Hell on earth is here today
Swirling sand and dying trees
And there is no other way
People living on their knees

Atrocity too harsh to bear
Barefoot children in the road
Meeting the accusing stare
Looking up from heavy load

Hell on Earth in the sand
Hell on Earth, forsaken land

Glaring sun beating down
Burning sand beneath your feet
Bleeding dry the little town
Withering in hellish heat

Hell on Earth in the sand
Hell on Earth, forsaken land
Hell on Earth in the sand
Hell on Earth, forsaken land

Look away from suffering
Pretend it’s just a dream
Return to your climate control
Ignore the cries and screams
Allow the gap twixt rich and poor
To blossom, fatten and to grow
And soon this hell outside your door
Will live within forever more

Desert flowers wilt and fall
Hand to mouth and then to grave
And the lie above it all
Sky of blue, no one saved

Hell on Earth in the sand
Hell on Earth, forsaken land