The Pond

[00:00.77] There's a pond a mile away from town
[00:02.57] Where swans and frogs would grow
[00:04.94] We laughed and cheered near waters clear
[00:07.07] A place that we called home
[00:09.32] Now the water's stale from years of drought
[00:11.76] This town is just the same
[00:14.09] A thousand hearts once filled with love
[00:16.16] Are now just filled with hate
[00:18.56] I used to see open skies
[00:20.83] Now dust storms cloud my eyes
[00:23.24] I lived in paradise
[00:25.30] That was another time
[00:27.68] Trip to the marketplace
[00:29.74] Sea of unhappy faces
[00:32.39] We're drowning in pain
[00:34.43] I've got to get away
[00:36.58] I wish I could cry and turn this pond into a river
[00:40.91] So it could carry me away to somewhere so much better
[00:45.67] Where people actually smile not stare with eyes as cold as winter
[00:50.06] And work to lend a helping hand instead of pointing fingers
[00:55.87] I wish I could cry and turn this pond into a river
[01:00.02] So it could carry me away to somewhere so much better
[01:04.75] Where people found a way to live in harmony together
[01:09.13] Hand in hand and open hearts there's nothing they can't weather
[01:14.72] There's a pond a mile away from town
[01:17.05] Where kids would jump and play
[01:19.41] Underneath cerulean dreams
[01:21.41] We're all one and the same
[01:23.82] But the rain's been gone too long
[01:26.22] And kindness never grows
[01:28.24] In empty ponds and empty fields
[01:30.69] Where seeds of rage are sewn
[01:33.08] Lips spreading filthy lies
[01:35.37] Streets filled with crooked smiles
[01:37.46] No friends just foes in sight
[01:39.70] Everyone's lost their mind
[01:42.13] Hatred and violence
[01:44.25] Words turned to bloody fists
[01:46.57] Patience is wearing thin
[01:48.70] I'm so damn tired of this
[01:52.39] I wish I could cry and turn this pond into a river
[01:56.50] So it could carry me away to somewhere so much better
[02:00.99] Where people actually smile not stare with eyes as cold as winter
[02:05.37] And work to lend a helping hand instead of pointing fingers
[02:10.05] I wish I could cry and turn this pond into a river
[02:14.60] So it could carry me away to somewhere so much better
[02:18.99] Where people found a way to live in harmony together
[02:23.74] Hand in hand and open hearts there's nothing they can't weather
[02:28.10] I used to see open skies
[02:30.46] Now dust storms cloud my eyes
[02:32.90] I lived in paradise
[02:34.97] That was another time
[02:37.09] I used to see open skies
[02:39.34] Now dust storms cloud my eyes
[02:41.71] I lived in paradise
[02:43.82] That was another time
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