Only Way This Can Change

[Verse 1]
We’ve been talking in echoes
All heat, no listening
Turning our backs on the neighbor
Like we don’t share anything
Headlines screaming in colors
But it all feels black and white
If I hurt and you’re still hurting
Who’s really winning this fight?
[Chorus]
This is the only way this can change
Open your arms, open your gates
I am your sister, I am your stranger
We rise together or stay in the danger
This is the only way this can change
Less of the fear, more of the brave
Look in my eyes, we bleed the same
Loving each other is the only way this can change
[Verse 2]
I’ve seen mothers in food lines
Holding pride behind their teeth
I’ve seen old men with their medals
Sleeping on the broken streets
We keep counting our own blessings
Like they’re meant for us alone
But your pain is my reflection
I can’t heal here on my own
[Chorus]
This is the only way this can change
Open your arms, open your gates
I am your sister, I am your stranger
We rise together or stay in the danger
This is the only way this can change
Less of the fear, more of the brave
Look in my eyes, we bleed the same
Loving each other is the only way this can change
[Bridge]
What if our borders were bandages
What if our walls learned to bend
What if the story we’re writing
Says “I’m with you to the end”
Take my hand, don’t let go (don’t let go)
Every heart, every name
One by one, we turn toward each other
And nothing stays the same
[Chorus]
This is the only way this can change
Open your arms, open your gates
I am your sister, I am your stranger
We rise together or stay in the danger
This is the only way this can change
Less of the fear, more of the brave
Look in my eyes, we bleed the same
Loving each other is the only way this can change

country, Anthemic pop-rock with female vocals; warm piano and steady tom-driven groove in verses, building into a soaring, harmony-stacked chorus with wide guitars and shimmering pads; bridge strips back to piano and vocal before a final full-band lift with big drums and crowd-style backing vocals, healing