Name: Emergency Lullaby (Wasting Time)
Duration: P00H02M12S
Description: A musically simple, lyrically stark and even disturbing warning of the potential consequences of the failure to act on the warning signs that surround us, yet, in characteristic Merry Hell fashion, contains a final message of hope. The final part of our Hourglass Trilogy of songs expressing both concern and hope regarding the Climate Emergency

Emergency Lullaby (Wasting Time)

from Let The Music Speak For Itself by Merry Hell

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A musically simple, lyrically stark and even disturbing warning of the potential consequences of the failure to act on the warning signs that surround us, yet, in characteristic Merry Hell fashion, contains a final message of hope. The final part of our Hourglass Trilogy of songs expressing both concern and hope regarding the Climate Emergency

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Emergency Lullaby (Wasting Time) – Words & Music by Bob Kettle

The water is rising,
The Arctic’s ablaze,
The Amazon’s burning
But I spend my days
Feeding flood and fire in so many ways
Sitting here wasting my time.

There are clowns in high places
Trading on lies,
A cult of denial to cover our eyes
But if we give up hope then we give up our lives
Willingly wasting our time.

We will die of doubt
Time is running out…

The hourglass counts down
An avoidable fate:
The next generation pays for our mistakes.
Act now, act together and it’s not too late
Or we’re wasting the world and our time.

So, get down to Earth,
Let the young lead the old,
All hands to the ark!
Unfurl the rainbow!
Our life’s in our hands,
We’ll reap what we sow
Turn over the hourglass in time.

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from Let The Music Speak For Itself, released May 12, 2023
Words and Music by Bob Kettle

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Merry Hell Wigan, UK

Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North- West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much loved folk-punk band The Tansads, developing a life and feel all of its own. Through 6 albums and hundreds of gigs, they offer hope & light in our troubled times. ... more

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