Story Behind The Song
The song actually come out of going to my district caucus for the first time in my life to represent Obama's nomination and speaking the people there about why I was there. I felt bone tired of the politics of hate and fear pitting one group against anot
Song Description
A plea for a higher brand of politics.
| Song Length |
4:43 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Liberal, Progressive, Peace |
Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Better Angels
Music and Lyrics-Jim Lyon Ac2008
lyonj@edmonds.wednet.edu
I'm tired in my bones of this politics of fear
Divide and conquer year after year
Tired of the lies
Tired of the greed
Tired of this arrogant
Dark-hearted seed
That's grown in this land
Pulled us apart
Nourished by men with shrunken hearts.
CHORUS:
Appeal to our better angels
Call on the hope we hold inside
Appeal to our better angels
Together we rise
Together we can survive.
Bring in the children
And the old ones too
Bring in the ones who look
Different than you
Bring the Hindu
Bring in the Jew
Bring in the Muslim
And the Christian too
Brown, black, white
Red, yellow too
There's so much living for us all to do.
CHORUS:
Appeal to our better angels
Call on the hope we hold inside
Appeal to our better angels
Together we rise
Together we can survive.
Bridge:
We're better than this
We can rise
We're better than this
I see it in your eyes.
CHORUS: