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From The Match
Book, music, and lyrics by Toby Singer
www.tobysinger.com
LYRICS:
THERE’S A SOUND OF A PRAYER AND IT’S BIG AS THE WORLD
AND WE KNOW IT, AND WE KNOW IT IS UP TO US
THERE’S A VOICE IN OUR HEADS, AND IT SHOUTS AND IT STAMPS AND ITS GROWING, AND ITS GROWING LIKE A MIGHTY OAK
THOUGH SOMETIMES IT GETS DARK
AND OUR STREETS RUN WITH FEAR
RIVERS FLOWING, ALWAYS FLOWING, TO A BETTER DAY
TOE THE LINE, ON YOUR MARK,
WE’LL GO FORWARD, THROUGH TEARS
DON’T YOU KNOW IT, DON’T YOU KNOW IT IS THE WORK OF OUR LIVES
AND THE DAWN WILL BREAK
WHO IS EVIL, WHO’S A HERO, GIVE US STRENGTH TO TELL
WE’RE ALL PEOPLE WITH A STORY, HOPE WE’RE REMEMBERED WELL
WE SHOUT OUT, WE PUSH BACK, AND THE LEGIONS AWAKE
AND YOU KNOW IT, AND YOU KNOW IT IS NOT TOO LATE
WE CAN’T FRET WHAT WE LACK, OR WHAT THEY’LL TRY TO TAKE
DON’T YOU KNOW IT, YES I KNOW IT, OUR POWER IS GREAT
SO WE MARCH, YES WE MARCH, WITH OUR ARMS CLASPED AS ONE
WE’LL KEEP GOING, WE’LL KEEP GOING DOWN THE LONG ROAD
BUT OUR JOY, YES OUR JOY, RISES WITH EVERY SUN
WE ARE GROWING, OH WE’RE GROWING LIKE A MIGHTY OAK
AND THE CLOUDS WILL BREAK
WHO IS EVIL, WHO’S A HERO, GIVE US STRENGTH TO TELL
WE’RE ALL PEOPLE WITH A STORY, HOPE WE’RE REMEMBERED WELL
IS THERE MORE THAN THIS SKY AND OCEAN
SHOW ME MORE, WE LIVE, WE DIE, FEEL EMOTION
CAN WE STAND BACK AND TURN OUR HEADS
WITH ALL THE THINGS WE’VE HEARD AND READ
GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO STAND INSTEAD
AND FACE THE THINGS THAT WE ALL DREAD
ITS PEACEFUL NOW, BUT WILL WE WAKE
ON SHADOWS CREEPING OVER THE BREAKING WAVES
THE WAVES, THE SAND, THE SKY, THE AIR, THIS BEAUTY. . .
WHO IS EVIL, WHO’S A HERO, GIVE US STRENGTH TO TELL
WE’RE ALL PEOPLE WITH A STORY, HOPE WE’RE REMEMBERED WELL
HOPE WE’RE REMEMBERED.