Democracy Won't Die

I remember a day when freedom,
Was a concept that was held dear,
Now it has become only a word,
To provoke division, hate and fear,
But I know that you among us,
Cannot stand what has taken place,
The rape of the flag for profits,
And a nation mourning in disgrace,
Now could I ask you kindly,
To refrain from feeling sad,
I know that dreams were crushed,
But the sun will lift what we had,
Fight for freedom fellow drifters,
There is more work to be done,
We'll march on the road to freedom,
And we'll head to the rising sun

And democracy won't die before me,
The future will walk along side us,
What do you believe in, my country?
We'll march back onto that freedom bus,
And justice will belong to all of us

Some weep for my beloved country,
Not me and not in my name,
Come and praise the rainbows,
Don't march to the flooding rains,
I can see their hands a’ reaching,
Above the waters for a limb,
They will drown in their own hatred,
And they will never reach Him,
My heart can never turn away,
As I reach down in the streams,
And rescue those being dragged down,
By stones disguised as God's dreams,
It's not too late to stand up,
And breathe air that gives you voice,
Stand up for the world in peace,
And we shall all sing and rejoice

And democracy won't die before me,
The future will walk along side us,
What do you believe in, my country?
We'll march back onto that freedom bus,
And justice will belong to all of us

I stand aside the hopeful souls,
Staring towards a clear blue sky,
Behind us charge the flooding rains,
We can't just stare and wonder why,
Lift the sun over these mountains,
You will feel the strength within,
The cold shadows can be lifted,
If we join together we will win,
I feel our unity today,
They can't turn us away,
We will march toward justice,
And reach the promised land someday,
We will stand behind this family,
Of this world and it's human race,
And they cannot turn us away,
Our hearts will not abandon this sacred place

And democracy won't die before me,
The future will walk along side us,
What do you believe in, my country?
We'll march back onto that freedom bus,
And justice will belong to all of us