the world is burning down
can’t you smell the smoke in the air?
war disease and famine
this demon she is everywhere
poets and preachers and politicians
they’ve all had their say
and we got 10 000 years
devoted to nothing
but tomorrow and yesterday
if all of the ignorance in the world
passed a second ago
what would you say?
who would you obey?
I am here to say that
peace is now
mr. president
I hereby pardon you of all your crimes
for they are just as much mine
selfishness and separation have led me
to believe that the world is not my problem
the world is not my problem
I am the world
and your are the world
if all the ignorance in the world
passed a second ago
what would you say?
who would you obey?
I am here to say that
peace is now

come on baby leave some change behind
she was a bitch but I don’t care
she brought our food out on time
and wore a funky barrette in her hair
come on baby leave some change behind
she was a bitch but good enough
to leave some change everybody’s good
enough for some change
the girl’s got family
she needs cash to buy aspirin for
her pain everybody’s good enough
for some change
we all get the flu we all get aids
we’ve got to stick together
after all, everybody’s good enough
for some change, SOME FUCKING CHANGE!!!

I have never taken life
Yet I have often paid the price
And you you are a victim of this age
And the guilt that hangs around your neck
Has got me locked up in a cage
You’ve got to learn to live until no end
But first you must learn to swim
All over again (oh no)
Because…
Pain lies on the riverside
And pain will never say goodbye (oh no)
Pain lies on the riverside
So put your feet in the water
Put your head in the water
Put your soul in the water
And join me for a swim tonight
I have forever, always tried
To stay clean and constantly baptized
I am aware now that the river’s banks are dry
And to wait for a flood
Is to wait for life
I’ve got to learn to live until no end
But first I must learn to swim
All over again (yeah yeah yeah)
Because…
Pain lies on the riverside
And pain will never say goodbye (oh no)
Pain lies on the riverside
So put your feet in the water
Put your head in the water
Come on, put your soul in the water
Join me for a swim tonight
For a swim tonight (oh my love)
I’ve got to learn to live until no end
But I’ve got to learn to swim
All over, all over
All over again (yeah yeah yeah)
Because…
Pain lies on the riverside (ohoho nanah nanah)
Pain will never say goodbye (oh no)
Pain lies on the riverside
So put your feet in the water
Put your head in the water now
Come on, put your soul in the water
Join me for a swim tonight (yeah)
For a swim tonight
Got to swim
All over, all over, all over
All over again
Got to live
All over, all over, all over
All over again

it’s easier not to be wise
and measure these things by your brains
I sank into eden with you
alone in the church by and by
I’ll read to you here save your eyes
you’ll need them your boat is at sea
your anchor is up you’ve been swept away
and the greatest of teachers won’t hesitate
to leave you there by yourself
chained to fate
I alone love you
I alone tempt you
I alone love you
fear is not the end of this!
it’s easier not to be great
and measure these things by your eyes
we long to be here by his resolve
alone in the church by and by
to cradle the baby in space
and leave you there by yourself
chained to fate
oh, now, we took it back too far,
only love can save us now, all these riddles that you burn
all come runnin’ back to you, all these rhythms that you hide
only love can save us now, all these riddles that you burn
yeah, yeah, yeah

you got it bad
you got it good
you saw the sun
like you knew that you would
we gotta make this better
gotta make this right
ain’t no peace in the valley baby
’til the darkness turns to light

can you hear that children’s song?
can you take me to that place?
high above the lamentation up on the
desert plane
do you hear that children’s song?
can you take me there?

lost in the maya
overboard in the sea
there was void and then that water broke
then something called “me”
now a trip to the desert to look at the sky
it’s like never-ending mirrors
playing tricks on my eyes

can you hear that children’s song?
can you take me to that place?
high above the lamentation up on the
desert plane
do you hear that children’s song?
can you take me there?

the face and ghost my guide
i must move on
it’s the face of one ravaged by love
it’s both dead and alive

you got it bad lover
no you got it good
you saw the sun
like you knew that you would
in spite of my confusion
up above all my pain
I gotta death-grip on this vision
here we go again

the face and ghost my guide
i must move on
it’s the face of one ravaged by love
it’s both dead and alive

sha la la la la la la
sha la la la la la la
sha la la la la la la
can you hear them singin’?
can you hear them singin’?

can you hear that children’s song?
can you take me to that place?
do you hear that pilgrim’s song?
can you take me there?
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