[Intro] [Acoustic guitar strumming, warm and inviting] [Simple tambourine rhythm] [Verse 1] Put the phone away, look me in the eye A digital "like" is just a hollow lie They want us isolated, each one on our own For a lonely man is easily overthrown A victim of the panic, a leaf upon the breeze But we forgot the power of the roots below the trees We are not just "users," we are flesh and bone And in our togetherness, the truth is finally known [Chorus] We’re weaving a network, from hand to hand A silent vibration across the weary land Beyond the media, beyond the halls of power The seeds of connection have begun to flower We’re leaning on each other, we’re sharing out the bread An anchor of freedom when the storm is overhead [Verse 2] Plant a little garden, learn an ancient trade Keep the promises that you and I have made We don’t need a system to manage every breath If we can find a life that isn't scared of death Trade your hidden knowledge, give away your time Real human meeting is the only hill to climb No algorithm feels the strength of what we build When the hollow spaces of the heart are finally filled [Chorus] We’re weaving a network, from hand to hand A silent vibration across the weary land Beyond the media, beyond the halls of power The seeds of connection have begun to flower We’re leaning on each other, we’re sharing out the bread An anchor of freedom when the storm is overhead [Instrumental Break] [Uplifting harmonica solo, acoustic guitar picking, rhythmic handclaps] [Verse 3] When the giant factories of deception finally rest We will still be standing, put to the final test We don't need permission, we don't need the light From the stadium spotlights shining through the night The architecture of the lie has a giant crack Because we took our own connection finally back Be a knot within the net, be a part of what is true The garden of the free is waiting here for you [Bridge] [Multiple voices joining in, building a choir effect] Not alone... (We are many) Not apart... (We are one) True power... Comes from the heart! [Instrumental Solo] [Full band crescendo, warm electric guitar melody, energetic and hopeful] [Outro] [Music settles back to a single acoustic guitar] Reach out your hand. This is where it starts. In the network. [Fade out]
