The Species We Forgot

[Verse 1] They sang in trees we cut away Danced in seas now choked with gray Their stories lost in poisoned rain We never heard them call our name [Pre-Chorus] Eyes like stars, now turned to stone We left them in the dark alone [Chorus] This is for the silent cries For the wings that never touched the skies For every paw and scale and song That we erased… for far too long The echo lingers, cold and caught For the species we forgot [Verse 2] The jungles we turned into flame The rivers we could never tame One by one, they disappeared And still we looked away in fear [Pre-Chorus] A world once wild, now ghost and dust We broke their trust, we broke their trust [Chorus] This is for the silent cries For the wings that never touched the skies For every paw and scale and song That we erased… for far too long The echo lingers, cold and caught For the species we forgot [Bridge] Names you’ll never learn... Eyes you’ll never meet... Songs no voice will sing again… [Final Chorus] This is for the silent cries For the stars that fell from waking skies May we remember, may we mourn For all that’s lost and never born Their legacy cannot be bought— They are the species… we forgot. [Outro] Gone, but not forgiven…