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It's Up to You
by Michael A. Guy → (All Poetry by Michael A. Guy)
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Believe it or not this was a song I sort of half wrote back in my rock/synthesizer days in the 1980's - for a band of progressive "Christian music" that we briefly formed in a church in Deland. It was premature more for the other musicians than me. But I was also on kidney dialysis, so where could I go? We had no money and not many places to play... so it was on to jazz and the piano. I pretty much only set the chorus and opening to my synthesizer track I still have which actually makes good instrumental music. But this goes to show just how long I've been concerned about our "ecology" Despite the intensification of our global challenges and of the "exploiters" to get it ALL BEFORE IT'S GONE (read OIL and YOUR MONEY!) Our Creator will not let us destroy HIS world but perhaps may not stop us from destroying ourselves in the process. No he reserves the right to end this world. But it is quite possible we could eliminate ourselves as a viable and civilized species with enough apathy and greed. And then perhaps "evolution" will turn "creation" onto a different path. God never hurries (we do!) He's got nothing but Time to see how we behave... He is testing YOU and ME and, it is Up to Us...to save the day and ourselves. Perhaps less selfishness is the cure.

*It's Up to You* (It's a Door You Can Walk Through) See the demo tape for *Wings of the Wind, and use the synthesizer tracks to work up the vocal part. Spirit’'s* gonna go over that mountain like a River of Wind. Flying like a cloud, swallowing the darkened day, And making Earth whole again; Sweeping the pestilence of greed away, Giving us power to begin and, Taking back what is HIS to make it whole again. chorus: Now it's up to you, It's up to me, To see what we need to see. To do what you ought to do. Excuses won't buy time You can walk through, but it's up to you. You may re-arrange the law, BUT you can't change matter From responding through the causes we put our minds to. Time is now, rather than latter, to take on the dismantlers, Before they take apart our common sense. They’ll hand it back to you as fodder, For their big greed machine, That's turning brown everything that once was green, And turning the blue planet a darker hue. But it’s up to you; it’s up to me, To take a step… So find your voice IT'S A DOOR, you can walk through… chorus: But it's up to you, It's up to me, To see what we need to see. To do what we know we ought to do. See a better color version and other poems at my Google blogspot page: "ItsADoor" *c. 2008*, 1987, MichaelGuy’sMusic & Publishing projects, all rights reserved, lyrics and music. READ about me & my CD August Ocean Overture with LINKS to the songs at this Google BLOG page

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on August 3, 2008

Thank you for sharing this song with a timely and meaningful message, Michael. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by David Hightower

Reviewed on July 30, 2008

Guy - You make me wonder how long it will be and what catastrophes will happen before we learn to put ecology before profit, maybe when it's more profitable to preserve the world than it is to destroy it. Excellent write. - David

Reviewed by John Leko

Reviewed on July 23, 2008

...all the right notes you pen...all add up...these words...become lyric...something more...sharing something more...valuable in these days.
wonderful Michael...
John

Reviewed by Staci Gansky-Wagner

Very nice lyrics and inspiring as well. Hope you are doing good Michael.

Reviewed by Charlie

Reviewed on July 22, 2008

I wonder how many earths have come and passed away before this one-- millions? Could a person count them? You dig your toes into the dirt to hold onto something... something you can feel a part of/apart from... there is nothing that holds us here. Nothing. Nothing but family, friends, and love...the only bands that reach beyond the grave, where finally you become truly a part of the world/apart from...?

But see, that's the whole point. The reason why this earth's gotten this bad, is beacause that's all anybody ever seems to think about--just the momentary satisfaction of a day--of a life--certainly not beyond the grave... It is selfishness, more than any other force--more than consumption of water, gas, oil, produce... which has depleted us so. Selfishness. Greed. Momentary satisfaction.

In the end, it is reaching out beyond our selves that will save the world's bacon. --charlie

Reviewed by Theresa Koch

This is exceptionally done~`*

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Thanks for being environmentally conscious, 'way back then.' I hated waste, greed, and wanton destruction I saw around me as a child. I lived in polluted cities with decaying industry all around. Loved hunting and fishing and the preservation of wild habitat.

Ron

Reviewed by E T Waldron

I really like this Michael. I wish many
would learn to sing your tune! Superb!

Love,
ET

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

it is quite possible we could eliminate ourselves as a viable and civilized species with enough apathy and greed. And then perhaps "evolution" will turn "creation" onto a different path.

I think you may be right.

Reviewed by Rose Rideout

You are so right with your words Michael "Its up to us" Thank you for sharing a reminder to all.

Newfie Hugs, Rose

Reviewed by Kathy Armijo

Reviewed on July 21, 2008

His grace will get us through, but IT is up to each of us how we proceed. This is uplifting and sets my heart on fire.

God bless you. Kathy

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo

This is so wonderful and fitting for today's times. Too much greed runny rampid and little care for mother earth. Perhaps we will put ourselves out of existence, but God IS always observing and I would think he is not too happy as to how we have taken care of his Eden....

Be always safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Lois Christensen

We must voice our opinions, let them be heard by our congressmen whom we elect with hopes for them to make better laws and to help us people living, depending on them to stand up for our rights. Nature surely is getting the worst treatment with forest fires, trashy highways, people using their destructive forces to clean out the animals in the forests, oceans, and wherever.

Reviewed by Mary Lacey Desertrat

Michael,

A wonderful reminder about the way we are treating out planet, and how we all must remain accountable for it. Super.

Mary

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Michael,

A powerful song with a moral: it seems man is determined to live a sad and lonely existance: wiping out all of God's creatures, the water, the air - all of its natural resources - in the end times, my friend, in the end times. Believe it - seeing it in the apathy of mankind: "in the last days ... the love of many will wax cold." Indeed. Well done.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.