Story Behind The Song
In Aspen, at JD's house, Joe was telling us about his painful past....and I was just about to call the session..it was so dark and depressing..and then the hook, melody and all, popped in my head. We all jumped in and finished it in an hour. Very healing to all.
Song Description
Several scenarios of the ways we can pretend that we're not all connected.
| Song Length |
4:52 |
Genre |
Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Existence, General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
He sits on a sidewalk and holds up a sign
Please help me I'm hungry, but we just walk by
And it's colder than ever, the cold of the heart
That builds up the stone walls, that keep us apart
(Chorus)
And what are we here for, if not for Love?
If not for each other, how can we be enough
To get through the darkness, and still rise above
What are we here for, if not for Love?
I don't know the reason we can't get along
Seems like everyone's fighting about who's right and who's wrong
Maybe you wear a gold cross and I wear a star
Just to keep us from seeing how connected we are
(Chorus)
And must we wait until the world all goes to hell
To love our neighbor as ourselves
(Chorus)