Only a Dream - Adrian Belew

The woman screams at the windy day

Her children play in the acid rain

The water is green and the sky is brown

The cars and buildings, all broken down

Now what in the world is happening here

Will somebody please explain

Nothing I see makes sense to me

Maybe it’s only a dream

The deer in the forest or the eagle in the sky

They see Man coming and they run to hide

The birds on the shore will no longer fly

They’re covered in oil and they’re bound to die

Now how in the world does that make sense

The killing of innocent beings

What in the world is wrong with us

Maybe it’s only a dream

The air we breathe and the food we eat

Poor Mother Earth was poisoned in her sleep

Now what in the world is happening here

Will somebody please explain

Nothing I see makes sense to me

Tell me it’s only a dream

The woman screams at the wind and rain

It’s only a dream

Just a bad dream

What a bad dream