Story Behind The Song

This song is a cry for help in a world where hate, anger and prejudice run rampant and human needs are sacrificed for the pursuit of profit and greed. It is a desperation call to say we can't figure it out and need a guiding hand from God to help us move to a community of love and hope.

Lyrics

Verse:
I dropped a glass and I saw it shatter; like the world I knew as a child
It's getting hard to know what matters; prejudice and rage are running wild
There's a dude on the news, like a prophet of doom, spinning pain trying to make it fresh
The same old lies in a new disguise; time to pony up and place your bets

Chorus:
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now
Oh Lord, we're growing weary of the hate and the greed that is all around
There's lying and crying; the innocent are dying; we can't seem to work this out
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now

Verse:
I heard a boy took a gun in his pocket and opened fire at kids in his school
I see greedy people take their profits, while children still beg for food
A man in a van who don't give a damn, killed people on the street in Your name
I tell my eyes if you have to cry, let the water wash our sins away

Chorus:
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now
Oh Lord, we're growing weary of the hate and the greed that is all around
There's lying and crying; the innocent are dying; we can't seem to work this out
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now

Bridge:
Feels like we're out of time to turn this thing around
What man keeps doing is a crime; Father can you help us out?

Chorus:
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now
Oh Lord, we're growing weary of the hate and the greed that is all around
There's lying and crying; the innocent are dying; we can't seem to work this out
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now
Oh Lord, if you hear me, we need you right now