# WE BLEED THE SAME RED [Intro] Tell me what color is the blood in your veins? Is it red for the right or red for the left? Tell me what color runs through your children's veins? We bleed the same red. We breathe the same breath. [Verse 1] There's a farmer in the morning with his hands in the dirt There's a nurse pulling doubles while her own feet hurt There's a soldier on a plane with a flag on his sleeve There's a mother saying prayers for the child she can't reach There's a Democrat working till the sun goes down There's a Republican raising kids in a small town Different signs in the yard, different words on a screen But they both want a future where their children can dream So who taught us to hate somebody we never knew? Who turned a neighbor into somebody to accuse? When did a vote become a reason to divide? When did we stop seeing the human on the other side? [Pre Chorus] Take away the labels Take away the noise Listen to the heartbeat Listen to the voice [Chorus] WE BLEED THE SAME RED! WE BREAK THE SAME HEARTS! WE HOLD OUR CHILDREN WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD FALLS APART! WE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES, WE FIGHT FOR OUR HOME WHY ARE WE DESTROYING WHAT WE BUILT TOGETHER ON OUR OWN? LEFT SIDE, RIGHT SIDE, UNDER THE SAME SKY ONE NATION OF PEOPLE, ONE REASON TO TRY You can disagree and still stand as a friend WE BLEED THE SAME RED! LET THE HATE COME TO AN END! [Verse 2] Our fathers built roads through the mountains and plains Our mothers kept going through the losses and pain Every generation had a promise to keep That the next one might stand on a foundation more deep Some presidents led us through terrible years Some left behind questions, some left behind tears History isn't perfect, and the past isn't clean But the future is a choice in the things that we mean You can question the leader, demand every fact You can challenge a policy and ask for a change But don't let a politician tell you who to hate Or convince you your neighbor is your enemy by fate A flag is not a weapon to use on a friend A country is a promise we must choose to defend Not by silencing voices or demanding we agree But by making room for you and making room for me [Pre Chorus] Take away the labels Take away the noise Listen to the heartbeat Listen to the voice [Chorus] WE BLEED THE SAME RED! WE BREAK THE SAME HEARTS! WE HOLD OUR CHILDREN WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD FALLS APART! WE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES, WE FIGHT FOR OUR HOME WHY ARE WE DESTROYING WHAT WE BUILT TOGETHER ON OUR OWN? LEFT SIDE, RIGHT SIDE, UNDER THE SAME SKY ONE NATION OF PEOPLE, ONE REASON TO TRY You can disagree and still stand as a friend WE BLEED THE SAME RED! LET THE HATE COME TO AN END! [Bridge] To the father who votes red To the mother who votes blue To the ones who stand in the middle Trying to make it through You don't have to surrender Everything you believe Just remember there's a person On the other side of the screen And if we are all children Of the Father up above Then tell me how we honor Him By refusing one another love? [Soldier Chant] ONE LAND! ONE PEOPLE! MANY VOICES! EQUAL PEOPLE! ONE LAND! ONE PEOPLE! WE WILL NOT BE TURNED AGAINST EACH OTHER! [Final Chorus] WE BLEED THE SAME RED! WE BREAK THE SAME HEARTS! WE HOLD OUR CHILDREN WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD FALLS APART! NO PARTY OWNS OUR FLAG! NO LEADER OWNS OUR SOUL! NO PRESIDENT IS AMERICA! THE PEOPLE MAKE IT WHOLE! LEFT SIDE, RIGHT SIDE, UNDER THE SAME SKY WE CAN HOLD OUR DIFFERENCES AND STILL STAND SIDE BY SIDE You can disagree and still stand as a friend WE BLEED THE SAME RED! LET THE HATE COME TO AN END! [Outro] Red blood. One heartbeat. Many voices. One country. Don't let them make you forget.
