Stand Together

[Verse 1] Bullets carve the sky, but we just change the channel, “Another distant war, another nameless scandal.” Hands clutch pearls while the children scream, “Ghosts of futures lost to greed, buried in the dream.” We feast on distractions, blind to the cost, “While the hungry beg for crumbs, and the lines get crossed.” How can we sleep when the world’s on fire? “Turn a blind eye higher… while the flames climb higher.” [Chorus 1] (Hey, yeah…) It doesn’t have to be this way, we can rise again, “Break the chains, let the light back in.” We must stand together, there’s no giving in, “That’s when we all win… before the world caves in.” (Hey, yeah…) It’s not too late to turn the tide, to fight as one, “The battle’s just begun, and the night’s not done.” We must stand together, under the same sun, “That’s when we all win… when we stand as one.” [Verse 2] We could feed a starving world with what we throw away, “But we waste the feast while the hungry pray.” All we serve are empty words, hollow as the sound, “While the broken cry for hope, we just stand our ground.” The rich grow fat, the poor grow thin, “A cycle built on silence, a war we’ll never win.” How can we claim we’re free, when the chains still bind? “Open your eyes… before we’re left behind.” [Chorus 2] (Hey, yeah…) It doesn’t have to be this way, we can rise again, “Break the chains, let the light back in.” We must stand together, there’s no giving in, “That’s when we all win… before the world caves in.” (Hey, yeah…) It’s not too late to turn the tide, to fight as one, “The battle’s just begun, and the night’s not done.” We must stand together, under the same sun, “That’s when we all win… when we stand as one.” [Bridge] Like a heartbeat, we rise again, marching louder, breaking chains, “The drumbeat carries on, through the blood and the pain.” The light is nearly gone, but we’re still holding strong, “A spark can start a fire, a whisper can right the wrong.” We’re the voices in the dark, the hands that build the dawn, “The fight’s not over yet… the fight’s not over yet.” Will we stand before it’s gone? Or let the drumbeat fade alone? “The choice is ours to make… the future ours to own.” [Chorus 3] (Hey, yeah…) It doesn’t have to be this way, we can rise again, “Break the chains, let the light back in.” We must stand together, there’s no giving in, “That’s when we all win… before the world caves in.” (Hey, yeah…) It’s not too late to turn the tide, to fight as one, “The battle’s just begun, and the night’s not done.” We must stand together, under the same sun, “That’s when we all win… when we stand as one.” [Post-Chorus 3] [Whispered] “Will we stand before it’s gone? Or let the drumbeat fade alone?”