[Verse 1] Beyond the reach of human eyes A million worlds may turn While here upon this little earth We fight for what we earn The stars have watched us birth and die Through ages we can't know While empires rise and disappear And leave no trace below [Chorus] The time has come to waken Shake the blindness from your eyes If enough of us can gather Peaceful nations will arise The time has come to open Hearts we've hidden far too long Leave behind the ways that failed us And together we can be strong [Verse 2] Beneath our feet lie buried The traces of those who came Great cities lost to ages Their stories without a name What fragile beings we truly are To believe that we are the whole The universe is full of life And we are a wandering soul [Chorus] The time has come to waken Shake the blindness from your eyes If enough of us can gather Peaceful nations will arise The time has come to open Hearts we've hidden far too long Leave behind the ways that failed us And together we can be strong [Verse 3] Just a filament of sand Cast down so long ago Along with many other grains Then left alone to grow We grew into great nations Born high on blood and death We clambered over bodies As they breathed their dying breath [Bridge] Great people? I don't think so We forgot why we were born Greed and theft and treachery Are all the armour we have worn We built our walls and kingdoms We fought for land and name And somewhere in the struggle We forgot we're all the same [Chorus] The time has come to waken Shake the blindness from your eyes If enough of us can gather Peaceful nations will arise The time has come to open Hearts we've hidden far too long Leave behind the ways that failed us And together we can be strong [Final Chorus] The time has come to waken Shake the blindness from our eyes If enough of us can gather Peaceful nations will arise The time has come to open Hearts we've hidden far too long Leave behind the ways that failed us And together we belong [Outro] The universe is full of life And we are a wandering soul But every grain can find its place Within the greater whole Take the hand of those beside you Let the old world fade away If we choose to walk together We can build a world today A new world can begin A new world can begin
