I Will Sing
JoeL T. Lester Lyrics

I can't believe we're here once more
I can't believe we're in this same situation again

Trying to deny this color war
Trying to pretend that there isn't a racial conflict

Waiting for someone else to change
Expecting someone else to fix the problem

Same deck of cards we just rearrange
We have been trying to solve the problem with the same solutions that weren't effective in the past

So many words that went unsaid
It's important to express how we feel

So many signals I misread
Misunderstandings can cause big problems

I see your actions through white eyes
I perceive your actions through a biased perspective

And miss the difference between truth and lies
And sometimes can't differentiate truth from lies

And it's time to stop believing
It's time to stop thinking

It will be okay somehow
That everything will be all right magically, without action

Cause we need a revolution
Because the problem requires a new approach

And we have to start it now
And we have to start acting on it now

And I know it's time to make
I realize it's time for me to do something

This solemn vow
This serious promise

That I will hear the words you say
That I'll actively listen to what you say

That I will move out of your way
I'll let you speak out and express yourself

And I will listen through my pain
I'll listen even if it hurts

And I will never walk away again
I'll never leave you alone again

There is a secret we don't tell
There's a problem we avoid talking about

But it has brought us to this hell
But it has been causing us many problems

If we believe we know what's true
If we think we're correct

We can't accept a different point of view
We won't accept an opposing perspective

And if we think that what we see
And if we believe that what we observe

Is just how it's supposed to be
Is how it's supposed to be always

We will be blind to so much more
We'll miss out on so much more

To live a way we haven't done before
To live in a new way that takes us out of our comfort zone

Cause it seems to me that freedom
Because, to me, it appears that freedom

Is a goal that we can reach
Is a target that is achievable

And that maybe the beginning
And possibly the first step

Is to live the words we preach
Is practicing what we preach

And to make that the first lesson
And to make that the first thing we teach

That we teach
That we educate on

Maybe more angry than before
Perhaps more angry than last time

But now at last the time has come
But now finally is the time

To stand for all, not just for some
To fight for everyone's rights, not just for some

And maybe finally we'll see
And perhaps we'll finally realize

That we can share the fruit of liberty
That we can all enjoy the benefits of freedom

Cause I'm finally going to make
Because I'm finally committed to

This solemn vow
This serious promise

That I will hear the words you say
That I'll listen to what you have to say

That I will move out of your way
And I'll let you share your perspective

And I will listen through my pain
And I'll listen even when it's hard

And I will never walk away again
And I'll never turn my back on you again