Neptune
The Poozies Lyrics

Neptune, I think I'm in love with the sea
The singer admires the ocean and feels connected to it.

How do I woo you and make you love me
The singer is unsure how to develop a relationship with the ocean.

I'm drenched by your passion
The singer is overwhelmed by the power of the ocean.

Enthralled by your anger
The artist is captivated by the ocean's ability to rage.

Becalmed by your beauty
The artist experiences a peaceful feeling in the presence of the ocean.

How do I make you love me?
The singer is still uncertain about how to gain the affection of the ocean.

But when he spoke, it was a plea not a roar
Neptune's message is delivered in a gentle and pleading manner instead of a forceful one.

If you want my love, then go and tell them all:
To gain Neptune's affection, the artist must advocate for the ocean and its inhabitants.

Don't oil my beaches, don't slaughter my whales
Neptune desires the artist to prevent harm to the ocean by opposing harmful actions, such as oil drilling and whaling.

Don't cross me with diesel, cross me with sail
To show respect for Neptune, the artist should travel through the ocean with wind-powered means of transportation instead of using diesel-powered ones, which pollute the environment.

Give me some time to heal up my wounds
The ocean needs time to recover from the damages humans have inflicted.

Give me more poison and I will die soon.
If the ocean continues to be exposed to pollution and harm, it will face irreversible damage and death.

Neptune I don't understand what you fear
The singer cannot comprehend why Neptune is so protective and concerned for the ocean's well-being.

Here round my island the waters are clear
The singer believes that where they live, the ocean is healthy and pristine.

I live from your riches, your birds and your fishes
The singer relies on the ocean for sustenance and resources.

I never would choke you, what do you need from me here?
The artist does not intentionally harm the ocean and does not know what action they must take to help it.

But then he spoke of all the change caused by me
Neptune reveals that human actions have had a significant and negative impact on the ocean.

Your damage seems small, but let me recall
Although the singer claims that their impact on the ocean is minimal, Neptune reminds them of the larger destruction being caused.

That in your grandfather's day there ran salmon
In the past, the ocean was home to large populations of salmon.

You could walk on their backs
The abundance of salmon was so great that they covered the surface of the ocean.

Now what's left of great shoals
Only a fraction of the original salmon population remains.

Those that slip through the cracks
The few remaining salmon are vulnerable and face many obstacles.

Now the salmon's in cages, gorged on fishmeal
Salmon farming has become the only way to meet the demand for salmon, but it comes at the cost of their welfare as they are forced to consume unnatural diets.

Sucked from some other sea by cruel profiteers, so...
The demand for salmon results in harmful and greedy practices, such as importing fish from other regions to feed the farmed salmon.