[Verse 1] We built these cities higher every year, Then watched the rivers disappear. We took what we could take from the ground, And wondered why the silence came around. We learned to make a fortune from a need, Turned every living thing into a feed. We looked away when someone paid the cost, And called it progress when another thing was lost. [Pre-Chorus] How long can we pretend That this road has no end? How much can we break Before we finally wake? [Chorus] Wake up before tomorrow, Before there's nothing left to save. Wake up from the sorrow We've been handing down for days. If we want a better place For the children yet to come, We can't wait for someone else To say the work is done. Wake up, wake up now, While there's still a world to change. [Verse 2] We fill the air with things we never need, Then leave a scar behind for every greed. We fight for lines that only men have drawn, While hungry eyes keep waiting for a dawn. We teach our young to win at any cost, But never teach them how to mourn the lost. We count the numbers, measure what we own, And miss the warning written in the stones. [Pre-Chorus] How long can we pretend That someone else will mend The damage we have made, The choices that we've laid? [Chorus] Wake up before tomorrow, Before there's nothing left to save. Wake up from the sorrow We've been handing down for days. If we want a better place For the children yet to come, We can't wait for someone else To say the work is done. Wake up, wake up now, While there's still a world to change. [Bridge] It starts with what we choose today, The things we keep, the things we throw away. It starts with learning how to care, For every stranger breathing here. No single voice can turn the tide, But millions standing side by side Can choose compassion over pride, And leave a little more alive. [Final Chorus] Wake up before tomorrow, Before the chance has slipped away. Wake up and face the sorrow, Then choose a different way. If we want a better place For the children yet to come, Let them inherit more than scars, Let them inherit love. Wake up, wake up now, There's still a world to change. Wake up, wake up now, Before tomorrow bears our name. [Outro] So leave them something worth protecting, Something living, something true. The future isn't somewhere waiting— It's being made by me and you.
