The world keeps watch where its jewels are sleeping - Under desert sands , its black heart's beating The pulsing liquid earth - ours for the taking But beyond the marked borders , beyond strategic lines The dust's turning red , the wind's carrying cries And all around the world the world closed its eyes A people without land fights for existence As opposing winds disperse all calls for assistance Will their annihilation be the price of our silence ? The only sounds heard are oil-hungry nations' Blood-thirsty threats of immediate action Should the hold on resources ever be threatened Their can be no excuses , no justification No heads turned away from their situation The price of our silence will be their annihilation ! Beyond the marked borders , beyond strategic lines The dust's turning red , the wind's carrying cries And all around the world the world closes its eyes.