Take a walk out on the streets
And tell me what you see
The selfish greed, the apathy
A living catastrophe
Everybody wants to preach
But nobody wants to change
How did we get here in the first place?
We've been broken for so long
Tell me where it all went wrong
All it takes is a spark to ignite
There's got to be a better way
Than just to watch the world go down in flames
We could be the tidal wave
Can we right the wrongs we made
And shine the light that leads the way?
Will we pay for our mistakes?
And wash away the pain
Did we ever live in harmony?
A time that we were welcome in your company
As we struggle to belong how can we be strong
The only thing to pull me through
Was the fire in my heart
And these pictures of you
Were we born to follow or made to lead?
I'm not going down easy
There's got to be a better way
Than just to watch the world go down in flames
We could be the tidal wave
Can we right the wrongs we made
And shine the light that leads the way?
Will we pay for our mistakes?
And wash away the pain
Hold on tight we will weather the storm
The darkest time comes before the dawn
Just hold on and we won't be defeated
The hopeless, mistreated
Stand up and fight for what you love
There's got to be a better way
Than just to watch the world go down in flames
There's got to be a better way
Than just to watch the world go down in flames
We could be the tidal wave
Can we right the wrongs we made
And shine the light that leads the way?
Will we pay for our mistakes?
And wash away the pain