Love & Fear

I tell you of a time It was a beautiful time People dancing everywhere Was never any doubt To what it's all about Love and music filled the air And the sound came out like boom, boom, boom Cause their hearts were beating louder than the Troubles that were left behind And any thoughts to love one another As your sister and your brother Were the only ones that came to mind Let's talk about the Fear And how we brought it here It's something we should understand It seems that in the name of protection We have poisoned our connection To the welfare of our fellow man Where it was thoughtfully in fashion To be guided by compassion No one found themselves in need But when doubt made us scared about The very things we cared about We opened up the door to greed When we take our pride and livelihood and sell it overseas And we compromise our freedom by a matter of degrees Till the dreams we had believed in are now driven to their knees What's the game? You can do the math on what is saved and what is spent When our sacred holiday becomes a marketing event Seems we cannot pay attention like we cannot pay the rent Who's to blame? Can we talk about a child Born free and wild With everything to lose or gain If the future he'll inherit Comes from what our actions merit Maybe we should keep it sane Dr Frankenstein's elated At the monster we've created Cause it paints him as a boy scout But if Love isn't driving The system that's surviving Then it might be time to throw it out