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You should’ve told me (ACT like it matters)

Written in 1987 during growing concern about the hole in the ozone layer and referencing other concerns of the time, this song highlights the need for awareness of environmental issues. With a chorus and last verse written this year, the lyrics emphasize the importance of taking action and changing behavior.

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You should’ve told me (ACT like it matters)

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  1. You should’ve told me (ACT like it matters) ACBS Dublin 2019 - a song of the ultimate follies Written in 1987 during growing concern about the hole in the ozone layer and referencing a few other concerns of the time Last verse & chorus written this year

  2. Chorus You should’ve told me, (I wish you’d told me) That my world was gonna end You should’ve told me, (I wish you’d told me) That my world was gonna end

  3. Verse 1 I heard the ozone layer had A hole a continent wide Somebody should’ve been doing somethin’ But it wasn’t for me to decide ...

  4. chorus You should’ve told me (I wish you’d told me) That my world was gonna end

  5. Verse 2 I knew that all the oceans were filling up with goo Soembody should’ve been doing something Why weren’t you?

  6. Mid 8 I’d give the earth, to get my world back I’d even … go to war But it’s myself I oughta attack For not taking enough notice before

  7. chorus But you should’ve told me, (I wish you’d told me) That my world was gonna end

  8. Verse 3 I heard that all the forests were going up in smoke But I kept lighting matches I took it for a joke

  9. chorus And they should’ve told us, (we wish they’d told us) That our world was gonna end

  10. Verse 3 And everybody knows now How it’s trendy to be green But it’s not a CONSUMING passion for us No, know what I mean …?

  11. Mid 8 We’d give the earth, to get our world back We’ll even … go to war But it’s all of us now that’s under attack For not taking enough notice before

  12. chorus And they should’ve told us, (we wish they’d told us) That our world was gonna end

  13. Last Verse It’s thirty years later now and We’re chilled without CFC’s But we’re sweating it out in our global green house Hotting up … exponentially!

  14. Mid 8 We’ve skewed the earth with our sense of lack Always more of us, consuming more Our way of life now is under attack Never heeded the damage before

  15. Last Chorus ACT like it matters (ACT like it matters) Behaviour change is what we need ACT like it matters (ACT like it matters) Behaviour change is what we need ACT like it matters (ACT like it matters) Behaviour change is what we need

  16. Join us tomorrow morning? QG13 - 10.35am ACT on Global Warming/Ecocide Martin Wilks Robyn D. Walser Paul Atkins ACBS - Dublin 2019

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