Love Sweet Love, Not Hate

[Verse 1]
Another headline
Another fight
Same old faces
Picking sides tonight
Your brother’s hungry
Your sister’s scared
And every prayer
Feels like empty air
[Pre-Chorus]
We keep on cursing at the dark
When we could strike a match
We keep on locking up our hearts
And throwing out the latch (oh)
[Chorus]
What the world needs now
Is love
Sweet love
Not hate and separation
That tears us up
Not fear and uncertainty
That steals our sleep
God
Help us find a way
Help the blind to see
Help the blind to see
[Verse 2]
I’ve seen fathers
Leave their sons
Over colors
Over guns
I’ve seen preachers
Lose their flame
Trade their mercy
For a louder name
[Pre-Chorus]
We keep on shouting through the noise
But never hear the cry
We keep confusing truth with pride
And calling every stranger “lie”
[Chorus]
What the world needs now
Is love
Sweet love
Not hate and separation
That tears us up
Not fear and uncertainty
That steals our sleep
God
Help us find a way
Help the blind to see
Help the blind to see
[Bridge]
If I’m part of the problem
Then change me first
Break this heart of stone
Cure this curse
Teach me how to lay my anger down
To believe in grace
On this broken ground (yeah)
[Chorus]
What the world needs now
Is love
Sweet love
Not hate and separation
That tears us up
Not fear and uncertainty
That steals our sleep
God
Help us find a way
Help the blind to see
Help the blind to see
Help us all believe

rock, Dark country rock ballad, male vocals. Low, gritty telecaster over a slow swinging kit and upright bass, organ pads simmering under the verses. Pre-chorus tightens with tom rolls and tremolo guitar; chorus opens wide with stacked harmonies and crash cymbals. Bridge strips to voice and organ before the full band slams back in for a final, desperate refrain., world, country rock