Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I just wanna ask a question
Who really cares?
To save a world in despair
Who really cares?
There'll come a time
(There'll come a time)
When the world won't be singin'
(When the world won't be singin')
Flowers won't grow
(Flowers won't grow, no)
Bells won't be ringin'
(The bells won't be ringin')
Who really cares?
(Who really cares?)
Who's willing to try
(Who' is willing to try)
To save the world
(To save a world)
That's destined to die
(That is destined to die)
When I look at the world
(When I look at the world)
Oh, it fills me with sorrow
(It fills me with sorrow)
Little children today
(Children today)
Really gonna suffer tomorrow
(Really suffer tomorrow)
(Oh) what a shame
(What a shame)
Such a bad way to live
(Such a bad way to live)
Uh, who is to blame?
(Who is to blame?)
We can't stop livin'
(When can't stop livin'?)
Live
Live (live for life)
Live for life
But let live everybody
Live life for the children
(Live life for the children)
(Oh, for the children)
You see (oh-oh)
Let's, let's save the children
Let's, let's save all the children
Save the babies
Save the babies
And if you wanna love
You got love, save the babies
Oh don't know how to feel, you got feel it
You will save the babies
All of the children
But who really cares?
Who's willing to try
Yes, to save our world
Yeah, save our sweet world
Save the world
That is destined to die
Oh, oh-oh, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh, oh, oh, dig it, everybody
Who really cares?
To save a world in despair
Who really cares?
There'll come a time
(There'll come a time)
When the world won't be singin'
(When the world won't be singin')
Flowers won't grow
(Flowers won't grow, no)
Bells won't be ringin'
(The bells won't be ringin')
Who really cares?
(Who really cares?)
Who's willing to try
(Who' is willing to try)
To save the world
(To save a world)
That's destined to die
(That is destined to die)
When I look at the world
(When I look at the world)
Oh, it fills me with sorrow
(It fills me with sorrow)
Little children today
(Children today)
Really gonna suffer tomorrow
(Really suffer tomorrow)
(Oh) what a shame
(What a shame)
Such a bad way to live
(Such a bad way to live)
Uh, who is to blame?
(Who is to blame?)
We can't stop livin'
(When can't stop livin'?)
Live
Live (live for life)
Live for life
But let live everybody
Live life for the children
(Live life for the children)
(Oh, for the children)
You see (oh-oh)
Let's, let's save the children
Let's, let's save all the children
Save the babies
Save the babies
And if you wanna love
You got love, save the babies
Oh don't know how to feel, you got feel it
You will save the babies
All of the children
But who really cares?
Who's willing to try
Yes, to save our world
Yeah, save our sweet world
Save the world
That is destined to die
Oh, oh-oh, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh, oh, oh, dig it, everybody
Lyrics submitted by yuri_sucupira
Save the Children Lyrics as written by Marvin P Gaye Alfred W Cleveland
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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