Bridges

You're on your side, and I'm on mine And in between this great divide There's fire in the streets People on their knees Holding Bibles and breaking glass (breaking glass) Guns and armour (guns and armour) Tears and gas (tears and gas) If smoke is all we see How're we supposed to breathe? What if we took these stones we've been throwin'? What if we laid 'em down? What if we forget all that we know and And make some common ground? What if I reach for you, you reach for me, close the distance? What if that space between changed, if we started building Bridges, bridges, bridges I know you're scared (I know you're scared) And so am I (so am I) But that don't mean (that don't mean) We shouldn't try (we shouldn't try) It ain't just black or white It's down to wrong or right What if we took these stones we've been throwin'? What if we laid 'em down? What if we forget all that we know and And make some common ground? What if I reach for you, you reach for me, close the distance? What if that space between changed, if we started building Bridges, bridges, bridges We're gonna need more than prayers and wishes To build those bridges, bridges, bridges It's gonna take way more work to fix it Gotta build those bridges, bridges, bridges We gotta take these stones we've been throwin' We gotta lay them down We gotta forget all that we know and Make some common ground What if I reach for you, you reach for me, close the distance? What if that space between changed, if we started building Bridges, bridges, bridges Bridges, bridges, bridges Gonna build those bridges, bridges, bridges Bridges, bridges, bridges