We Are One Tonight

Switchfoot

Check!

Tonight!

Tonight!

I'll rise
I'll fall
I'll fail you all

We built these cities to stand so tall
We've lost our walls

I don't want to lose it, coming down
With the whole world upside-down
I don't have a soul to trust in now
With the whole world upside-down

We are one, tonight!
And we're singing it out!
We are one, tonight!
And we're dreaming out loud!

And the world is flawed
But these scars will heal

We are one, tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!

Two eyes
One tongue
I've come
Undone

I'm no victim
I paid these dues
I came to lose

I don't want to fight about it now
With the whole world upside-down
I don't have a soul to trust in, now
With the whole world upside-down

We are one, tonight!
And we're singing it out!
We are one, tonight!
And we're dreaming out loud!

And the world is flawed
But these scars will heal

We are one, tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!

I don't want to lose a common ground
With the whole world upside-down
I don't want to fight about it now
And the world was burning out

Let's slow the evening down
Slow it down
Slow down
Please slow down
Down
Down

The stars are comin' out!

We are one!
We are one!!
We are one!!!
We are one â?¦ (Yeah!) â?¦ tonight!

We are one, tonight!
Tonight!
And we're singing it out!
Tonight!

We are one â?¦ (Yeah!) â?¦ tonight!
And we're dreaming out loud!
Tonight!
(Tonight!)

And the world is flawed,
(So why did you ??? ???)
But these scars will heal!
(So where did you ??? ???)

We are one, tonight!
Tonight!
Tonight!
(Yeah!)

Tonight!
So fight it out.
So fight it out.
So fight it out, right now.

Tonight!
So fight it out.
We're still fighting out.
Tonight!

So we'll find out
'Til we're one tonight
'Til we're one tonight
Tonight!

One!
One!


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    From the perspective of someone who isn't religious, this song is still great, and its still makes you think hard about unity. I absolutely love switchfoot, they just have a way of making me happy.

    bleu_azureon February 28, 2006   Link

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