[Intro – Soft piano, warm bassline, light guitar skank] I don’t want to sing this song… But silence feels heavier than sound… If my voice shakes tonight… It’s for the children of tomorrow. [Part 1] My voice trembles when I hold the mic This topic feels like sleepless nights I’d rather sing about love and sun But truth still burns when the day is done I see the tears in a mother’s eyes Questions rise, but answers hide So much proof, yet doors stay closed The clock keeps ticking, but the case is frozen I don’t like to bring this pain But if I stay quiet, who breaks the chain? If we turn away and close our eyes What kind of future will we leave behind? [Chorus – Harmony voices rising] I sing it for tomorrow Though my heart feels sorrow For the youth to grow In a brighter shadow I sing it for the children Even when truth feels cold Better bitter honesty Than a lie wrapped in gold [Part 2] I don’t call names, I call the wrong I don’t chase fame with a rebel song But when power hides behind tall walls And justice stumbles, begins to crawl My chest feels tight when I write these lines I wish this world could simply shine I wish I could just play sweet melodies Without this weight inside of me But the children watch us now They learn from us, they copy how If we bow down and silence our tongues They grow up thinking silence is strong So even when my voice feels weak I stand up tall and choose to speak [Chorus – Fuller, harmony stronger] I sing it for tomorrow Though my heart feels sorrow For the youth to grow In a brighter shadow I sing it for the children Even when truth feels rough Better face the darkness Than pretend it’s not enough [Part 3 – Emotional peak] I’m not proud to sing this verse This world feels blessed, yet somehow cursed The knowledge is out, but change is slow Too many curtains hide the show Sometimes I want to drop the pen Forget the fight and breathe again But every child deserves the light Not half-truths dressed up polite So if my tears fall on the stage It’s not weakness — it’s sacred rage Love for tomorrow pushes me through Even when the sky’s not blue I sing with a heavy, shaking tone So the next generation stands full grown Braver than we’ve ever been Clearer sight and conscience clean [Final Chorus – Wide harmony choir] I sing it for tomorrow Though my heart still aches If we guard the children now The future’s ours to make I sing it for the children Even when I cry Truth may hurt tonight… But lies kill slow and sly [Outro – Spoken, soft dub delay] I wish I never had to sing this… I wish the world was different… But if we stay quiet now… Who protects their little hearts? Don’t grow up blinded by false light. If tomorrow is better than today… Then every trembling note was worth it. Jah guide the youth… And cleanse this earth from wickedness.
