I used to be hopeful that if we kept believing then all of these mountains could be turned around
Once our generation became cops and politicians then we would make a difference and make the world change
But ideals turn to hope and hopes turn to dust, and it gets in your eyes and it gets in your thoughts
Now the names and faces have changed but somehow all of the shit piles up exactly the same
But we used to sing for the whole world to hear, open our hearts and forget our fears
We would rather die standing on our feet than live on our knees
If it mattered once to dream like this, we can make it matter now
Cause we might be broken but we're still not beaten and we never fought this fight just to win
There're are mistakes waiting to be made and thoughts and ideas still left to get
So fuck all this talk about getting older, we should be talking about getting better
Yeah, where is your anger? You see the same things as me and no one will do it if we don't stand up
And we can sing for the whole world to hear, forget our depressions and challenge our fears
And overcome impossible odds, get back on our feet
If it mattered once to dream like this, we can make it matter now
Let's make this matter
Rise and sing, all of my fallen friends
If just for tonight, live our beliefs
Rise and sing, all of my fallen friends
Let's be the change we want to see
Yeah, let us sing for the whole world to hear, expose our hearts, our hopes and ideas
And for once be true to ourselves and make things matter
If it mattered once to dream like this, we can make it matter now