Heal This Wounded Land

[Intro: Soft, distant wind sounds] [Verse 1: Intimate] If you open your eyes now You'll see the crumbled town, children's tear-stained eyes Buried under rubble where their home used to rise Cannons split the midnight sky Tear apart the peace we held in quiet days Old grudges pass from hand to hand, never fade away Words of faith we once believed Were never forged to be a cutting blade Refugees watch smoke curl slow and drift away Helpless prayers take flight tonight Waiting for some soul to hear their desperate cry Dark horizon, when will the first sunlight rise [Pre-Chorus: Urgent] Don't just stand there watching Blood and sorrow spread without stopping Reach out your open hand Hope will never fall to the ground [Chorus: Anthemic] Heal this wounded land Lay down your swords, call an end to every fight Let love take root again Chase the smoke of war far out of sight Let old hatred cease its rage Don't let the pain go on endlessly Let every life breathe free Peace will return again at dawn's first light Heal this wounded land Wipe the tears from every crying child's eyes Let love become the light Light up broken homes and shadowed skies Side by side we'll see Every life has no dividing boundary When all the gunsmoke clears Spring will bloom again once more right here [Verse 2: Intimate] Parched and barren broken ground It holds quiet sighs that no one stops to hear Broken window panes, no trace of joy appears Suspicion builds high concrete walls Pushing all the warm connection far apart We locked the past away, when we could have cared more Every single soul's desire Is just to sleep safe and soft through the night Every child's face craves the warmth of golden light War devours the days to come Shatters every fragile hopeful dream we wove This ancient earth should not crumble into debris [Pre-Chorus: Urgent] Don't just stand there watching Blood and sorrow spread without stopping Reach out your open hand Hope will never fall to the ground [Chorus: Expansive] Heal this wounded land Lay down your swords, call an end to every fight Let love take root again Chase the smoke of war far out of sight Let old hatred cease its rage Don't let the pain go on endlessly Let every life breathe free Peace will return again at dawn's first light Heal this wounded land Wipe the tears from every crying child's eyes Let love become the light Light up broken homes and shadowed skies Side by side we'll see Every life has no dividing boundary When all the gunsmoke clears Spring will bloom again once more right here [Bridge: Vulnerable, Building] When the war cries fade at last Cold and hunger will not hold us fast Every soul can lie down to rest Sleep in peace until the daybreak breaks over the crest This is no empty dream we weave It's what the whole world holds in hope and belief May this worn old land find its quiet peaceful shore [Outro: Fading] Heal this land Heal this land with love May every child Never again hear cannons roar above [Fade out with soft bird song]