Yeah now… Equilibrium, you know… It no mean standing still. It mean the rhythm of life. The breath in… The breath out… The give… And the take. See the sun give light to the morning, And the moon give peace to the night, See the river keep on flowing, Never fighting for its right. But man build walls out of wanting, Take too much from the land, Then wonder why the roots stop growing, With empty hearts and empty hands. We take from the soil, take from the sea, Take from each other, call it liberty, But freedom can’t live where the heart won’t wake, Life only blooms through give and take. [Pre-Chorus] So plant one seed, let the roots go deep, Share one loaf when the children weep, Lift one soul when the road might break, That’s the way of give and take. [Chorus — bright, soulful] Give and take, let it flow, Like the river to the ocean below, Round and round, the circle awake, Life comes back through give and take. Give and take, heart to hand, Heal the people, bless the land, Trust is the bridge that love must make, Equilibrium is give and take. [Verse 2] Old world talk about destruction, Big men playing with fire, Mutual fear was the instruction, Building towers ever higher. But I see a new vibration, Not naïve and not too late, Mutual survival for the nations, Balance in the give and take. No one eats when the village is broken, No one sleeps when the war drum shakes, No one wins with the truth unspoken, No tree lives if the root line breaks. [Pre-Chorus 2] So cool down anger, cool down pride, Let the wisdom walk inside, If we mend before we break, We find the rhythm of give and take. [Chorus — with backing vocals] Give and take, let it flow, Like the river to the ocean below, Round and round, the circle awake, Life comes back through give and take. Give and take, heart to hand, Heal the people, bless the land, Trust is the bridge that love must make, Equilibrium is give and take. [Bridge — dub breakdown / spoken] I am not the message. I am just the messenger. Not the mountain. Just the echo. Not the fire. Just the spark. And the spark say: You cannot take from the earth forever And expect the garden to grow. You cannot break the village And expect the children to know peace. Everything return. Everything circle. Everything rhythm. Everything balance. [Call and Response] Lead: What do we need now? Backing: Give and take. Lead: How do we heal now? Backing: Give and take. Lead: What does the root say? Backing: Give and take. Lead: What does the heart say? Backing: Give and take. [Final Chorus — bigger, joyful] Give and take, let it flow, Like the river to the ocean below, Round and round, the circle awake, Life comes back through give and take. Give and take, heart to hand, Heal the people, bless the land, Trust is the bridge that love must make, Equilibrium is give and take. Give and take, root and tree, Enough for you, enough for me, Love is the law no system can fake, Equilibrium is give and take. [Outro — soft, fading with harmonies] Take less from the land, Give more with your hand, Trust more than fear, Let the way be clear. Give and take… Give and take… Equilibrium is give and take.
