River So Wide
Phil Collins Lyrics

If we can cross at the place that divides us.
If we can find a way to come together and unite despite our differences.

Cross the river, the river so wide,
Overcome the obstacles that stand in our way towards unity and progress.

If we can smother the pain that's inside us,
If we can let go of our past hurt and work towards healing and growth.

Deny the demons that wait by our side,
Avoid succumbing to our negative thoughts and feelings that hinder our progress.

We can find, find the light
We can find hope and positivity in our journey towards unity and progress.

Our nights are filled with the light of the same moon,
We may have different experiences, but we all share commonalities and similarities as humans.

We share the comfort of the same stars.
We all need comfort and support in our lives, and we can find it in each other.

Our days are bright with the light of the same sun,
We all have access to the same opportunities for growth and progress.

That don't matter, can't you see what we are,
Despite our differences, we are all human and deserve respect and compassion.

What we are, what we become?
What we make of ourselves and our world depends on our ability to work together and grow together as humans.

The storm we left so far behind
Our past struggles and obstacles are behind us, and we should not let them hold us back.

Seems a dark memory that starts to fade,
As we work towards unity and progress, our past struggles become less prominent and less important.

But till we see the light we will not be safe.
We need to keep striving towards positivity and progress to ensure a better future for all of us.

We all sink or swim in the same ocean,
We are all in this together and depend on each other for survival and success.

Break our skin and we will bleed
We all feel pain and our vulnerabilities as humans, regardless of our differences.

Our minutes pass with the same motion,
We all experience time in the same way, and should use it for positive growth and progress.

We face the same danger, we share the same needs,
We all need safety, security, and basic necessities to survive.

We're all the same, you and me.
We are all humans with commonalities and similarities that should unite us, rather than our differences separating us.

Upstream, the river gets too wide
Obstacles become more difficult to overcome the longer we ignore them.

So we must build that bridge right here,
We need to take action and work together to overcome the obstacles that divide us and build a better future.

Cause if we wait we will not reach the other side.
We cannot simply wait for change to happen, we must take action and make it happen ourselves.

See under that clear blue sky
There is hope and potential for positive change all around us, if we just look for it.

The winds of change are blowing hard and long,
We are in the midst of a time of great transformation and progress, and we should take advantage of it to build a better future for all of us.

And they'll not stop to rest 'cause the change is gonna come
Progress and positive change are inevitable, and we need to work together to ensure that it is meaningful and beneficial for all of us.

And if we don't build that bridge right here, right now,
If we don't take action and work towards unity and progress now, we risk falling further behind and making positive change even more difficult in the future.

You know we'll never ever reach the other side.
We will continue to struggle and stagnate if we don't work together and overcome the obstacles that divide us to build a better future.