HOPEFUL – Official Spoken Word in Commemoration of the International Peace Day by Mac Alunge
HOPEFUL
SPOKEN WORD LYRICS
If life be a song, sing it
If life be a game, play it
Life is beauty, enjoy it
When life brings strategy, confront it
Death is the most obvious promise made to us at birth
But when that day finally arrives for each of us
What we leave behind is not the engravings on stone monuments
But what is woven into the hearts of others
Yes, we’ve seen more than we can dare to share
The loss, the war, the fear
More death and pain than we can bear
We’ve had our fair share of tears
But at every given moment we have two options:
To step forward into growth or to stay back in safety
But we are the ones we’ve been waiting for
Together we can be the hope we seek
There are better days ahead than any we’ve left behind
As children living by the countryside
Our fathers told us stories by the fireside
Of the wonders of the mountain side
And the mysteries of the seaside
They told us that all else aside
Peace is of the inside
So do not let the happenings of the outside
Get in your heart where true happiness resides
March like a ship on the water
Which may only capsize if the water on the outside gets on the inside
Joy does not just happen to us
We have to choose it every single day
Our fathers taught us that there is a court higher than the court of Justice
The court of conscience
Let Honesty and Integrity be master and mistress
For they form the base of a healthy soul
If only each of us could see
That even in our loneliest hour
And in the darkness of our insecurities
The outstanding light we still radiate
For even the sun told me
That sometimes she feels like nothing but a shadow
So let your own flaws not blind you
For you are a miracle that happened to this world
So know the guy on the other side
Love him and see him too
Do your little piece of good where you are
For it’s those little bits of good that overwhelm the world
She is not her hair or hairdo
Neither is he his race or skin color too
We are much bigger than what we do or don’t do
Believe me, I am just like you
We all know that People Everywhere Are Created Equally
And as human beings, we must Promote Empathy And Compassion Everyday
Let us continue to create platforms for Proper Education And Cultural Exchange
Then we will see much more Positive Energy Activating Creative Excellence
We need Positivity, Equity, And Cohesion Everyday
So with continued Personal Empowerment And Community Effort
As well as Preserved Environment And Clean Energy
Like never before, we will see Prosperity, Expansion And Constant Elevation
Yesterday I was clever
I wanted to change the world
Today I am wise
I am willing to change myself
So don’t let the pain define you
Let it rather refine you
Accept the finite hurt
But never lose infinite hope
For hope looks past the visible into the invisible
Fields through the tangible into the intangible
It races towards the irreversible and the seemingly indestructible
Then achieves the impossible and redefines possible
No one is infallible
No plan invincible
Nor every ill preventable
And not every mess reversible
But nothing is impossible
Together we are unstoppable
When our love for each other is unsearchable
And our creativity and passion inexhaustible
So live out loud, be audible
Be responsible and flexible
Let’s all be credible, incredible, accessible and indivisible
For together, all heights are reachable
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