In Our Time

Here at the crucial hour
Exists an infinite space between the moments
Between the end of the past and the beginning of the future
Between yesterday and tomorrow
Here we can make the choice to assess the tumbling events
That have catapulted us through our lives moment by moment
How did you spend the time just gone?
Did you treasure those minutes one by one?
Did you lend your strength to Mother Earth?
Is the cost of your keep a measure of your worth?
Do you speak out or rest in silence
Supporting the terror and the violence?
Did you make do and mend or did you cop out and spend ?
Your ill-gotten gains on the global slave market?
It's could be here, could be seconds away
From this moment on, a brand new way
A brand new chance, a brand new choice
To free your mind and raise your voice
Against the sinister machinations of the Powers-that-Be
In a cold world where only the markets run free
Against the sustained attack on all things true
Where the pavements are hard, and the buildings are cruel
Against the propagation of the war
That bolsters the rich
And beggars the poor
And when the worst has come, and all are fallen
When the madness reigns and all is bedlam
When cruelty ravages and all live in fear
At this, the darkest hour of the night
And of the ages
Peace is in the hands of the few
Those of us who can eat and sleep in safety
Rest in the crucible of opportunity
In the space between time, we can alter our lives
And turn our privileges into power
Wield our liberty for justice
In this eternity between events
This brief respite in the moment of time
Offers a place to stop.
To gather our minds and our energies
To ready the force of our will
And unleash a torrent of joy
In a brilliant new direction
For the hope of all humanity
For a future worth living for
A truth worth dying for
An earth worth crying for
And a quality of life that is so much more than a living
It's time to start again.
Are we ready? Then let's go -
The time is ripe It's time to show
The world we really care
That we will And that we dare
It's time to start again.
Create a new world, create a new life
We can change the world we can make it come right
Make this the time your revolution
Turns the heads of institutions
Make this the day we change our ways
Summon all our might to say
Enough is enough, stop the madness
Enough is enough, the future is now
Enough is enough, stop the madness
Enough is enough, the future is now
Dare to proclaim it, to say it, to name it
Peace in our time, peace in our time
Dare to believe it, to want it, to dream it
Peace in our time, peace in our time
Dare to work for it, to never ignore it
Peace in our time, peace in our time
Dare to defend it, to build and extend it
Peace in our time, peace in our time
Because we are the hope of humankind
Because the future is now, create peace in our time
Because here is the place, and we draw the line
Because the future is now, create peace in our time
Because the earth is home to yours and mine
Because the future is now, create peace in our time
The power of the individual is a force for change
That lies within you
Your life is the vehicle through which you express the intention of your spirit
Grow a little each day
And thereby ease the darkness
One lumen at a time
Rise to the challenge of the age with honor and with courage
And we will bring light to the world
With the glory of our greater selves.