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LYRICS:
History’s knocking at the door
Took what she could, now she’s wanting more
Like the dog running up the hill
Feels the danger before we will
It has come, it has come again
Do you hear the bells ringing?

There’s a bird and he’s in the mine
He is us and the world is blind
Do you know that you’re next in line?
To be clear, not so far behind
And my ancestors call to me, saying
It’s the same old story

How can we dance when the world is in flames?
How can we sing when it’s happening again?
We need you, we need you, we need you
Oh how we need you, we need you
We need you, we need you, we need you
Come down.

The time is now, we are witnessing
This is not a passing thing
Everywhere instability
Pushing back against what used to be
In the name of freedom they shout,
“Tear it down, tear it down, tear it down!”

And the people rally instead
For those who want them dead
And the rot how it’s baked in
To everything that was sacred
Here we go, here we go again
It’s the same old story

How can we dance when the world is in flames?
How can we sing when it’s happening again?
We need you, we need you, we need you
Oh how we need you, we need you
We need you, we need you, we need you
Come down.

Hope I’m wrong, hope I’m wrong with this
Hope it’s not too late to right the ship
Hope there’s a leader to take the reigns
To unite and to explain
Hope the world that we leave our children
Will deserve them

And I hope there’s someone above
Looking down and protecting us
And if it’s true and the book is right
All all the stories we tell at night
Then please, just don’t let it be
The same old story

How can we dance when the world is in flames?
How can we sing when it’s happening again?
We need you, we need you, we need you
Oh how we need you, we need you
We need you, we need you, we need you
Come down.
We need you, we need you, we need you
Oh how we need you, we need you
We need you, we need you, we need you
Come down.