World of Walls

Mother, mother, tell me please, the way it used to be When people all around the world once lived in harmony Tell me how they looked and dressed, were they short or tall Tell me of the fun you had before they built the wall Do you think your friend’s the same as in the photograph The faded one you carry, where you and she both laugh Did the children play our games when we were still all friends Could there not have been a way, for all to make amends Was their music much like ours, can you recall a tune And how you danced together underneath the giant moon Tell me how they cooked their foods, about the spices used And of the taste you loved so much, when all the flavors fused And how about their languages, the sounds that their words made Do you still remember or did they sadly fade Fear and anger built the walls of massive steel and stone They said we would be better, divided and alone But now there’s a consensus that is spreading through the land That all the people, everywhere, are going to take a stand So mother please, do not be sad, the talk around the town From all the people, everywhere, the walls are coming down