[Verse 1] I seen the hunger in a clenched-up jaw I seen good kids bend under iron law One hand holds a ring, one hand holds a chain Same old game, just a different name You can build a throne on a neighbor's fear But the floorboards crack when the truth gets near I want your hand, not your surrender I want a world that learns to remember [Pre-Chorus] Take the lock off Let the door swing wide Take the smoke out From the room inside [Chorus] When the power of love Beats the love of power The world knows peace The world knows peace When the power of love Beats the love of power Hold me close And let it be [Verse 2] I watched a man with a golden tongue Turn a whole town cold, turn a choir to none He sold fear cheap and called it strength But he couldn't outrun what he made at length You and me, we can break that spell Plant a softer seed in the hard brown well One small yes can move the stone One kind word can bring us home [Pre-Chorus] Take the lock off Let the door swing wide Take the smoke out From the room inside [Chorus] When the power of love Beats the love of power The world knows peace The world knows peace When the power of love Beats the love of power Hold me close And let it be [Bridge] No crown on a bruised-up brow No crown, no whip, no backing down If your hands are empty They can hold mine now [Final Chorus] When the power of love Beats the love of power The world knows peace The world knows peace When the power of love Beats the love of power Hold me close And let it be When the power of love Beats the love of power The world knows peace The world knows peace
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