[Verse 1]
You held my hand
When the room went cold
Your old blue sleeve
Felt like a home
I saw your face
In a stranger's eyes
Same tired fear
Same need to rise
[Pre-Chorus]
If we could learn
To lower the blade
If we could meet
Before the hate
[Chorus]
Open hands, open
Open hands, open
No more war, no more war
Let the world breathe again
Open hearts, open
Open hearts, open
No more hate, no more hate
Let the world breathe again
[Verse 2]
A child drew suns
On a paper plate
A broken fence
Still grew some shade
Your laugh came back
Through the heavy air
Like rain on stone
Like something fair
[Pre-Chorus]
If we could see
The life in you
The life in me
The whole way through
[Chorus]
Open hands, open
Open hands, open
No more war, no more war
Let the world breathe again
Open hearts, open
Open hearts, open
No more hate, no more hate
Let the world breathe again
[Bridge]
Take the border down
Take the fear away
One small mercy
Can change a day
Sing it soft
Then sing it loud
For every name
For every crowd
[Final Chorus]
Open hands, open
Open hands, open
No more war, no more war
Let the world breathe again
Open hearts, open
Open hearts, open
No more hate, no more hate
Let the world breathe again
Open hands, open
Open hands, open
We can be the peace
We can be the change