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Your cows are putting carbon in the atmosphere Where'd they get it?
Your cows are putting carbon in the air today But where'd they get it from before it blew away? From eating? From eating grass Now tell me if you care Where did the green grass pull it from? The soil? The air!
The grass pulled it out in the early spring rain The cow chewed the grass, breathed it back out again It's not going somewhere, it's just going back You drew a whole circle, but you're scared of the track
It's a circle, a circle, the same carbon song Grass to the cow to the breath, moving on It's a circle, a circle, returning to air Not new and not bad, just a natural pair Grass, cow, breath, grass, round it goes
But it's still going up in the atmosphere now If you care about the earth, then just don't have the cow Well, grass dies in autumn, it rots where it lies The carbon goes back up to the very same skies
It returns either way as the seasons unfold Just without anyone fed in the cold You described a closed loop and you trembled with fear But the dinner plate's empty if cows aren't here
It's a circle, a circle, the same carbon song Grass to the cow to the breath, moving on It's a circle, a circle, returning to air Same circle of life, but with dinner to share
It's not that simple It's grass, cow, breath, grass It's complicated Or grass, rot, air, grass Same circle Fewer dinners If that cycle is too much for your mind to hold Stay away from the water cycle, the clouds are too bold
It's not that simple Grass, cow, breath, grass Round and round Fewer dinners