这首歌想表达的就是对世人们总总作为的困惑，包括人与自然，人与人之间冷漠的关系。歌曲前奏仔细听你会发现是夹杂有鸟鸣 的潮水的声音，营造的就是一种自然的气氛，然而人们却对这样的环境作了什么？高潮部分的高亢旋律，是一个孩童对世人的责问。一步一步地tell me why 并不是要寻获答案，而是唤醒沉睡的世人。所以我觉得用一个高亢而又凄迷的童声才是最有震撼的。
In my dream,children sing
A song of love for every boy and girl
The sky is blue and fields are green:
And laughter is the language of the world
Then i wake and all i see
Is a world full of people in need
Chorus:
Tell me why(why) does it have to be like this?
Tell me why (why) is there something i have missed?
Tell me why (why) cos i don t understand
When so many need somebody
We don t give a helping hand Tell me why?
Everyday i ask myself
What will i have to do to be a man?
Do i have to stand and fight
To prove to everybody who i am?
Is that what my life is for
To waste in a world full of war?
chorus:
(children)tell me why?(declan)tell me why?
(children)tell me why?(declan)tell me why?
(together) just tell me why, why, why?
chorus:
chorus chant:
Tell me why (why,why,does the tiger run)
Tell me why(why why do we shoot the gun)
Tell me why (why,why do we never learn)
Can someone tell us why we let the forest burn?
(why,why do we say we care)
Tell me why(why,why do we stand and stare)
Tell me why(why,why do the dolphins cry)
Can some one tell us why we let the ocean die?
(why,why if we re all the same)
Tell me why(why,why do we pass the blame)
Tell me why (why,why does it never end)
Can some one tell us why we cannot just be friends?
Why,why