All Some Kind of Dream
Dreams Unraveled: Finding Humanity Amidst Strife
Lyrics
I saw my brother in a stranger's face
I recognized my brother's essence in a stranger's face
I saw my sister in a smile
I found familiarity and connection with my sister in a smile
My mother's laughter in a far off place
I heard echoes of my mother's joy in a distant place
My father's footsteps in each mile
I sensed my father's influence in every journey
I thought I knew who my neighbor was
I believed I understood the identity of my neighbor
We didn't need to be redeemed
We didn't require salvation or redemption
Oh, what could I have been thinking of?
Reflecting on my thoughts, I questioned my state of mind
Was it all some kind of dream?
Wondering if everything was merely a fantasy or illusion
I saw my country in the hungry eyes
I witnessed my country reflected in the desperate eyes
Of a million refugees
Of a multitude of refugees
Between the rocks and the rising tide
Amidst challenges and difficulties, facing an uncertain future
As they were tossed across the sea
Tossed across the sea, struggling for survival
There was a time when we were them
Recalling a time when we were once in their position
Just as now they all are we
Acknowledging that now they are in the situation we once were
Was there an hour when we took them in?
Contemplating if there was a moment when we welcomed them
Or was it all some kind of dream?
Or if it was all an illusion, a dream
I saw the children in the holding pens
Observing children confined in holding pens
I saw the families ripped apart
Witnessing families torn apart and separated
And though I try I cannot begin
Despite efforts, unable to fully comprehend their emotional pain
To know what it did inside their hearts
Reflecting on a time when we showed compassion
There was a time when we held them close
Recalling an era when we embraced them closely
And weren't so cruel, low, and mean
Contrasting with current cruelty, coldness, and meanness
And we did good unto the least of those
Remembering when we did good deeds for the least fortunate
Or was it all some kind of dream?
Questioning if it was all part of a dream or illusion
I saw justice with a tattered hem
Witnessing justice, but with visible wear and tear
I saw compassion on the run
Seeing compassion on the run, struggling to survive
But I saw dignity in spite of them
Finding dignity resilient despite challenging circumstances
I prayed its day would finally come
Hoping for the eventual arrival of a day when justice prevails
There was a time when we chose our sides
Recalling a time when we made choices and took stands
And we refused to live between
Refusing to live in a state of indifference or neutrality
We rose to fight for what we knew was right
Rising to fight for what we believed was right and just
Or was it all some kind of dream?
Questioning if it was all part of a dream or illusion
Last night I lay in my true love's bed
Reflecting on a night spent with my true love
And she lay there close beside
Feeling the closeness of my true love lying beside me
And we lay thinking 'bout what lay ahead
Contemplating the uncertainties and challenges ahead
And wondering if the sun would rise
Wondering if the sun will rise on another day
For it seems that these are darker days
Expressing the perception that the current times are particularly difficult
Than any others that we've seen
Comparing the darkness of the present to past challenges
Oh, how we wished that we weren't wide awake
Expressing a desire that the current situation is just a bad dream
And this was all some kind of dream
Wishing that the challenges faced were not the harsh reality
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