(Music and Lyrics by Tom Levin and Bryan Hembree)
Welcome, says a sign
Perfect plastic lawn
Then change moves across the street
And curtains are drawn
Bullets and blame
Finger-pointing facts
Banners unfurled
Say we’re under attack
Truth is shifting ground
Threats linger in the air
Eyes from side to side
There’s reason to be scared
But I won’t be afraid
I was dreaming
To the sound of a better day
I won’t lose my way
I'm dreaming
And my dream won’t ever fade
I won’t be afraid
An eye for an eye
We’re all carrying that gun
And yet another father’s daughter’s
Getting shot by a loving mother’s son
Slowly I am numbed
When open doors are slammed
Forgetting where I’m from a stranger
A Stranger in this land
Finding faith in greed
We keep the bread we used to share
Bending beliefs to belong
There’s reason to be scared
Reason to be scared
But I won’t be afraid
I was dreaming
To the sound of a better day
I won’t lose my way
I'm dreaming
And my dreams won’t ever fade
I won’t be afraid
I won’t be afraid
We’re all in the same boat
Facing a solitary gale
In the ill wind that (currently) blows
I’m seasick as hell
Don’t believe what I’ve said
You’ll have to find it on your own
When truth claims to be right
You’ll know it to be wrong
I’m searching deeper now for hope
I hope the young are prepared
I hope the young will call us out
When there’s reason to be scared
But even if I’m scared
I won’t be afraid
I’ll be dreaming
To the sound of a better day
I won’t lose my way
I am dreaming, I’m dreaming
The young won’t be afraid
They are dreaming
To the sound of a better day
They won’t lose their way
They're dreaming
And their dreams won’t ever fade
I won’t be afraid
