Voices in the Chorus

There's a lesson I’m still learning as I walk onto the stage
We’ve been taught to keep our distance to prove that we are brave
Borders drawn, labels called out to keep hands from joining hands
Can I reach across the border? Can I tell you who I am?
Can I reach across the border? Can I tell you who I am?

Share the contents of our pockets
Share the richness of our lives
Lighten our load
Share the food upon our tables
Fill the emptiness before us
We’re all voices in the chorus

Though our words may come out differently, there’s a bond in all the sounds
We create a common language when we move ourselves along
So when you tell me of your vision, your life and hopes and fears
Then you reach across the border, I can feel you drawing near
When you reach across the border, I can feel you drawing near

Share the contents of our pockets
Share the richness of our lives
Lighten our load
Share the food upon our tables
Fill the emptiness before us
We’re all voices in the chorus

We've been told we can't find harmony if our styles are not the same
Cannot learn to love each other, can't pronounce each other's name
Borders made by those who profit when we’re separate and at war
Let us reach across the borders, make the sounds, open the door
Let us reach across the border, make the sounds open the door

Share the contents of our pockets
Share the richness of our lives
Lighten our load
Share the food upon our tables
Fill the emptiness before us
We’re all voices in the chorus