This page has contemporary songs bound to become classics. The list will likely grow as time allows. So little time, so many great songs!
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-Maggie Wheeler
How shall we *come together?
We shall come together singing.
When shall we come together?
We shall come together now.
How shall we hold the suffering?
We shall hold the suffering singing.
When shall we hold the suffering?
We shall hold the suffering now.
*More:
How shall we light the darkness?
How shall we teach the children?
How shall we rise above it?
How shall we fight for justice?
How shall we change the system?
How shall we love our neighbors?
Ending:
How shall we come together?
We shall come together singing.
When shall we come together?
We shall come together now.
-Emma's Revolution
*Gonna keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward
Never turning back
Never turning back
*New lines
Gonna keep on moving proudly...
Gonna keep on singing loudly...
Gonna keep on loving boldly...
Gonna reach across our borders...
Gonna end the occupations...
Gonna stop these wars together...
Gonna keep on moving forward...
Let There Be Peace
-Sirgun Kaur
(These lyrics are just part of this beautiful song)
Let there be peace
Let there be peace of mind
Let there be peace
With mankind
Let there be peace of the states
Let the world dwell within the force of peace
-Lydia Violet & MaMuse
Some things they don't make no sense (x4)
But I got you you got me too
Some things they make me cry...
Sometimes they got me scared...
Sometimes I got rage coming through...
Original by BAY LOVE (Linda Martin and Kevin Termunde) ~ 2024
They say vote, and we do
We cast our ballots red and blue
And we question what is real
Truth, I’m voting for you
Good ol’ boys those days are over
You’re not above the law, the rules apply to you
From the low-country to the northern counties
Good ol’ boys those days are through
They say vote, change will come
But depending on where you’re from
Your point of view may be lost
Change, not just for some
Good ol’ boys those days are over
You’re not above the law, the rules apply to you
From the low-country to the northern counties
Good ol’ boys those days are through
They say vote, it’s your right
We have a choice, let’s all unite
Peace and freedom is our cause
Democracy is worth the fight
Good ol’ boys those days are over
You’re not above the law, the rules apply to you
From the low-country to the northern counties
Good ol’ boys those days are through
They say vote, and we do
With hope for change ahead
They say vote, and we do
Equality and kindness led
She says vote, and we do
Truth, I’m voting for you
This Joy
-Resistance Revival Chorus
This *JOY that I have, the world didn’t give it to me
This JOY that I have, the world didn’t give it to me
This JOY that I have, the world didn’t give it to me
The world didn’t give it, the world can’t take it away
*Variations: This STRENGTH / This LOVE / This PEACE / This JOY ]
– Maggie Wheeler
I walk in the spirit, I walk in the light
* I WALK THROUGH THE DARKEST HOURS OF NIGHT *
And I call on my ancestors to my left and my right
To walk with me, to walk with me.
I walk in the spirit, I walk in the light
* I WALK IN THE SERVICE OF DOING WHATS RIGHT *
And I call on my ancestors to my left and my right
To walk with me, to walk with me.
*More:
*I WALK WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE ‘LL BE ALRIGHT*
*I WALK WITH MY NEIGHBORS TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT*
*I WALK FOR THE CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHT TO SURVIVE*
*I WALK WITH THE PROMISE OF HEALING IN SIGHT*
[Maggie added this new line] *I'LL WALK WITH MY NEIGHBORS, TIL WE ABOLISH ICE*
Ending:
I walk in the spirit, I walk in the light
*I WALK THROUGH THE DARKEST HOURS OF NIGHT *
And I call on my ancestors to my left and my right
To walk with me, to walk with me.
-Ali Lizzi
These lyrics are just part of the song.
We are one in harmony, singing in celebration
We are one in harmony, singing in love
We are one singing in celebration
We are one singing in love