Last night I flew to Madagascar, I think it was

Some place not here -- distant yet familiar place

A peopled island place scarred with hate

Change tearing the heart out of this place

And what could I do

How could I help heal

The gapping wound on this land

The rape of the peoples' hearts

The rape of the blue blue oceans

The rape of the blue blue butterflies

And you, who I knew like a brother of mine

Walking down the dirt road

Looking sadly over your homeland

Calling me there to help heal

The hurt, hurt, hurting land

And all I could do

Was take your hand in mine

Walk down to the beach

Sink down upon the beach and cry

Adding salt to salt the wounded Earth