Lyrics

“We Sing”

Lyrics by John Hall
Music by Roger Bourland

We Sing

We sing instead of screaming.
We sing past our fears and over the rage,
We sing, sing through the tears that fall on the page
Of notes that we see, our voices are free to be heard…
We sing this word… LOVE.

We sing to keep from crying.
Our song can’t stop the dying, but focused in song
United and strong you can hear…
We conquer fear with… LOVE.

If we could sing you health,
If we could sing you time;
Health to share with a lover,
Time to find and discover
A life like no other.

If we could sing you strength,
If we could sing you peace;
Peace to share with another,
Strength to give to your brother
This life like no other.

Then take this song, our song of love,
To make you choose when all seems wrong,
A path of LOVE…this song.

Your journey’s end no one can know
But when we sing this song we’ll show
A path for others not as strong
A path of LOVE…this song.

For our songs have changed us
Affirming life again.
Yes, our songs have changed us
We join with other men,
And our songs have changed us
To another point of view.
If our songs can change us
Could they change you?

Commissioned and Performed by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. Funded in part by the Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles.

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