[Chorus]

Dark year, heavy skies, but we still persevere,

Every headline hit hard, every month unclear.

But we rise, we adapt, wipe away that fear,

20 25 hit low — it can only go up from here.

[Verse 1]

The year arrived fast, without a moment to breathe,

The world already burning, smoke drifting like a wreath.

Conflicts stretched from Ukraine to Gaza beneath

A sky that felt heavier with every new grief.

New leaders stepped forward, old powers took leave,

Pope Leo crowned as crowds tried to believe.

Extreme heat shattered records no one conceived,

Scientists warned the planet had more up its sleeve.

Typhoons, floods, monsoons — storms wouldn’t ease,

Millions evacuated as Fung-wong crossed the seas.

Texas drowned in July, waters rose with speed,

Lives lost in the chaos no one could impede.

[Chorus]

Dark year, heavy skies, but we still persevere,

Every headline hit hard, every month unclear.

But we rise, we adapt, wipe away that fear,

20 25 hit low — it can only go up from here.

[Verse 2]

A new administration reshaped the American year,

Policies tightened, climate protections disappeared.

A.I.’s hype collapsed — companies made it clear

That the promised revolution wasn’t quite here.

Wildfires tore through LA, flames drawing near,

January winds turning neighborhoods austere.

North Dakota faced an EF‑5, a rare frontier,

The strongest since Moore, cutting towns like shears.

And the music world mourned a pioneer,

As Ozzy’s passing echoed far and near.

[Chorus]

Dark year, heavy skies, but we still persevere,

Every headline hit hard, every month unclear.

But we rise, we adapt, wipe away that fear,

20 25 hit low — it can only go up from here.

[Verse 3]

Snow fell in Florida — a sight almost surreal,

Ten inches on palm trees no one thought real.

Australia froze too, breaking a decades‑long seal,

Nature rewriting rules with a spinning wheel.

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with force to feel,

Winds near 300, a storm that didn’t yield.

Droughts lit Greece and Turkey, flames revealed

How climate change keeps turning up the ordeal.

[Chorus]

Dark year, heavy skies, but we still persevere,

Every headline hit hard, every month unclear.

But we rise, we adapt, wipe away that fear,

20 25 hit low — it can only go up from here.

[Verse 4]

But even in the darkest months, light found a way through,

Moments of resilience shaping something new.

Mass weddings in Gaza proved love still grew,

Fusion hit new highs — clean energy breakthrough.

The Blue Jays made history, lifting a nation’s view,

And Europe opened borders, letting hope renew.

Science advanced boldly, long overdue,

Communities rebuilt, and optimism slowly withdrew

From the shadows — reminding us what people can do.

20 25 tested everyone, but the message is clear:

If we made it through this year, it can only go up from here.