“We Love the SDGs” is an inspirational — and danceable! — song that was written and performed by Alan AtKisson for 17Goals. The official launch date for the song and the music video was 1 January 2016, which was also when the SDGs come into effect worldwide.
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LYRICS:
We Love the SDGs
Music and Lyrics © 2015 by Alan AtKisson (9 Sept 2015)
There’s a bright new star that’s shining
Can you see its light
And its pointing in one direction
I just know it’s right
There are seventeen goals to strive for
And the road is long
But maybe this is what we were meant for
We’re seven billion strong
Can this finally be our time?
Can these seventeen goals all rhyme?
CHORUS:
We love the SDGs – We love the SDGs
Ending poverty and hunger
living healthy lives
education and equality
go side by side
We love the SDGs – We love the SDGs
Taking care of all the life
in the ocean and land
clean energy and water
they go hand in hand
We love the SDGs – We love the SDGs
An economy that gives us
what we all really need
green cities, green products
and a lot less greed
We love the SDGs – We love the SDGs
Now we have to come together
live in justice and peace
turn dream into reality
for you and me …
2.
Now the nations have met and spoken
And the words ring true
But whether words turn into action
Depends on what we do
Yes they’re talking of transformation
A whole systems view
But whether we can hold the whole planet in our hearts and minds
Depends on me and you
Like birds who have stretched their wings
Take these seventeen goals and sing
CHORUS … then
And for everyone …
And the ones who come …
After us
[Rap – during instrumental interlude]
End poverty everywhere in all its forms
End hunger – make health and wellbeing the norm
Provide education everywhere for all ages
Create decent jobs that pay decent wages
Clean energy and water for the whole population
Clean up industry with lots of green innovation
Equality and empowerment for women and girls
Equality for everyone, all over this world
Creating sustainable cities is vital
All production and consumption has to stay in closed cycles
The climate, the land, the ocean ecosystems
All life on this planet is crying out for assistance
Got to end war, make peace, do right by one another
Be generous to every human sister and brother
To achieve these Sustainable Development Goals
We’ll give it our minds, hearts, bodies and souls
Like birds who have stretched their wings
Take these seventeen goals and sing
CHORUS
