"We walk the plank with our eyes wide open.."

I recently discovered this Australian artist who goes by Gotye and I am amazed by his musical talent and the depth of expression in his music and unique videos. This song and video captures the creativity that he is ruled by. Below I've copied the lyrics for you (as I do hold hope someone may read this!) to analyze.

The lyrics capture what I've observed about the human-environment crisis (climate change etc) and my own internal debacle on the issues. Although no one ever knows what the future will hold, facing impending consequences from a changing climate leaves myself and my generation cautiously marching forward into whatever mess awaits us. "You just get used to living in fear or give up, when you can't even picture your future."
"Some people offered up answers, we made out like we heard. They were only words, they didn't add up to a change in the way we were living." Do you agree with this statement? Are we doing enough and working fast enough to shift away from greenhouse gas producing processes and energy supplies? I feel there are a lot of people working as hard as they can, but as he refers to in the final lines, we are all trying to "stay afloat" and in the modern economic system of consumerism, that means consuming resources and producing products.

"So this is the end of the story
Everything we had, everything we did
Is buried in dust
And this dust is all that's left of us
And only a few ever worried

While the signs were clear
They had no idea
You just get used to living in fear
Or give up
When you can't even picture your future

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open we
(walk the plank with our eyes wide open we)
Yeah we walk the plank with our eyes wide open we
(walk the plank with our eyes wide open we)

Some people offered up answers
We made out like we heard
They were only words
They didn't add up
To a change in the way we were living
And the saddest thing
Is all of it could have been avoided

But it was like to stop consuming's to stop being human
And why'd I make a change if you won't?
We're all in the same boat
Staying afloat for the moment"