[Intro — Spoken • Distant male harmonies] Oooo... Everybody got something to say about what’s wrong with the world... What they need to change. What she need to change. What he need to change. But one day I had to ask myself... What am I becoming? If I keep waiting on somebody else to become the answer... Who am I waiting for? [Harmonies] “Become... become...” --- [Verse 1] I used to point at everything broken, Like my hands had nothing to do. Talk about peace while carrying anger, Talk about love I wasn't living true. Wanted the world to show more compassion, While I was protecting my pride. Wanted somebody to bring us together, 'Til something started changing inside. I looked in the mirror and asked that man, “If you know better, what you gon' do?” That's when I realized— Maybe the answer ain't something I'm waiting to find... Maybe the answer is something I'm becoming one choice at a time. --- [Pre-Chorus] If I want peace... I gotta become peaceful. If I want truth... I gotta become truthful. If I want love to walk this earth... Then love gotta find somewhere to live first. Let it live in me. --- [Chorus] I'm becoming the solution, Instead of talking 'bout the problem. Becoming the love I keep saying this world needs. Becoming the healing, Becoming understanding. If I want a better world, Let it begin with me. I can't change everybody... But I can change what I bring into the room. So every morning I'm making that choice— I'm becoming... Becoming the solution. [Background harmonies] “Become what you wanna see...” “Become what you wanna feel...” “Become the solution...” --- [Verse 2] See, everybody fighting for somebody to admit that they were wrong. Everybody waiting for somebody to apologize first and move on. But what if I put down my ego? What if I listen before I respond? What if strength ain't proving I'm right... What if strength is knowing when love matters more? I ain't saying I'm perfect. Nah... I'm still becoming too. But I refuse to spend my whole life complaining about darkness... While hiding the light I was given to use. --- [Pre-Chorus] If I want kindness... Let me become kinder. If somebody's lost... Let me be a reminder. If I want hope to survive these times... Then hope gotta breathe through this life of mine. --- [Chorus] I'm becoming the solution, Instead of feeding the problem. Becoming the love I keep saying this world needs. Becoming the healing, Becoming understanding. If I want a better world, Let it begin with me. I can't change everybody... But I can change what I bring into the room. So every morning I'm making that choice— I'm becoming... Becoming the solution. --- [Bridge — Music Drops • Piano + Voice] Maybe we been asking the wrong question. Maybe it ain't— “Who's gonna save us?” Maybe it's— “What are we willing to become?” [Harmonies slowly enters] Become the father that teaches with love. Become the mother that reminds us we're enough. Become the brother that reaches back. Become the sister that keeps us on track. Become the neighbor that still gives a damn. Become the person who finally takes a stand. Not against each other... For each other. Because love ain't just something you say you believe in. Love becomes real... when somebody becomes it. --- [Final Chorus — Full Orchestra Harmonies] So I'm becoming the solution! Becoming the change I've been praying to see. Becoming more patient, Becoming more faithful, Becoming the man I was created to be. And I might not change the whole world... But I can change the world that touches me. And maybe somebody will see what I'm becoming... And remember what they can be. [Harmonies] “Become the love!” “Become the peace!” “Become the hope!” “Become what we need!” [Lead] Don't just look for the light... Become it. Don't just pray for the love... Become it. Don't just talk about the solution... Become it. --- [Outro] It starts in my heart... Then my home... Then my neighborhood... Then who knows how far that love can go? I spent enough time waiting for the world to change. Now... I'm becoming the solution. [Harmonies fading] “Becoming...” “Becoming...” “Becoming the solution...” [End]
