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Picture a time when morning will come
And you will wake up
Without the feeling that half the world
Has gone insane
You'll open your eyes
Reading your paper, a drink from your cup
No one was burning down time
While you were sleeping
I've never seen but I believe
In a promised land
Why can't we pull this together
One and all, now and forever
Why can't we pull this together
We can say we finally found a world
That's safe and sound
Think of a place you could believe in
Whenever you want
Not keep it secret, and have to risk your life
Just to be yourself
A place where you'll walk safely
No matter your color or age
More than the greed of you and me
Found a better way
I've never seen, but I believe
In a promised land
Why can't we pull this together
One and all, now and forever
Why can't we pull this together
We can say we finally found a world
That's safe and sound
I'd rather see you setting free
Than watch the curtains coming down
Think of a life you won't take for granted
From somebody else
One worth seeking more than yourself
Why can't we pull this together
One and all, now and forever
Why can't we pull this together
We can say we finally found a world
That's safe and sound
Why can't we pull this together
(Pull this together)
One and all, now and forever
(Now and forever)
Why can't we pull this together
We can say we finally found a world
That's safe and sound
I'd rather see you setting free
Than watch the curtains coming down
And you will wake up
Without the feeling that half the world
Has gone insane
Reading your paper, a drink from your cup
No one was burning down time
While you were sleeping
In a promised land
One and all, now and forever
Why can't we pull this together
That's safe and sound
Whenever you want
Not keep it secret, and have to risk your life
Just to be yourself
No matter your color or age
More than the greed of you and me
Found a better way
In a promised land
One and all, now and forever
Why can't we pull this together
That's safe and sound
Than watch the curtains coming down
From somebody else
One worth seeking more than yourself
One and all, now and forever
Why can't we pull this together
That's safe and sound
(Pull this together)
One and all, now and forever
(Now and forever)
Why can't we pull this together
That's safe and sound
Than watch the curtains coming down
Song Info
Submitted by
omgwut On Apr 21, 2007
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This one is pretty simple and self-explanatory. Why can't we all just get along? I believe he commented that "as much as I thought this was too simple of an attitude to put into song form, I just did it anyway, and I was very happy with the way it turned out."
I heard this one live, and Cornell dedicated it to all of the victims and families of the Virginia Tech shootings, it was a very moving piece.
Yeah, I like this song. And I agree with you on the meaning.
Prophetic sh*t. As relevant now as it was upon release 10 years ago, if not more so. p.s.: RIP CC