Lyrics [Intro — solo voice, a cappella, then a single harp] (Ohh... we're going home) We took the harps down from the willow trees... [Verse 1] We took them down, every silent string After all these years we're ready to sing The road is long and the desert is wide (But we're going, but we're going) A thousand feet on a dusty track We are finally, finally going back To the city that lived in our hearts when we cried (We're going home, we're going home) [Pre-Chorus — building, more voices joining] One voice started it, then there were ten Then the whole road lifted it up again— [Chorus] We are home, we are home Over the hills in the morning gold We are home, we are home The city the lullabies foretold (Foretold, foretold) Every river found the sea Every promise came around We are home, we are home We can hear that holy sound (We are home) [Verse 2] The walls are rubble and the courts are bare But the morning light is golden there Just like she sang it, just like she said (Just like she said) So I set the harp on the temple floor The way my mother taught me before And I do the only thing that brings the dead to life instead— (I sing, I sing) [Pre-Chorus — full crowd now] I open my mouth and the whole valley rings This is what a freed people sings— [Chorus] We are home, we are home Over the hills in the morning gold We are home, we are home The city the lullabies foretold (Foretold, foretold) Every river found the sea Every promise came around We are home, we are home We can hear that holy sound (We are home) [Bridge — soaring, the emotional summit] For the ones who couldn't make the climb For the mother who ran out of time I will sing it loud enough for two (Loud enough for two) This is the city you gave to me This is the morning you let me see Mama, I'm standing where you knew I'd be (Where you knew I'd be) [Final Chorus — biggest, full orchestra and choir] We are home, we are home Over the hills in the morning gold We are home, we are home The city the lullabies foretold (Foretold, foretold) Every river found the sea Every promise came around We are home, we are home We can hear that holy sound (We are home) [Outro — pulls back to solo voice + harp, then one final swell] (We are home... we are home) Every river... runs home... eventually (We are home)
