Now and Evermore

Music and Lyrics: Hanne Lisa Sampson

Verse: Am / Em / F / G

Chorus: C / G / Dm / G

What have we done ?

What have we become ?

Playing a game

That's totally insane

Do as you're told

You're let in from the cold

Well, the comforts they are nice

But do we really know the price ?

Are we oh so subservient

Because it's oh so convenient ?

Well I simply disagree

With your oh so crucial tyranny

Chorus:

No need to despair

There's a rumble in the air

Now and evermore

Hear the lion roar

Governments have gone rogue

Don't you know, it's all the vogue

With their wars and their pride

Think they're takin' us for a ride

Their words are so hollow

So why do we follow

Hypocrisy in spades 

Are we digging our own graves ?

Arrogance abounds

Warlords do the rounds

While we stand and cheer

Losing all we hold dear

Chorus

There's an erroneous perception

Of safety and protection

What's really goin' on

With your digital panopti-con ?

When you know it makes no sense

Time to get off that fence

Live for yours and mine

The sacred and divine

We've strayed so far

From who we really are

Are we losing our humanity

To greed and insanity ?

Chorus

We seem to be adrift

Squandering our greatest gift

Paving a road to hell

Until there's no more to sell

So much lies barren

So many hath faellan

I'm so tired of our leaders

Let's bring on the healers

Earth is our home

Not to sell or to own

But to love and honour

To rejoice in each other

Chorus

What have we done ?