Castaway

I don’t think we should turn our backs on the things we hate
And I don’t think we should hide under the sheets and hope our nightmares go away
We’ve got to face our fears and we’ve got to be brave
We’ve got to grow and build and most of all we’ve got to change

We can’t cast our troubles out into the sea
Or they’ll just wash up on someone else’s beach
Oh no we can’t cast our troubles out into the sea
Or they’ll just wash up on someone else’s beach
We have to take responsibility for our communities

We keep looking at the branches
We keep inspecting all the leaves
We keep cutting off the bad limbs
If we don’t stop, there won’t be a tree

We should be digging up the roots
We should be studying the seeds
We should be thinking of the causes
The solutions that they need

No we can’t cast our troubles out into the sea
Or they’ll just wash up on someone else’s beach
Oh no we can’t cast our troubles out into the sea
Or they’ll just wash up on someone else’s beach
We have to take responsibility for our communities

You can’t kick the hate out of anyone
You stand a better chance by educating them
You don’t have to compromise the things that you believe
Just to spend a little time trying to help somebody see
How to be the best person they can be
How to try to think about things differently
At least explain to them why you disagree
And remember that we are all just human beings