Written for the Marine Reserves Program in Oregon.
folk rock positive music
Story behind the song
Save Our Ocean, it is the Mother of us all.
Lyrics
Save Our Ocean by Allan Byer 3/15/08
Verse Progression: (D 2 G/B breakdown to Am sus) 2 (Bm A G) 2
Chorus: (Em A) 3 Bridge: (B G# E(A#m)) 3 A (passing chord) back to chorus
Verse 1
From the Ocean came life: we, us, and them
Heartbeat, seat of soul of fish, mammals, and men.
First breath from gills to lungs
When the whales’ songs were song.
Verse 2
Don’t forget she’s our Mother. Sister to the land.
From her depths come the clouds that water the sand.
Holy water, precious air
Sacred life cycle that we share.
Chorus
Show you care, Save Our Ocean
She’s all we ever had.
For all we share, Save Our Ocean.
She’s the lifeblood of the Land.
Verse 3
Save the rock fish, salmon, clams and crabs.
Nurture plankton, seaweed, krill, and sea bass.
Save our air-breathing water kin
Sea Lions, whales, seals, dolphins.
Verse 4
Home to seabirds of beauty, colors, and creation
Used for transport, oil, joy, and recreation.
From forests of kelp
To castles of corral.
Chorus
Show you care, Save Our Ocean
She’s all we ever had.
For all we share, Save Our Ocean.
She’s the lifeblood of the Land.
Verse 5
Keeper of mysteries of Pirates and treasures of the deep
A free resource for us and our children to keep.
Preserve, Conserve, Don’t Waste.
Too much already lost in our Haste.
Chorus
Show you care, Save Our Ocean
She’s all we ever had.
For all we share, Save Our Ocean.
She’s the lifeblood of the Land.
Bridge
When she’s gone, we’re gone, too.
We’re more connected than we knew.
If no Ocean, no skies of blue.
Looks like it’s up to me and you.
Coda chorus
If you care, Save Our Ocean
Do whatever you can.
Show you care, Save Our Ocean.
She was given by Sacred Hands.
2nd End Chorus refrain with fade…..
If you care Save our Ocean
Keep the Planet a Jewell.
Show you care, Save our Ocean
It’s now up to me and you.