David Wilcox - Guilty by Degree lyrics

I stand accused Held by this view That used to be green Wild and Timeless Peace for my soul The forest so old Where one human life Is just a moment My spirit used to flow like the river Held here inside these canyon walls so high Guilty by degree The forest green to brown is turning Guilty by degree The standing dead will soon be burning Guilty by degree They're dying from the way we're living Guilty by degree We're too far gone to be forgiven The blink of an eye When these trees were live Men like John Muir Could rest in beauty They stood at the edge Of this river that's carved Through millions of years, This message to me: No man should see the shift in the planet Change comes along in geologic time, not mine Guilty by degree The forest green to brown is turning Guilty by degree The standing dead will soon be burning Guilty by degree They're dying from the way we're living Guilty by degree We're too far gone to be forgiven Dust storms will roll, Tall trees will die Ice caps will shrink, Oceans will rise Glaciers will melt, all in my time I stand before the view here before me And I stand accused