Verse 1
I was six years old with a paper suitcase
My mom’s hand, my father’s faith
Argentina burning in the rearview light
Promises whispered on a red-eye flight
We didn’t leave for a dream or thrill
We left because staying wasn’t living still
Empty pockets, hearts full of hope
Crossing lines just to learn how to cope
Pre-Chorus
You don’t abandon your home for fun
You run when there’s nowhere left to run
Chorus
If you could feel what they carry inside
You wouldn’t turn away, you wouldn’t hide
When you strip a name down to a label or crime
You don’t just lose them, you lose your kind
There has to be a kinder way
There has to be a human way
Verse 2
My father worked till his hands were worn
Loved this land like he was born
Stars and stripes hanging by his bed
Proud of the life his courage led
He gave up everything he knew
So his kids could choose what to do
He loved this country, every scar
Believed in what we still could be, not what we are
Pre-Chorus 2
Now I watch the same old fear repeat
Different faces, same defeat
Chorus
If you could feel what they carry inside
You wouldn’t turn away, you wouldn’t hide
When you turn a family into a threat
You teach your heart how to forget
There has to be a kinder way
There has to be a human way
Bridge
History whispers if you dare to listen
Every atrocity starts with division
First they’re “other,” then they’re less than real
Then no one stays long enough to feel
It’s easy to hate when you don’t know a name
Easy to cheer when someone else feels the pain
But love is heavier, love stays late
Love refuses to cooperate with hate
Chorus (Soft → Build)
If you could feel what they carry inside
You’d see your own face in their eyes
When we dehumanize, we all decay
We all lose something along the way
There has to be a kinder way
There has to be a human way
Outro
I hear my father in the quiet night
Still believing we’d get it right
This country’s strength was never fear
It was choosing to keep our hearts open here
Weseeyou
