**Intro (soft whispers & gentle overlapping echoes, children from many countries)** *(Whispered, building slowly, like a prayer)* Broken wings… broken wings… Take these broken wings… A wing and a prayer… Fly… fly… fly away… **Verse 1 (Call & Response – Solo girl light & vulnerable, then group answers)** **Call (soft, aching, African & Asian voices):** I feel so small, my wings won’t lift **Response (warm, hopeful, Latin & European voices):** But heaven says there’s a gift **Call:** The chains are heavy, the night was long **Response (playful, energetic):** But morning’s coming with a song! **Chorus (Full choir – BIG, swaying, vibrant, chanting, hand-claps & foot-stomps)** Fly away! Fly away! Take these broken wings and fly away! On a wing and a prayer, we rise today! Fly away! Fly away! **Fly me to the moon, past the stars so bright** **With angel wings of pure delight!** **Freedom! Freedom! Let your spirit sing!** **Children of the world on freedom’s wings!** **Verse 2 (Call & Response – Boys lead this time, stronger)** **Call (energetic, playful):** I fell down low, I scraped my knee **Response (girls, bright & laughing):** Get up, little one, the sky’s for thee! **Call:** The wind is whispering, “You are free!” **Response (all, chanting):** Spread your wings and come with me! **Chorus (Even bigger, harmonies stacking like waves)** Fly away! Fly away! Take these broken wings and fly away! On a wing and a prayer, we rise today! Fly away! Fly away! **Bridge (Spiritual, slower, raw & vulnerable – solo voices from different countries, then building)** **Solo Girl (Middle Eastern/Indian tone, tender):** Like eagles we shall soar… (Isaiah whispers) **Solo Boy (African voice, strong):** No more chains upon our soul… **All Children (soft, overlapping in many languages):** Liberté… Libertad… Uhuru… 自由 (Jiyū)… Свобода (Svoboda)… Fly… fly… fly away… **Build (Chanting rises, clapping doubles)** We are the dream, we are the light! Broken no more, we own the night! From every nation, every tongue, Together we rise… we rise as one! **Final Chorus (Explosive joy, full harmonies, echoes bouncing)** Fly away! Fly away! *(echo: Fly away!)* Take these broken wings and fly away! *(echo: Fly away!)* Higher than the moon, into endless day! Fly away! Fly away! **Outro (Gentle, swaying, fading into whispers & laughter)** A wing and a prayer… carry us there… Children of the world… we’re already there… Fly… fly… fly away… *(Soft group giggle and final bright “Wheeee!” echo)*
