Reprise

Encapsulated in our cars
hypnotized by the stars
so united at the start
how did we grow so far apart

a dubious distinction
to have it all undone
by an insecure insistence
on being number one

the apple of your eye is poison to your soul
a good man in a bad crowd is a bird in a black hole
the venom that we swallowed was the virus of control
how could subdivision make us whole?

turn around and face the morning sun
listen to the messengers of dawn
put away your armor and your scripted litany
learn at last to love your enemy

why are we so taken by the proud
appealing to the madness of the crowd
applauding when they show their snow white fleece
and crucify the ones who stand for peace

turn around and face the morning sun
listen to the messengers of dawn
put away your armor and your scripted litany
learn at last to love your enemy

we hide behind these escalating masks of enmity
why is it so painful to agree?
if you only see your neighbor down the barrel of a gun
we'll all go into the abyss as one

time plays a game with our hearts
an endless war of light and gravity
divide the tribes and polarize the family
and learn to hold the holy ground of unity

With everyone on one side
There's no one left to criticize
it's only us we demonize

turn around and face the morning sun
listen to the messengers of dawn
put away your armor and your scripted litany
learn at last to love your enemy

who will speak for those who have no voice
who will choose the ones who have no choice
why are we still on our knees, paralyzed with fear
the ones that we are waiting for are here

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