Mother Earth doesn’t give a damn how about you or me?
But you and me can give a damn about each other
I have seen things
I never thought my eyes would see.
People standing together on a rooftop,
holding on,
believing somehow they would be saved.
Then the building fell.
And in a moment…
everything disappeared.
[Verse 1]
The house you built,
the gold you saved,
the plans you made for another day.
The money hidden,
the jewels you kept,
everything waiting for tomorrow
can disappear with one breath.
Mother Earth don’t know your name.
She don’t know your fortune or your fame.
She don’t know who’s wrong or right.
When the waters rise,
we’re all holding on to life.
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me…
When the water comes,
who is your enemy then?
When the ground is shaking,
who is your stranger then?
When you’ve got ten seconds
and you’re reaching for a hand…
Do you ask what they believe?
Or do you finally understand?
[Chorus]
COME TOGETHER NOW,
before the water comes.
COME TOGETHER NOW,
before another mother loses someone.
COME TOGETHER NOW,
while we still have time.
One Earth,
one breath,
one human family.
Your hand in mine.
[Verse 2]
On that rooftop
there was no rich man,
there was no poor man.
No religion.
No politics.
No yesterday.
Only human beings
holding human beings,
praying for one more breath,
one more sunrise,
one more chance to say:
I LOVE YOU.
So why do we need tragedy
to remember what we are?
Why must the world be breaking
before we open up our hearts?
[Chorus]
COME TOGETHER NOW,
before the water comes.
COME TOGETHER NOW,
before another mother loses someone.
COME TOGETHER NOW,
while we still have time.
One Earth,
one breath,
one human family.
Your hand in mine.
[Bridge - Strip Music Down]
If I would hold your hand
in the final ten seconds of my life…
Why wouldn’t I hold it today?
If I would forget our differences
when death is standing at the door…
Why can’t I forget the hatred now?
Why wait for the flood?
Why wait for the fire?
Why wait for the earth to shake
to remember…
WE NEED EACH OTHER?
[Drop - Silence]
We need each other.
[Final Chorus - Full Choir]
COME TOGETHER NOW!
Forgive while you can.
COME TOGETHER NOW!
Feed somebody.
Help somebody.
Listen to somebody.
Hold somebody.
COME TOGETHER NOW!
Tell somebody you love them
while they are still here
to hear the words.
ONE EARTH!
ONE BREATH!
ONE HUMAN FAMILY!
ONE EARTH!
ONE BREATH!
ONE HUMAN FAMILY!
[Outro]
The greatest force we have
is not the money.
Not the gold.
Not the house.
Not the things
we spent our lives collecting.
The greatest force we have…
is each other.
We don’t need tragedy
to touch us
before we remember
how to touch each other with love.
Come together…
while we still have the choice.