they shot a man into the sky the moon and stars became his bed he saw the sun rise seven times and when he came back down he said it is one it is one one world spinning round the sun wherever it is you call home whatever country you come from it is one it is one it is one it is one they shot a man in africa at a time of rivalry and war he had some dreams of a good life but dreams aren t what they killed him for now people stand themselves next to the righteous and they believe the things they say are true they speak in terms of what divides us to justify the violence they do but it is one it is one one world spinning round the sun wherever it is you call home whatever country you come from it is one it is one it is one it is one onethe deep blue ocean onethe endless sky onethe purple mountains oneyou and i it s not a world of our own choosing we don t decide where we are born this life is a battleground between right and wrong one way or other we are torn  and people stand themselves next to the righteous and they believe the things they say are true and speak in terms of what divides us to justify the violence they do but it is one it is one one world spinning round the sun wherever it is you call home whatever country you come from it is one it is one it is one it is one it is one it is one it is one it is one onethe purple mountains onethe deep blue sea oneall of creation oneyou and me one it is one it is one one