Story Behind The Song
wrote for a peace activist friend who was sent to prison for a prayer vigil on military base
Song Description
the work of Peace and Justice
| Song Length |
2:30 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Justice, Freedom |
| Similar Artists |
Joan Baez, James Taylor |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
You have a vision
Sacred inside your head
Of the way things ought to be:
PEACE JUSTICE EQUALITY
Not politics, power and greed.
And what do you do?
Raise your Hopes up High to Heavens and Cry: ?Translate Word and Image to a Language They?ll Hear.?
You see the scope and weep
At an overwhelming task
And you have no choice
But to cross the line-- step by determined step.
And you Raise your Hopes up high to the Heavens and Cry: ?Crack Open the Hardened Hearts of Hate.?
Nature reminds like a good Mother would:
A gentle river can smooth the sharpest stone over time.
So raise your Hopes up high
to the Heavens and Cry: ?Keep our Vision like a River, Keep our Vision Alive;
Peave Justice Equality"