Common Thread

In a many colored garden we are growing side by side
We will rise all together, we will rise
With the sun and rain upon us, not a row shall be denied
We will rise all together, we will rise

We will rise like the ocean
We will rise like the sun
We will rise all together, we will rise
In our many colored fabrics made from strands of common thread
We will rise all together, we will rise

We can feed our grain to cattle and the rich man will be fed
We will rise all together, we will rise
Or we'll feed our grain to people so that millions will have bread
We will rise all together, we will rise

We will rise like the ocean
We will rise like the sun
We will rise all together, we will rise
No more will there be hunger in these strands of common thread
We will rise all together, we will rise

In the cold of fear and hatred, clothed in dignity we stand
We will rise all together, we will rise
We have pieced this quilt together, linking hearts with stitching hands
We will rise all together, we will rise

We will rise like the ocean
We will rise like the sun
We will rise all together, we will rise
We are spirits drawn together tightly by our common threads
We will rise all together, we will rise

From our children to our elders, from all nations we will rise
We will rise all together, we will rise
May respect for all our differences enhance our common ties
We will rise all together, we will rise

We will rise like the ocean
We will rise like the sun
We will rise all together, we will rise
We will build a global family, strengthened by our common threads
We will rise all together, we will rise
We will rise all together, we will rise