# A Better World *(indie rock male–female duet • Brooklyn stools • dark Euro-pop lift)* [Verse 1 — Both, unison then split] A lightning oasis mirage is blending the slide two half ever shades, In front of my eyes I stand in disbelief. I saw the sun—Terra Branford— And it hurt my eyes, a lifelong passion split like glass. I made an Instagram reel of the disaster; Looking it up, it might kill one billion. The light contains warmth that gives us life— Do we live on Earth or on a moon? Figure it out. I did, I shared my results. I’m a photographer with a heart, Made of love for the people below us—*orbatical* mechanics. They settled where they live, humans like us in their homes; We built windows out of glass that shattered in due time. Climate change was fire: wood, oil, coal; it is a problem For worlds like ours, charmed with human minds. [Pre-Chorus — Male → Female] **Male:** And the world tries counting, one, two, three… **Female:** Deafness, sadness, confusion, looking up at the sea of heat. **Male:** I understand what I am seeing—one sun, then many lights— **Female:** At night we see thousands; by day there are millions in our eyes. [Chorus — Both, big singalong] **Both:** Once upon a time, everyone on Earth would die; Animal kingdoms resurrected in due time. Maybe we’re more than fossils and debris— I looked upon an ocean, and distance looked back at me. Go forward, turn around, look up, continue—light the wires; We are building spires. Sing along to a chorus full of hope—hold it high for those without it. **Hook:** A better world, a better world—don’t doubt it. [Verse 2 — Female lead, Male harmonies] Each soul’s suffering seems infinitely small— They are not. We can take a photograph in a connected world And see a face of starvation, living ghosts— Living ghosts, in the 21st century. Terra in the window like a mirror of the sun, Pixel sparks on water as the currents run. If we’re only guests on borrowed time, Let the borrowed turn to building lines. [Pre-Chorus — Female → Male] **Female:** Raise a little signal, stitch it to the sky— **Male:** Name the ones in shadow; tell the reasons why. **Female:** If warmth becomes a weapon, we’ll bend it into light— **Male:** Hold the planet steady with a chorus every night. [Chorus — Both, brighter] **Both:** Once upon a time, everyone on Earth would die; Animal kingdoms resurrected in due time. Maybe we’re more than fossils and debris— I looked upon an ocean, and distance looked back at me. Go forward, turn around, look up, continue—light the wires; We are building spires. Sing along to a chorus full of hope—hold it high for those without it. **Hook:** A better world, a better world—don’t doubt it. [Bridge — Call & Response, half-time → lift] **Male (spoken-sing):** If numbers are a prayer, we’ll count them in the clear. **Female:** If windows break, we’ll learn a safer atmosphere. **Male:** If glare becomes a mirror, we’ll turn our faces right— **Female:** And share the sight, and share the sight. **Both (stacked):** From borough roofs to far dunes’ bone-dry lines, From labs to kitchens where the day still shines— Bring water, bring wisdom, bring steady hands and song; The world is heavy—so we sing along. [Post-Chorus — Crowd chant] Oh-oh—better world. Oh-oh—carry on. Oh-oh—build the wires. Oh-oh—new dawn. [Final Chorus — Both, ad-libs] **Both:** Once upon a time, everyone on Earth would die; Animal kingdoms resurrected in due time. Maybe we’re more than fossils and debris— I looked upon an ocean; the future looked back at me. Go forward, turn around, look up, continue—raise the choirs; We are building spires. Sing along to a chorus full of hope—hold it high for those without it. **Hook (tag):** A better world, a better world— **Female:** For those without it— **Male:** We’ll sing about it— **Both:** A better world. [false outro — Soft unison] Living ghosts no longer—let the living live out loud. If the mirror is the sun, then the song becomes the vow. A better world. A better world. [EPIC SINGALONG REFRAIN] A lightning oasis mirage is blending the slide two half ever shades, A lightning oasis mirage is blending the slide two half ever shades, Lightning mirage double or nothing basking in shade There's something I need to say As the lightning mirage doubles up on the table all or nothing x4
