Waking to Yesterday

[Intro] Echoes of yesterday drift through the streets of today A nation divided, praying for light [Verse 1] The land is restless, peace slipped away, leaders claim the shield is strong But the truth, like a shadow, lingers long through the night Citizens shoulder the burden, hunger gnaws at the day Prices climb higher while hope grows thin and faint [Chorus] We lost our peace, we lost our way Wishing for yesterday, every single day If voices rise, will they hear what we say? Hold on to dawn, hold on to light [Verse 2] Trade stalls, borders close, roads choke the voices of bread The poor bear the heat of a sun that never sets Before this division, a single flag, a common embrace Now walls whisper fear, and trust is a memory we chase [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the weight of the days that keep slipping through hands We reach for the days when we all understood [Chorus] We lost our peace, we lost our way Wishing for yesterday, every single day If voices rise, will they hear what we say? Hold on to dawn, hold on to light [Bridge] When the markets falter and the streets grow cold We remember a chorus that once made us whole If neighbor and nation can choose to forgive There’s a road back from the edge we live [Chorus] We lost our peace, we lost our way Wishing for yesterday, every single day If voices rise, will they hear what we say? Hold on to dawn, hold on to light [Outro] Scarred but hopeful, we mend the seams of the night Together we’ll rise, and find the morning bright