Earth Day Remix Lyrics
Did you even know the Senate was deciding your fate?
Ten years for clean energy they wanted you to wait
Let me tell you a story of our situation
And how we'll Repower this U.S. nation
Two things are goin' on -- I hate to bust your bubble
But the climate is changin' and the economy's in trouble
Walkin' down the street in Cleveland town
A woman passed by, I said "Why you look so down?"
She said "I lost my job, my only hope's clean energy
Closed down the auto plant, we need a factory."
Ready to work, we got the science and skill
And for 2 million jobs, all we need's a strong bill
You'd think our leaders would jump at the chance
But the lobbyists got them shakin' in their pants
So I went to the Senate, asked for real change
But when I sprung the question, they acted real strange
All we need is a clean energy law
But all they're just hearing is "blah blah blah"
Come on, I'm not even going for it
You, you got what I need...
Cause we need clean energy
We need clean energy
AMERICA!
We need clean energy
Cause we need clean energy
Cause we need clean energy...
AMERICA!
We need clean energy
Cause we need energy
Cause we need clean energy...
Please!
Add your voice to our Earth Day remix
For 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, we're releasing a new version of a rap classic on YouTube's homepage -- and we want you to be in it!
Watch our brief instructional video for our Earth Day remix and then record your own version for a chance to be in the final video.
Remember, you don’t need a perfect singing voice to help out -- you can also just lip-sync or dance in your video. Help build support for clean energy and climate legislation and have fun doing it!
Follow these simple steps:
1. Watch the instructional video on this page and pause it when prompted.
2. Set up your camera and start recording.
3. Push "play" on the video for the song to begin so you can rap or lip-sync along. (Don't worry if you mess up -- start over as many times as you want.)
4. Upload your video to YouTube. In the video description, include a link to "http://www.repoweramerica.org/remix" so people who view your video can find this page and learn how to get involved.
5. Send us the YouTube link for your video using the form below.
Submit your video before midnight on Sunday, April 18.
The official deadline for submissions has passed. Feel free to continue submitting your videos but we cannot guarantee that they will be eligible for consideration in the YouTube contest. Thank you for your enthusiastic participation!