(Intro) Verse 1 I watch the city burning, I hear the sirens call, Men are drawing lines in sand While children lose it all. The rich keep counting silver, The hungry count the days, And everybody's shouting While nobody hears the pain. Verse 2 I watch the screens keep glowing, I watch the truth get sold, A thousand voices telling us The things we're meant to hold. We blame the man beside us, We curse the other side, While something dark and hungry Keeps growing deep inside. Chorus And I wonder at the world tonight, Wonder where we lost the way. We keep reaching for the light While making darkness every day. I can point my finger anywhere, But there's nowhere I can hide; The world I say I want to change Is living here inside. Verse 3 I thought that I was different, I thought that I could see, I thought the world's corruption Was somebody else's disease. But pride can wear a holy robe, And anger can sound wise, And I've found the same old shadows Looking back through my own eyes. Chorus And I wonder at the world tonight, Wonder where we lost the way. We keep reaching for the light While making darkness every day. I can point my finger anywhere, But there's nowhere I can hide; The world I say I want to change Is living here inside. Verse 4 I've wanted men to listen, I've wanted fools to learn, I've called for peace and justice While feeling anger burn. I've prayed for someone's mercy, I've demanded someone pay, Then wondered why the world outside Keeps looking just the same. Bridge Maybe every war begins With something small and near: A wounded little certainty, A hatred fed by fear. Maybe every wall we build Starts somewhere in the mind, And every hand we point away Leaves one finger pointing back in time. Verse 5 So I won't pretend I've solved it, Or found the perfect way. I've carried all my contradictions Into every yesterday. But if I want a kinder world, I'll have to start with me; The hardest enemy to face Is the one I choose not to see. Final Chorus And I wonder at the world tonight, But I know where I must start. You cannot heal a wounded world Without examining your heart. I can still dream of better days, I can still refuse the lie, But I'll change the things I can within Before I ask the world to try. Outro The world keeps turning, The night keeps falling, The morning waits beyond the rain. And somewhere underneath the noise A quiet voice remains: Begin with me. Begin with me. Begin with me. (Outro)
