Not So Different After All: The Truth Anthem

[Intro] The dawn breaks heavy, red as rust, A sniper's shot breaks the trust. A silence deeper than the night, Waiting for someone to make it right. [Verse 1] With guns in arms and arms raised high, The bullets echo a lullaby. Once we argued with spoken breath, Now the whisper of fear sounds like death. [Pre-Chorus A] And I wonder if we’ll ever see- The cost of silence, the price of speech. [Chorus (common)] All this division is just a schism, Blinding truth with broken visions. We are closer than we know, Seeds of freedom still can grow. [Verse 2] Left hand trembling, the right hand shakes, Both sides praying their children to wake. In the shadows, the fear divides, But the mirror shows we're all the same inside. [Pre-Chorus B] Is it power we fight for, or just the right- To hold our children through the night? [Chorus (common)] All this division is just a schism, Blinding truth with broken visions. We are closer than we know, Seeds of freedom still can grow. [Bridge] (different rhythm, stark tone) What’s the use of blood on stone? The louder the shot, the more alone. Who gains from hate, who writes the plan? It never was us, the common man. [Verse 3] The banners fade, the slogans tire, The preachers shout but the chords expire. In the silence after the fight, We still must choose what makes it all right. [Pre-Chorus C] But I hear the children when they pray, And they only ask to see another day. [Chorus (common)] All this division is just a schism, Blinding truth with broken visions. We are closer than we know, Seeds of freedom still can grow. [Outro] Lay down the anger, raise up the song, The road is broken, but it still is long. If love can carry the truth, then truth can stand free, The people’s voice united will claim the land you'll see. [Spoken vocal] Take back this country. Get united.