Jenny Uehling, Lizzie Vermeire, Kelly Dunlevy
Globalization Rap Lyrics
It takes rules to make the earth alright
The environment can’t be an oversight
2x
Hit it!
I wanna healthy earth now
But globalization is takin’ it down
The international economy has grown
But it’s not leavin’ the environment alone
Extinction of species is getting’ outrageous
And invasive species and diseases are contagious
Yo CI estimates that we’re losin’
A species e’ry 20 minutes, we aren’t foolin’
Resource development for you and me
Means lost habitat and biodiversity
Slash and burn for crops to grow
Large scale farming takes its toll
Forests and species go, ‘cause
It takes rules to make the earth alright
The environment can’t be an oversight
2x
Hit it!
Now with globalization, here’s a new concept
WTO is keepin’ countries in step
They’ve got an idea
They wanna share
They want free trade everywhere.
Countries have protection laws for the earth
But WTO don’t give them a wide berth
The Marine Mammal and Clean Air Act
Make global trade harder, so they reject.
Down in India, they’re needin’ water
Coke is usin’ n’ pollutin’, makin’ drinkin’ harder
And down in Brazil, in the Pantanal
Increased growth of soybeans y’all
Will make South America more powerful
But pollute the river with pesticides, fish will fall
Countries all tryin’ to be the best
End up caring about environment less, cause’
It takes rules to make the earth alright
The environment can’t be an oversight
2x
Hit it!
There is both support and opposition
Supporters say that large-scale farming in demand
Has lead to a rural exodus freein’ land
And to much more biodiversity than planned
But critics say the protections are inferior
These organizations actin’ superior
All’a these nations wanna reject it
They say it makes sovereignty illegit
It’s puttin’ all countries on high alert
Comp’nies revert
Claimin’ to help all the earth
Everything on down to the squirrels
They may not be dedicated to help the world
But are they really helpin’ the condition?
That is the question of this rendition
'Cause
It takes rules to make the earth alright
The environment can’t be an oversight
2x
Hit it!
Earth stands alone, but needs everyone
MNCs need reinvention
The countries need to run the shows
Who’s watching MNCs, yo?
We need global rules n’ regs clearly
Save the world, ya feel me?
It’s the only one we got, yo
There’s no reason to wear it out
We gon’ suffer
No biodiversity
The species got no voice
We can’t get no reward,
If we take nature for granted
Deforestation and other means attack
We can’t bring the extinct species back
We gotta help the forests grow
Don’t pollute the lands
Change things, WTO
Dolphins don’t wanna go
Nor do sea turtles, yo
Oh
The economy’s in front, nature’s not even back up
Globalization’s causing a warm up
Earth needs a new fresh chillin’ breeze
Cleanin’ up the earth won’t be easy
Like escapin’ a twisted maze
Time for the dawning of a new day
It takes rules to make the earth alright
The environment can’t be an oversight
2x
Hit it!
The time is on the clock
Go on and save a tree
Poor air makin’ us dizzy
Don’t break the vow
Go and save our earth now!
It takes rules
(Repeat several times and fade out)
Citation:
Base, Rob. "It Takes Two (Instrumental)." It Takes Two (Re-Recorded / Remastered). 2010.
MP3 file.