HOOK
It’s gonna be a brighter day
I’ma start yielding to my neighbours
And givin’ haters the right of way
Let kindness guide em to see the light of day
Let a little love ripple until it’s big as a tidal wave

It’s gonna be a brighter day
Let me see you yield to a neighbour
And give a hater the right of way
So we could be the change that we really need
One thread woven together tighter than skinny jeans

VERSE 1
I don’t need drama and you don’t need either
Last thing I’m doin is living to be a people pleaser
I just keep the peace in all my comings and goings
They doubt the power of grace, why not humbly show em?
Show em what? - Unmerited mercy when it ain’t deserved
Someone purposely getting up on my case and nerves
I’ma trade that dude a blessing for his racial slurs
And if my truce gets refused, at least I laid the first
Brick in the foundation / Don’t sit around waitin
Just make a step towards reconciliation
And let the evil of another brother be exposed
By taking the peaceful road, you probably gon’ leave em froze
Picture a school bully pickin on a smaller dude
Every day at lunch time, stealing all his food
Little guy goes home like, here’s what I’ma do
Make an extra sandwich for that violent fool
So he arrive at school, like here’s a meal and a seat, man
I ain’t got no fright, hard feelings or deceit, man
You could eat lunch, chill out, end the beef fam
Or throw a punch, but you’re the one that’s lookin weak - dang
Like the kid I’m stayin steadfast
Plus I make amends with anyone against which I’ve trespassed
Let that guide all your conduct in conflict
Even though I know a lot of y’all think it’s nonsense
To turn a cheek when you’re slapped in the face
And strike em - not with your hand but with radical grace
That’s the type of mercy I invite you to
And homie, it’s worth it as long as it change a life or two

[HOOK]

VERSE 2 (EBONY BONES)
Yup, if anything, we’ve gotta honour the memories
Of Martin Luther King and his many dreams
By any means necessary
And as for me?
I’m just trying to do the things that will best prepare me
To forgive, for they know not what they do to me
I don’t take it personal - it’s usually bafoonery
I just keep it movin’, B
Ain’t nobody got the time for somebody with a gun
Tryin’ to shoot at me
So if a dude is acting ugly
I turn the other cheek like I’m doin’ the Dougie
Invite him to my workshop - you and a buddy
Free admission - I could make a difference if he would listen
And I don’t see the opposition - I see a vision
Unified mankind and minds reconditioned
I woke up on the right side of the bed so I can encourage the living and enliven the dead


[HOOK]

VERSE 3 (ORIJIN AND EBONY BONES)

ORIJIN
We stand firm as a rock, some lanterns in the dark
If love is the key, we’re God’s hand, turnin’ the lock
Defend the peace, not our own egos
I’d rather hit my offender with a hug than a torpedo

BONES
Of course, we know if we want to combat the forces of evil
We gotta spread the truth to more people
And it’s a matter of life and death
But there’s more people fightin’ for peace than you might suspect

ORIJIN
Right to left, we marchin’ into a warzone,
Swords drawn, swingin’ at hate, and before long
We’re gonna see it fall / If only we could all heed the call
Imagine the world we could see t‘morrow

BONES
Imagine how far we could evolve
The world problems we could solve if we all tried to be involved
Now show me your palms if y’all would agree
That we gotta be the change that we all wanna see