Unified

Unified

Tempo: Slow, heartfelt ballad (Approx. 74 BPM)Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar, piano, building orchestral strings, and a backing choir.[Intro](Soft, gentle piano chords playing a hopeful melody)[Verse 1]The television’s glowing in the darkAnother headline breaks another heartMy father shakes his head and turns awayIt’s hard to find the right words left to sayWe build our walls so high up to the skyAnd leave the rest of us to wonder whyIs anybody searching for the light?To lead us through the shadows of the night[Chorus]We need some hope down here todayTo wash the bitterness and fear awayA million dreams, a thousand steps to takeBut look at all the music we can makeWhen we stand side by sideWith nowhere left to hideIt starts inside of you, it starts in meA single spark is where the flame begins to growWhen many voices sing a song the world will know[Verse 2]I took a walk down through the park downtownSaw people passing by without a soundNobody locks their eyes or stops to speakWe’ve grown so tired, and the world feels weakBut then a little girl pulled on her mother's sleeveAnd smiled at a stranger, making me believeThat kindness isn’t lost, it’s just asleepBeneath the heavy promises we keep[Chorus]We need some hope down here todayTo wash the bitterness and fear awayA million dreams, a thousand steps to takeBut look at all the music we can makeWhen we stand side by sideWith nowhere left to hideIt starts inside of you, it starts in meA single spark is where the flame begins to growWhen many voices sing a song the world will know[Bridge](Piano drops out; building up with acoustic guitar and a low orchestral string section)It doesn’t take an army to bring a little peaceIt only takes a moment for the noise to ceaseJust look around and listen, the music’s in the airAn echo of the love that we’re supposed to share(Full backing choir joins in, building to a massive crescendo)Can you hear it now?Oh, can you hear it now?[Guitar/String Solo - 20 seconds](Soaring violin and acoustic guitar melody carrying the emotional climax of the song)[Chorus](Full instrumentation, maximum energy, choir lifting the vocals)We need some hope down here todayTo wash the bitterness and fear awayA million dreams, a thousand steps to takeBut look at all the music we can makeWhen we stand side by sideWith nowhere left to hideIt starts inside of you, it starts in meA single spark is where the flame begins to growWhen many voices sing a song the world will know[Outro](Instruments fade out, leaving just the soft piano chords from the intro)Yeah, the world will know...A thousand steps to take...It starts inside of you, it starts in me.(Single piano note fades out into silence)