The Sorrow of Gaia

A song inspired by James Lovelock's "The Revenge of Gaia". There must have been a time when CO2 levels reached the tipping point and Gea began her shift to the higher operating temperature described in the book.

VERSE 1
Em
When the world changed
Em
A warm night in July
G
The factories were working overtime
To meet the rising demand
D
An ever bigger fire
Bm
To feed the flames of man's desires

VERSE 2
When the world changed
For her it was no surprise
For too long they’d been burning
The balance had been turning
But the point at which they’d learn
Was past the point of no return

VERSE 3
When the world changed
She did it with a sigh
For all that she’d created
Would have to start again
All because of them
And the ambitions of men

VERSE 4
When the world changed
She knew they’d take it on
Not accept the changes
And try to intervene
Then only when they see the cost
Would they realize what they’d lost

VERSE 5
When the world changed
Forever in a day
To bring the balance back
And counter the attack
She wondered if she should
But it was for the greater good

VERSE 6
The night the world changed
She didn’t sleep at all
She thought about the changes
cos there could be no reverse
But things were getting hot
And man was never gonna stop

OUTRO
Am
The night the world changed
C
Ahhhhhh
Am
The night the world changed
C
Ahhhhhh
Am
The night the world changed
C
Ahhhhhh

JUST LYRICS:

When the world changed
A warm night in July
The factories were working overtime
To meet the rising demand
An ever bigger fire
To feed the flames of man's desires

When the world changed
For her it was no surprise
For too long they’d been burning
The balance had been turning
But the point at which they’d learn
Was past the point of no return

When the world changed
She did it with a sigh
For all that she’d created
Would have to start again
All because of them
And the ambitions of men

When the world changed
She knew they’d take it on
Not accept the changes
And try to intervene
Then only when they see the cost
Would they realize what they’d lost

When the world changed
Forever in a day
To bring the balance back
And counter the attack
She wondered if she should
But it was for the greater good

The night the world changed
She didn’t sleep at all
She thought about the changes
cos there could be no reverse
But things were getting hot
And man was never gonna stop