J Lind - For What It's Worth

[Verse 1]
Turn it up
This is my favorite part
Watch how the tiger catches the deer in the dark
Its teeth were sharpened by the Darwinian arc
Of a million years

[Chorus 1]
And hyenas laugh from their secret hiding place
As the tiger's teeth find a purpose in its prey
And the helpless deer sings the song of life on Earth
But it’s still grateful to the band—for what it's worth

[Verse 2]
Light it up
The jungle set aflame
Once a month, we keep it thin to keep it tame
Cleaning up after our ancestors' mistakes
For a hundred years

[Chorus 2]
And the huntеr sets his sights and takes his aim
As the tigеr flees from the fire man has made
And a shot rings out as the great cat hits the Earth
But it’d still praise the blood-stained land—for what it's worth
[Verse 3]
Look it up
Or look across the street
Flies on their faces and nothing on their feet
These little ones will be lucky if they breathe
For a couple years

[Chorus 3]
And the women laugh from their cages in Bombay
As the children clap from Calcutta-bound freight trains
And their song is lost to the chaos of the Earth
But they still lift up holy hands—for what it's worth

[Chorus 4]
And the people sing for the day their gods have made
As the bishop bows in a foreign land to pray:
“Let the Lord rain down His judgment on the Earth
But I still love the heart of man—for what it's worth”

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