(Intro) (That’s Not the Shape of My World...) [Verse 1] They tell us, “This is how it has to be,” Keep your head down, let the future be. New rules written while we're looking away, New normal coming like the break of day. But I remember when a neighbour cared, When you could speak your mind and still be heard, When human hearts were more than numbers on a screen— There was something real in what we called a dream. [Pre-Chorus] So if you ask me to accept it, If you tell me not to see— I'll smile and say, “My friend, That's not the world for me.” [Chorus] That's not the shape of my world, That's not the way that I want it to be. Give me compassion, give me liberty, Give me a voice and let the people speak. That's not the shape of my world, We won't surrender our humanity. From every street to every shore, Let democracy mean something more. [Verse 2] We don't need walls between a heart and heart, We don't need fear to keep us all apart. We don't need rulers telling us what's true, When we can think and question what they do. And I don't want a future built on fear, Where every stranger is somebody to distrust. Give me a world where dignity is strong, Where power serves the people, not the other way along. [Pre-Chorus] You can change the words around us, You can dress the old ideas in gold, But a human soul still knows the difference Between freedom and control. [Chorus] That's not the shape of my world, That's not the way that I want it to be. Give me compassion, give me liberty, Give me a voice and let the people speak. That's not the shape of my world, We won't surrender our humanity. From every street to every shore, Let democracy mean something more. [Bridge – stripped-back reggae groove] One love — but not blind love, One heart — but let it beat. One world — but every person Has a place upon the street. No king above the people, No fear beneath the skin, If democracy means anything, Then everybody gets to begin. [Instrumental Break – bass + skank guitar] [Verse 3] We can disagree and still belong, We can argue and still sing the same song. We can build a future without breaking trust, Put a little more humanity into all of us. And when the children ask us what we chose, I want to say we stood when others froze. Not with hatred, not with violence in our hands— But with courage, kindness, and a voice that understands. [Final Chorus] That's not the shape of my world, That's not the way that I want it to be. Give me compassion, give me liberty, Give me a voice and let the people speak. That's not the shape of my world, We won't surrender our humanity. From every street to every shore, Let democracy mean something more. [Outro – repeated over fading groove] More love… More freedom… More humanity… That's not the shape of my world. No, that's not the shape of my world. We can make it something better— Together… Together… Together… (Outro)
