The Great Debate

What if someone said promise lies ahead
Hopes are high in certain scientific circles
Life won't have to end
You could walk againWhat if someone said problems lie ahead
They've uncovered something highly controversial
The right to life is strong
Can't you see it's wrongHuman kind has reached a turning point
Poised for conflict at ground zero
Ready for a war
Do we look to our unearthly guide
Or to white coat heroes
Searching for a cureTurn to the light
Don't be frightened of the shadows it creates
Turn to the light
Turning away would be a terrible mistakeAnarchistic moral vision, industries of death
Facing violent opposition, unmolested breath
Ethic inquisitions breed, antagonistic views
Right wing sound bite premonitions in a labyrinth of rulesAre you justified, are you justified, are you justified?
Justified in taking life to save life
Life to save life, life to save lifeThis embryonic clay wrapped in fierce debate
Would be thrown away or otherwise discarded
Some of us believe it may hold the key
To treatment of disease and secrets highly guardedAre you justified, are you justified, are you justified?
Justified in taking life to save life
Life to save life, life to save lifeHuman kind has reached a turning point
Poised for conflict at ground zero
Ready for a war
Do we look to our unearthly guide
Or to white coat heroes
Searching for a cureTurn to the light
Don't be frightened of the shadows it creates
Turn to the light
Turning away would be a terrible mistakeWe're reaching
But have we gone too farHarvesting existence only to destroy
Carelessly together we are sliding
Someone else's future, four days frozen still
Someone else's fate we are decidingMiracle potential, sanctity of life
Faced against each other we're divided
Should we push the boundaries or should we condemn
Moral guilt and science have collidedTurn to the light
We defy our own mortality these days
Turn to the light
Pay attention to the questions we have raised