Room at the Table

[Intro] Different hands, one table Different names, one sky [Verse 1] You draw a line across my doorway Say my color means I don't belong But every face beneath the daylight Has carried someone else along You can keep your wall of reasons I can hear the fear behind the claim Come sit down before the silence Turns a stranger to a name [Pre-Chorus] We were not born with a border We were not made to divide There is room in this world for the wounded There is room on the same side [Chorus] No more hate, no more taking No more hearts for the breaking Open the door, make room at the table Love is a choice and we are able No more hate, no more choosing No more lives left bruising Different voices, one human sound We rise together from common ground [Verse 2] A mother folds a borrowed blanket A neighbor brings the bread inside A child asks why we fear each other While holding both our hands so wide Your prayer may wear a different language Your home may face another sea But grief still burns the same in silence And kindness still can set us free [Pre-Chorus] We were not born with a border We were not made to divide There is room in this world for the wounded There is room on the same side [Chorus] No more hate, no more taking No more hearts for the breaking Open the door, make room at the table Love is a choice and we are able No more hate, no more choosing No more lives left bruising Different voices, one human sound We rise together from common ground [Bridge] If you are tired, I will carry you If I fall, then carry me No one wins by making enemies No one heals alone, you see Put down the stone, unclench your fingers Let the old fear lose its name We can disagree and still protect The fragile spark inside each flame [Final Chorus] No more hate, no more taking No more hearts for the breaking Open the door, make room at the table Love is a choice and we are able No more hate, no more choosing No more lives left bruising Different voices, one human sound We rise together from common ground [Outro] Different hands, one table Different names, one sky If we leave a place for one another There is room for all of us tonight