[VERSE 1] [soft piano, low pads, intimate vocal] I’ve been watching all this hurt spill across our screens, Another name, another soul caught in broken dreams. Feels like everybody’s talkin’ but we lost the truth, And the only thing we’re killin’ now… is our own youth. I ain’t here to point fingers, I ain’t here to blame, We all carry somethin’ heavy, we all bleed the same. It’s the way we look away that keeps the fire alive— We can’t mend a dying world if we’re barely alive. --- [PRE-CHORUS] [add gentle bass, rim clicks, vocal lifts] And I know you’re tired… hell, I’m tired too, But I still believe there’s somethin’ we can choose. Maybe love ain’t loud, maybe peace ain’t cool, But we’ll drown in hate if we keep playin’ the fool. --- [CHORUS] [full chords, stacked harmonies, airy vocal layers] My brother, my sister, don’t you see? Your tears, your pain — they’re a part of me. If we hold on tight through the darkest night, We can bring this world back into the light. Back into the light… yeah… into the light… --- [VERSE 2] [drums come in softly, warmer tone] We keep buildin’ these walls ‘cause we’re scared inside, And we bury all our softness just to stay alive. But I see you in the shadows, tryna stand your ground, World so loud you can’t even hear your heartbeat sound. Every headline feels like thunder, every night’s a test, Tryin’ hard to find a place where your soul can rest. But we ain’t strangers, no — we just forgot the way To see each other’s wounds and say, “I’ll stay.” --- [PRE-CHORUS] [add soft choir “oohs,” light percussion] I know you’re breakin’, and I’m breakin’ too, But maybe that’s the start of somethin’ true. If we open up the door, let the fear fall through, Maybe all this hurt is what leads us through. --- [CHORUS] [bigger harmonies, ad-libs begin] My brother, my sister, don’t you see? Your tears, your pain — they’re a part of me. If we hold on tight through the darkest night, We can bring this world back into the light. Into the light… oh… into the light… --- [BRIDGE] [stripped-back piano, vocal, emotional; small gospel swell at end] “Be kind, be tender-hearted” — that’s what the Good Book said, But we’ve been fightin’ like we’re enemies instead. We keep shoutin’ for a peace we ain’t ready to choose— You can’t win a war with nothin’ left to lose. So let’s lay it down… all the rage, all the pride, Let the fear melt away till there’s nothin’ to hide. If love can raise the dead in us back to life, Then maybe, just maybe, we can tame this night. --- [FINAL CHORUS] [full choir, strings pad, emotional ad-libs] My brother, my sister, don’t you see? Your tears, your pain — they’re a part of me. If we hold on tight through the darkest night, We can bring this world back into the light. Yeah… we can bring it back… oh, back into the light… My brother, my sister… mm… make the world right… Together...

My Brother, My Sister