Olivia Newton-john - Silent Ruin lyrics

(olivia newton-john) Wash the blood from my hands Take the pain from my heart I just can't understand What it is that we do What's the thread running through The heritage of man How can i justify to my child what we're doing When i can't explain it myself And if i close my eyes to the wild silent ruin Then i'm just like everyone else And i cry for their beauty; i cry for their pain And i cry that my child may not see them again Will i leave her a legacy she's being denied Oh i pray that we will when i kiss her goodbye How can i justify to my child what we're doing When i can't explain it myself And if i close my eyes to the wild silent ruin Then i'm just like everyone else Oh i dream of a time in the future When we can renurture the damage we've done For although there's a dark side to all human nature Our true selves are born in the sun Our true selves are born in the sun Please explain to me what we have done