Common brings his conscious lyricism and some talented friends, including Malik Yusef, Kumasi, Aaron Fresh, Choklate and Laci Kay, to raise awareness about climate change. From chorus to chorus, the song details temperature changes, water contamination, and polluted air.
When the water starts killing the fish,
That’s when you know how deadly it is.
A lyric like that is hard to ignore in this soaring, anthemic single as a cry for help and a call to action to stop mistreating the environment.
Keep your ears peeled for more tracks
Whether independent or backed by a major label, artists across genres are incorporating climate change and its impact into their music.
Through their celebrities and music videos, people are paying attention and learning how humans are changing the way the world works today and what that could mean for future generations.
The next time you meet an artist, take a moment to hear if there are other messages that point to the environment and conservation of the earth.
