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Hope In Action lyrics
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Intro
They said we're too small. They said it's too late. But we're the ones who decide our fate. Witness this.
Verse 1
I felt the heat rising on the pavement of my street The heavy weight of the future and the rhythm of the defeat Scrolling through the headlines of the fire and the flood Feeling like the system is running through our blood But then I saw the neighbors planting gardens on the roof A tiny green rebellion, a piece of living proof That hope isn't a feeling, hope is a hammer and a nail Building something better before the old systems fail.
Pre-chorus
Small ripples make waves. Let the new world begin. Hope in action. Yeah, let it in.
Chorus
We rise from the ashes, A change in the wind Small ripples make waves, Let the new world begin Hope in action. We build it now.
Verse 2
It started with a local vote and a solar panel plan Spreading through the neighborhood across the local land No longer just a footnote in a corporate report We’re the ones on the ground, holding up the fort Anxiety is a poison, but action is the cure Building a legacy that’s honest and that’s pure For the children not yet born, a promise on the dawn Taking back the narrative before the chance is gone.
Bridge 1
One person can't change a thing? That's the lie they sell. But one plus one plus one? That's how we break the spell.
Verse 3
So we organize the blocks and we share the new design Turning our worry into a signal and a sign From the city square to the online space we own Finding our purpose in the seeds that we have sown This is the fight for the very air that we breathe The only real legacy that we can ever leave Rewriting the story, page by page and day by day Hope in action is the only winning way.
Bridge 2
The work is long. The path is steep. But we have promises to keep!
Outro
A better world. What we build. The Witness.
Inside the recording
They said we're too small. They said it's too late. But we're the ones who decide our fate.
Small ripples make waves. Let the new world begin.
A better world. What we build.
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