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oh powers can't you see
the world you built is falling down
oh mothers can't you feel
the hatred that's growing all around
oh brothers unless you act
i know our time it isn't long
oh children you surely know
the lies that your parents taught were wrong

and love
love
the only way
acceptance of the other
take him as a brother
be to him a mother
and bring a brighter day

oh fathers you must now learn
to renovate the pathways where we fell
oh leaders i hope you know
the names of the things we shouldn't sell
oh sisters what you now see
are sorrows which cannot be undone
oh shepherds now you must act
to bring the scattered army into one

and love
love
the only way
acceptance of the other
take him as a brother
be to him a mother
and bring a brighter day

oh chosen why do you sleep
when there are those who need a helping hand
oh heroes i see you weep
for the hardship all through this barren land
oh children pick up your tools
and help us build the highway out of here
oh outcast come swell the ranks
the time of your deliverance is near

and love
love
the only way
acceptance of the other
take him as a brother
be to him a mother
and bring a brighter day

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from Songs From Nowhere (Volume 2: The Only Way to Build is to Tear Down), released December 17, 2012

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