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Emily Rohm's latest forum post (just seeing her photo again) reminded me that Earth Day had come and gone with, sadly, little fanfare. There was a time (when she was an early teen and I was a theatre director) that April was our busiest time, touring the show "To Save the Planet" across the northern USA and southern Canada. I think the show was performed 360 times in over 9 countries.
I wrote WE ARE THE ONES for the 1993 United Nations’ Global Youth Forum. It was adopted by that organization and by CAPE (Children’s Alliance for the Protection of the Environment) as their official theme song. I think both groups have been disbanded, as has most of the environmental movement. (Remember when "ecology" was a central word in our language?) I later added the song as a curtain call to our flagship show, To Save the Planet (I posted the opening song from that show years ago, when Emily first joined MJ.) I post this one now, smiling in happy remembrance and gratitude.
In 1994 our troupe was inducted into the UN's GLOBAL 500 Roll of Honor. The photo you see is from that tour, when Emily was (oops, maybe I shouldn't say).
More of my songs featuring Emily:
Dreams
Here, For A Moment
Do I Know Him
Save the Planet
I wrote WE ARE THE ONES for the 1993 United Nations’ Global Youth Forum. It was adopted by that organization and by CAPE (Children’s Alliance for the Protection of the Environment) as their official theme song. I think both groups have been disbanded, as has most of the environmental movement. (Remember when "ecology" was a central word in our language?) I later added the song as a curtain call to our flagship show, To Save the Planet (I posted the opening song from that show years ago, when Emily first joined MJ.) I post this one now, smiling in happy remembrance and gratitude.
In 1994 our troupe was inducted into the UN's GLOBAL 500 Roll of Honor. The photo you see is from that tour, when Emily was (oops, maybe I shouldn't say).
More of my songs featuring Emily:
Dreams
Here, For A Moment
Do I Know Him
Save the Planet
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Lyrics
WE ARE THE ONES
In this time of trouble, how do we endure?
Waiting, waiting for a tomorrow.
Who will find a cure?
All round the world they're wondering who'll save the earth,
Help shape a rebirth?
Who'll plant the seed? Who'll take the lead?
Mend the land? Help tend the garden?
We are the ones to take the future in our hands.
We are the ones to make it happen.
We are the ones to step ahead and take a stand.
We are the ones, we are the ones.
Save the tress and save the beaches.
Save the land and save the seas.
Save the day and that teaches.
Set tomorrow free.
[chorus]
We are the ones to heal this magic wonderland.
We are the ones, we are the children.
We are the ones to make our dreams come true.
We are the ones, yes, me and you.
Save the whale and save the cheetah,
Nightengale and manatee.
We can't fail with all they teach us.
Set tomorrow free.
We are the ones that will join from many lands.
We are the ones with the future in our hands.
We are the ones that will take a stand.
Yes, we are many hands, we are the ones.
[chorus 2]
Waiting, waiting for a tomorrow....
©1992, 2003 Tobin James Mueller
In this time of trouble, how do we endure?
Waiting, waiting for a tomorrow.
Who will find a cure?
All round the world they're wondering who'll save the earth,
Help shape a rebirth?
Who'll plant the seed? Who'll take the lead?
Mend the land? Help tend the garden?
We are the ones to take the future in our hands.
We are the ones to make it happen.
We are the ones to step ahead and take a stand.
We are the ones, we are the ones.
Save the tress and save the beaches.
Save the land and save the seas.
Save the day and that teaches.
Set tomorrow free.
[chorus]
We are the ones to heal this magic wonderland.
We are the ones, we are the children.
We are the ones to make our dreams come true.
We are the ones, yes, me and you.
Save the whale and save the cheetah,
Nightengale and manatee.
We can't fail with all they teach us.
Set tomorrow free.
We are the ones that will join from many lands.
We are the ones with the future in our hands.
We are the ones that will take a stand.
Yes, we are many hands, we are the ones.
[chorus 2]
Waiting, waiting for a tomorrow....
©1992, 2003 Tobin James Mueller
Jim Bouchard
You just continue to astound, with the breadth of your musical activity. This is really quite nice and not surprising that it was adopted as the theme song. It's a great message song, catchy and eminently singable, with a great message! Amazing!