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Climate Wars (Deluxe Album)

by Mat Ward

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1.
You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing back You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing back They keep on pushing coal They keep on pushing oil They keep on pushing gas They keep on pushing clean coal They keep on pushing jobs They keep on pushing nuclear They keep on pushing costs They keep on pushing careers You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing back You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing back They keep on pushing laws They keep on pushing MPs They keep on pushing bills They keep on pushing lobbies They keep on pushing lies They keep on pushing greenwash They keep on pushing stats They keep on pushing hogwash You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing back You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing You've just gotta have some hope, keep on pushing back They keep on pushing mines They keep on pushing train lines They keep on pushing plants They keep on pushing deadlines They keep on pushing time They keep on pushing limits They keep on pushing blah They keep on pushing bullshit They keep on pushing coal They keep on pushing oil They keep on pushing gas They keep on pushing clean coal They keep on pushing jobs They keep on pushing nuclear They keep on pushing costs They keep on pushing careers
2.
And now, a message from the Murdoch media... I just wanna go somewhere on my holidays Fly anywhere I like on my holidays And I just wanna eat what fucking tastes good Eat anything I like if it tastes good I just wanna drive a fucking decent car None of that electric shit fucking fake car I don't want greenies taking over my life Don't want no green left bullshit in my life So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? I just wanna make a decent bit of money Don't want them taking away my fucking money I just wanna make a decent fucking living Take away our jobs and no one is living I don't want a wind farm in my fucking back yard Why don't you put it in your own back yard? Next thing we're all gonna be in fucking hair shirts Beating ourselves up in fucking hair shirts So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? I don't give a fucking fuck about polar bears Who the fuck gives a fuck about polar bears? Don't even try to make me go vegan Nobody needs to go fucking vegan Coal creates jobs and gas creates more jobs What do you want here - no fucking real jobs? Coal is lifting people out of poverty Do you really want them staying in poverty? So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck? So the world keeps getting hotter No one gives a fuck So the world keeps getting hotter Does anyone give a fuck?
3.
They're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again And they're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again We're doing all we can The best since we began To talk about it anyway We're holding conferences To make make some kind of sense Of how we're gonna break away They're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again And they're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again It's all gonna be OK Your fears can be allayed Technology is on the way It'll be all right No need to get uptight The market's gonna find a way They're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again And they're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again Nuclear's on the way Don't worry about the waste Everybody's seeing the way Carbon trades are real A perfect market deal Everybody loves a trade They're lying to us again They're lying to us again They're lying to us again They're lying to us again They say leave it to us No need to create a fuss You protesters can go away They say they've got a fix They won't be fixing it You can't believe a word they say They're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again And they're lying to us in every way And they're lying to us again
4.
I never meant to hurt you I never meant to leave the Earth this way I never meant to hurt you I never meant to let it burn away I never meant to hurt you I never meant to leave the Earth this way I never meant to hurt you I never meant to let it burn away You say you don't want to think about it Because it's too depressing Even though it's the main thing That needs addressing I ask what you think about Greta And what she's doing for the world You say she seems like a weirdo A bit of a freak for a schoolgirl I say don't you want to do something like that To change the world for the better But I'm thinking: What are you doing, dad? Who are you to be piling on pressure? Sure, I protest, go to rallies Write and rage against the machine But in the end it's all folly I'm just another cog in the machine I never meant to hurt you I never meant to leave the Earth this way I never meant to hurt you I never meant to let it burn away They say individuals can do very little Most of the damage is caused by companies My actions cause barely a ripple While the polluters take all the money What's the good of buying green light bulbs Skipping the car and riding a bike When billionaires are getting green laws pulled So they can carry on doing what they like? And how does me trying to save water Have any kind of effect When it's industrial users that ought to Be the ones they keep in check? I might do voluntary work, write these lyrics Try to change some people's minds But when you're facing a world of cynics It feels like a huge waste of time I never meant to hurt you I never meant to leave the Earth this way I never meant to hurt you I never meant to let it burn away There's hope, I know you're on the right path When I ask what you want to be You say you're going to use your gift for maths Be a passive architect, solar engineer It's the hope that we all have That our kids will do it better But time's not something that they have We've got to stop being the wreckers I never meant to hurt you I never meant to leave the Earth this way I never meant to hurt you I never meant to let it burn away
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Twenty eight degrees Twenty nine degrees Thirty degrees Thirty one degrees Thirty two degrees Thirty three degrees Thirty four degrees Thirty five degrees Thirty six degrees Thirty seven degrees Thirty eight degrees Thirty nine degrees Forty degrees Forty one degrees Forty two degrees Forty three degrees Forty four degrees Forty five degrees Forty six degrees Forty seven degrees Forty eight degrees Forty nine degrees Forty nine degrees Forty nine degrees Thirty four degrees Thirty five degrees Thirty six degrees Thirty seven degrees Thirty eight degrees I used to really love the heat, I loved it Would go out in it any chance I got I'd take the train for hours on end to catch it Just to get from really warm to hot The day arrived when I came to regret it I got the train somewhere I'd never been I rode into a forest just to check it Saw the bats were falling out of trees Headed off into a store to cool down Had to stick my head in the freezer That day the nightly news gave me the lowdown The hottest place on earth was where I'd been Twenty six degrees Twenty seven degrees Twenty eight degrees Twenty nine degrees Thirty degrees Thirty one degrees Thirty two degrees Thirty three degrees Thirty four degrees Thirty five degrees Thirty six degrees Thirty seven degrees Thirty eight degrees Thirty nine degrees Forty degrees Forty one degrees Forty two degrees Forty three degrees Forty four degrees Forty five degrees Forty six degrees Forty seven degrees Forty eight degrees Forty nine degrees
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We'd go out in the sun Yeah always having fun But then the thought always lingered How long will this last Till it comes undone? When you were 10 years old The morning sun turned gold And then the skies all turned black as the people fled from fires burning uncontrolled I wanna be in this place forever Please make it last, let's fight together I wanna be in this place forever Please make it last, let's fight together We went down to the beach We got into the sea But then the smoke blocked the sun and the temperature dropped by 20 degrees I thought then: This is it The end of innocence A halted childhood cos there were only nine normal summers till the fires kicked in I wanna be in this place forever Please make it last, let's pull together I wanna be in this place forever Please make it last, let's pull together And now we're getting floods Just like they said we would The politicians act surprised but they're never gonna do what science says they should As I watch you grow up I'm wondering what's up With all the things that you see happening to this world as it gets fucked up I wanna be in this place forever Let's make it last, we've got to save it I wanna be in this place forever Let's make it last, we've got to save it I wanna be in this place forever Let's make it last, we've got to save it I wanna be in this place forever Let's make it last, we've got to save it
7.
Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Now they say that time's really running out All these vested interests seeding doubt If you thirst for knowledge, you'll find a drought We've got just a few years to sort it out Or it could be our time's run out The tipping point could have come about Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Parts per million are gathering pace Methane's leaking all over the place Fires and floods are commonplace Half the world is caught in a blind rat race Bosses are trying to keep a straight face While they destroy the human race Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Climate refugees are trying to flee Looking for a place somewhere to be Anywhere that's safe for a family Rich countries will try to turn them back Not a hope in hell if their skin is black Cos there ain't no black in the union jack Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? What's it gonna look like for you and me? Are we gonna be able to be Living safe like the bourgeoisie? Or is the divide going to widen still? Inequality, you know the drill There's only one class not getting killed Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you? Will you be with me at the end of the world? Will you?
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You say it's all gone No point trying To get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Come on You say it's all dead Or dying Can't get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Fight on Coral bleaching It's looking hopeless Killed off most of the Barrier Reef Politicians Ignore the warnings Spreading climate disbelief But there's people Fighting back now Trying to stop the corrupt lies Fighting back like There's no tomorrow So the whole reef doesn't die You say it's all gone No point trying To get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Come on You say it's all dead Or dying Can't get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Fight on Dried up rivers They're looking hopeless Irrigators taking it all Stealing water like There's no tomorrow People downstream get fuck all But there's people Fighting back now First nations going hard They fight like There's no tomorrow They're the ones to put in charge You say it's all gone No point trying To get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Come on You say it's all dead Or dying Can't get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Fight on Species loss It's looking hopeless Every week another one gone Killing nature like There's no tomorrow Trying to bring the apocalypse on But there's people Fighting back now Warning of the whole collapse Educating like There's no tomorrow Hitting liars with the facts Coal seam gas now It's looking hopeless Wrecking water and farmland Poisoning like There's no tomorrow Corrupt money changing hands But there's people Fighting back now Hitting back to get them banned Locking gates like There's no tomorrow Chasing them right off the land You say it's all gone No point trying To get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Come on You say it's all dead Or dying Can't get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Fight on You say it's all gone No point trying To get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Come on You say it's all dead Or dying Can't get it all back It's gone But we gotta fight back Keep on trying To get it all back Fight on
9.
What kind of world are you passing on? What will your grandkids think of you? What kind of world are you passing on? Do you think they'll forgive you? Enforce law That's what your job is Can't redraw What being a cop is Just trying To follow orders Providing True law and order Doing your best To lay the law down No protests Disrupting your town That can mean Some people get bashed Trapped between Tasers and tear gas What kind of world are you passing on? What will your grandkids think of you? What kind of world are you passing on? Do you think they'll forgive you? You sit on a board Answer to investors All above board Rarely contested Raking it in Share price is healthy It's no sin Investors are wealthy What's the cost? Death and pollution Can't be stopped There's no solution Blot it out Try not to think of it There's no doubt You know who's affected What kind of world are you passing on? What will your grandkids think of you? What kind of world are you passing on? Do you think they'll forgive you? Been elected To represent people Respected In all the right circles Got ideals That you still hold dear Just made deals On your way up here Got to pay All those people back Got no say In all that payback If that means Breaking some promises That's just what The cost of high office is What kind of world are you passing on? What will your grandkids think of you? What kind of world are you passing on? Do you think they'll forgive you? What kind of world are you passing on? What will your grandkids think of you? What kind of world are you passing on? Do you think they'll forgive you?
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Where did those cliffs go? How did those waves flow? Where did that home go That used to stand here so strong? It'd never happen that's what they said The seas weren't gonna rise It'd never happen that's what they said There were no problems up ahead No need to compromise There were no problems up ahead Where did those cliffs go? How did those waves flow? Where did that home go That used to stand here so strong? Islanders copped it first of all Saltwater destroying crops Islanders copped it first of all Western leaders watched it all Cracked jokes but got eavesdropped Western leaders watched it all Where did those cliffs go? How did those waves flow? Where did that home go That used to stand here so strong? Then it lapped at their own doors No joke when it hits home Then it lapped at their own doors The truth came crashing into shore No joke when it hits home The truth came crashing into shore Where did those cliffs go? How did those waves flow? Where did that home go That used to stand here so strong? That's what happens in climate wars No joke when it hits home That's what happens in climate wars That's what happens in climate wars No joke when it hits home That's what happens in climate wars

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An album about the fight for the environment and how it makes me feel about my son's future. The sound has been described as "like an electronic version of punk band Rancid". It's a free download on Bandcamp and includes a full lyric booklet and radio interview about the album. Just enter zero as the amount to pay. It's also available on all other platforms here: album.link/i/1686076591

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released May 26, 2023

All music and lyrics written by Mat Ward.
All songs produced, arranged, mixed and mastered by Mat Ward.
All vocals performed by Mat Ward.

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Mat Ward blends future bass, drum and bass, punk and politics to come up with a different sound. He has released albums about financial markets, Apple, Elon Musk, surveillance, the media, Mars, protest chants and the climate. He also writes books and a music column that has been shared by the likes of Ru Paul, Chuck D, Tom Morello and Al Jourgensen. ... more

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