Lyric

What will happen when the lights go out?

Let's solve it singing — that's what this song's about!

Coal and natural gas are relatively cheap —

But the chart says they run out, and the smoke runs deep

Fossil fuels charge the world, but carbon dioxide grows

Furthermore, the planet feels it — and everybody knows

Radiation is hard to handle. Dams can damage streams

So where is the energy that never ends?

Look up! The sunshine! Feel it — the wind!

The steam inside the mountain! The wave the ocean sends!

Renewable! The power that returns!

Sunshine, wind and steam — the earth itself that burns bright!

Words are power. Words are light —

And the future is a switch that we control tonight!

Iceland heats its houses with the ground below

Denmark spins a quarter of its life from wind — and more

From Azerbaijan to here, the progress starts to show

The dangerous old habits meet a green and open door

Cut the waste. Charge the light with the morning sun

Small hands, small switches — but a quarter turns to half

What happens next is a story that has just begun

And the chart of tomorrow is drawn by our own graph

Renewable! The power that returns!

Sunshine, wind and steam — the earth itself that burns bright!

Words are power. Words are light —

And the future is a song that we all write!

What will happen when the lights go out?

— They won't. Not while we sing. That's what this song's about