opened up my eyes and saw the sky over meadows where i lie then i heard the children cry in my sleep i saw a distant light it arose and left in flight then the shadows faded to white in the night Why should everybody have to pay? shame on you, shame on me is there any place to hide away? blame it on humanity Why should everybody have to pay? shame on you, shame on me will our children have a say? field of sand exposed under the sun where a river used to run would it ever be undone? hide the wounds that we tried to heal in time with our power so divine such an unforgiven crime such a crime Why should everybody have to pay? shame on you, shame on me is there any place to hide away? blame it on humanity Why should everybody have to pay? shame on you, shame on me will our children have a say? are you ready? it won't be long until we know are you ready? Why should everybody have to pay? shame on you, shame on me is there any place to hide away? blame it on humanity Why should everybody have to pay? shame on you, shame on me is there any place to hide away? blame it on humanity you should have known better