martin g
Story behind the song
The Same Earth is one of the very first songs I ever finished. I wrote it late at night when I was about 16 or 17, after coming home from a concert that left me completely overwhelmed and inspired. I couldnt sleep, so at around 2 or 3 a.m. I picked up my guitar and started singing. Out of that restless night came this song raw, honest, and full of the youthful anger and hope I felt back then.
Lyrics
The same earth
(Verse 1)
A starving child, an old man slowly dies,
A fight in the street, the hate in us so deep.
The pain can heal or let a thousand feelings die,
The stupid war, and children start to cry singing:
(Chorus)
If I was the one to create,
Im sure I would have made the same mistakes.
And I am quite sure Id make more things worse,
But never the same earth.
(Verse 2)
Children die, and none of them survive,
Women cry, they keep the pain inside.
The pain can heal or let a thousand feelings die,
The stupid war, and children start to cry singing:
(Chorus)
If I was the one to create,
Im sure I would have made the same mistakes.
And I am quite sure Id make more things worse,
But never the same earth.
(Bridge / Outro)
I wont leave this place, but Ill go,
I will care about life, but I roam.
Im looking back and I see mistakes,
Give me a better place to live
But never the same earth.