOf stable seasons
\n(And gentle rains)<\/p>\n
Communities build
\n(Or fall apart)
\nThe future begins
\n(In every heart)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Add layered harmonies, stronger drums, soaring organ]<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nThe question isn’t
\n(Can we rewind?)
\nThe question is
\n(What future we find)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nHow hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle to survive?)
\nHow hard will we drive, drive, drive
\n(To keep our love alive)<\/p>\n
How hard will we make the climb?
\n(One choice at a time)
\nHow hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle to survive?)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\n[Instrumental Break]
\n[Guitar Solo]
\n[Organ Swell]
\n[Driving Bass and Marching Drums]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nHow hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle to survive?)
\nHow hard will we drive, drive, drive
\n(To keep our love alive)<\/p>\n
How hard will we make the climb?
\n(One choice at a time)
\nHow hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle to survive?)<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nChoose wisely
\n(The future sees)
\nChoose wisely
\n(For mortality)
\nChoose wisely
\n(The world to be)
\nChoose wisely
\n(For humanity)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nThe world that was
\n(Is fading away)<\/p>\n
The world that will be
\n(Is shaped today)<\/p>\n
How hard will we make the struggle to thrive…
\n(… become a struggle merely to survive?)
\nWe shall see…
\n(Choose wisely.)<\/p>\n
About the Song: The Moral Question
\nUltimately, climate change is not simply an environmental issue. It is a question of human welfare, opportunity, and survival.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the most important question is not whether climate change can be stopped entirely.<\/p>\n
It is this:
\nHow hard will our generation make the struggle to thrive become a struggle merely to survive?<\/p>\n
The future may no longer be capable of becoming what it once could have been. But it is still capable of becoming far better\u2014or far worse\u2014depending on the choices humanity makes today.<\/p>\n
The world as it was may be gone.
\nThe world that will be is still being written.
\nWe determine the future today. Choose wisely.<\/p>\n