whatever it was it wasn t manumission to spill the blood to pull the weed you can bury the past but it s a mausoleum with the ghost of a fist that won t let us be can we bring it together can we call from the mountain to the valley below can we make it better do we tether the hawk do we tether the dove i kicked up the dirt and i said to my neighbor we keep making it worse we keep getting it wrong he tucked in his shirt he stood a little bit straighter he said we need a few less words dear we need a few more guns but will it bring us together can we call from the mountain to the valley below can we make it better do we tether the hawk do we tether the dove enduring love why so much and so strong beyond this short existence so don t be still you say there s a long line behind you and it s hardly worth the mentioning but i will cause we may flicker and fade but we never will be through with this i see this world battered but not broken there s a fallow heart it s waiting on a sowing hand you can grow what you want but one day it s gonna rise up so plant what you need to make a better stand and we ll bring it together and we ll call from the mountain to the valley below and we ll make it better let go of the hawk we let go of the dove i sing to you all you true believers with the strength to see this and not be still i m telling you now find the hope that feeds you don t let em bleed you of your will