WHEN THE EARTH CRIES Who Will Hear Her?

[Intro — Solo Handpan / Distant Breath] [Angel — Whispered, Almost Weightless] Who hears the mountains When they fall? Who holds the ocean When she calls? Who counts the names The rivers keep? Who sings beside The ones who weep? [Verse 1 — Pure Female Angelic Voice] I walked above a sleeping forest Where the ancient roots were torn I saw a child beneath the ashes Holding something never born I asked the wind where all the birds went I asked the rain why it had ceased The wind returned without an answer The rain fell softly at my feet [Pre-Chorus — Layered Angelic Harmonies] If I have wings Why can’t I carry All the sorrow From this world? If I have light Why does the darkness Still fall upon The smallest hearts? [Chorus — Ethereal A Cappella Choir] When the earth cries Who will hear her? When the sky breaks Who will stay? If the stars can see us falling Why do they seem so far away? When the earth cries Who will hold her? When her children Lose their way? Tell me, heaven Tell me, heaven What am I to say? [Verse 2 — Handpan Only / Intimate Vocal] I saw the sea return the plastic Like a letter to the shore I saw the fields forget the harvest And the hands that planted more I heard a mother call her children Through the smoke of distant wars I saw the doors of empty houses And the shadows on the floors [Angel — Softly] Who taught us how to break a home And call the ruins peace? Who taught us how to own the earth But never let her breathe? [Bridge — Handpan Stops / Unaccompanied Solo] [Angel — Fragile, Almost Spoken] I came with wings But not an answer I came with light But not a cure I thought that heaven Knew the reason Now I am not So sure [Silence] [Angel — Barely Audible] If love is real Why does it tremble? If hope survives Why is it small? And if the earth Is still our mother Why can’t we hear Her call? [Final Chorus — Many Angelic Voices, No Percussion] When the earth cries We will hear her When the sky breaks We will stay Not because we know the answers Not because we know the way When the earth cries We will hold her Not with promises But with care If the smallest voice is calling Let it find somebody there [Outro — Single Angel / Handpan Fades] [Angel] I cannot mend The whole of heaven I cannot heal The earth alone But I can hear One voice still calling And I can answer You are not alone. [Final Breath] I hear you.