Fukushima -The Magnetic North I remember 911how my city cried for heaven How people perished no matter what style of reverence I remember tribeca buildings falling all day Missing people everywhere all the years of mourning What made it worse was our leaders '05you could see it With katrina they didn't feel it they were just greedy greedy Just like fukushima good bad made clearer It's salt to the wound when your leaders just leave ya But that's when the lion's roar that's when you fight for more That's when you figure out there're things worth dying for It's only when the days dark you discover brave hearts I know a girl from haiti motherless who has the same heart My heart goes out to each and every one of you Children of the future will be greater because of you I don't write songs for the fortune or a buzz or two I write for my people hope you feel me love for you I'll cross a stormy river Dig the deepest tunnel Build a bridge over Any length to love you I'll bear any fate Carry it double However much the stretch I'll go any length to love you I don't even know the half only seen the photographs Reporters telling stories from the view inside their cul de sacs So i sat eyes glued thinking of your loneliness Choking back the tears and blinking back condolences A lowly gift cuz your world is rearranging On the train sat beside a girl with paper cranes and She feels so ashamed cuz she'd rather send a benjamin But maybe hope's the better currency for this millennium Life is but a dream but a dream is all we hope for Like the light you cannot stifle shining behind closed doors Like the song you shouldn't sing You sing until your throat's sore Like the love that never dies though life itself is so short And your beauty is resilience Holding on to nothing but the fact you will rebuild again And i know you will rebuild my friend We'll go to any length no distance is too significant I'll cross a stormy river Dig the deepest tunnel Build a bridge over Any length to love you I'll bear any fate Carry it double However much the stretch I'll go any length to love you Rebuilding is a struggle i feel it you feeling crumbled Your spirit's still recovering conflicted with god above us Have we been punished why what justifies suffering nothing I see no reason for people to lose their homes From right under Maybe it's mother nature's way of saying we need a change Crusades of war and terrorism synonyms of the same So filled with hate in our veins and racist youtube tirades Still makes me sick hot 97played the tune on the waves But i can't sit here in shame just hoping and praying This ain't no dream within a dream There ain't no totem to save 'em It's as real as it gets when you realize death Cuz when you lose someone you truly redefine strength So i'll utilize this pen My arms don't reach across the seas but songs move any length Any length to love you Rest and peace to all the fallen your strength is eternal I'll cross a stormy river Dig the deepest tunnel Build a bridge over Any length to love you I'll bear any fate Carry it double However much the stretch I'll go any length to love you
[00:00.884]Fukushima -The Magnetic North [00:18.700]I remember 911how my city cried for heaven [00:21.773]How people perished no matter what style of reverence [00:24.349]I remember tribeca buildings falling all day [00:27.461]Missing people everywhere all the years of mourning [00:30.424]What made it worse was our leaders '05you could see it [00:33.240]With katrina they didn't feel it they were just greedy greedy [00:36.685]Just like fukushima good bad made clearer [00:39.226]It's salt to the wound when your leaders just leave ya [00:42.257]But that's when the lion's roar that's when you fight for more [00:45.539]That's when you figure out there're things worth dying for [00:48.180]It's only when the days dark you discover brave hearts [00:51.381]I know a girl from haiti motherless who has the same heart [00:54.341]My heart goes out to each and every one of you [00:57.631]Children of the future will be greater because of you [01:00.151]I don't write songs for the fortune or a buzz or two [01:03.279]I write for my people hope you feel me love for you [01:06.66]I'll cross a stormy river [01:09.319]Dig the deepest tunnel [01:12.311]Build a bridge over [01:15.563]Any length to love you [01:18.231]I'll bear any fate [01:21.345]Carry it double [01:24.223]However much the stretch [01:26.893]I'll go any length to love you [01:42.476]I don't even know the half only seen the photographs [01:45.631]Reporters telling stories from the view inside their cul de sacs [01:48.543]So i sat eyes glued thinking of your loneliness [01:51.223]Choking back the tears and blinking back condolences [01:54.747]A lowly gift cuz your world is rearranging [01:57.613]On the train sat beside a girl with paper cranes and [02:00.644]She feels so ashamed cuz she'd rather send a benjamin [02:03.403]But maybe hope's the better currency for this millennium [02:06.346]Life is but a dream but a dream is all we hope for [02:09.666]Like the light you cannot stifle shining behind closed doors [02:12.339]Like the song you shouldn't sing [02:14.91]You sing until your throat's sore [02:15.611]Like the love that never dies though life itself is so short [02:19.581]And your beauty is resilience [02:20.909]Holding on to nothing but the fact you will rebuild again [02:25.818]And i know you will rebuild my friend [02:27.433]We'll go to any length no distance is too significant [02:30.317]I'll cross a stormy river [02:33.573]Dig the deepest tunnel [02:36.405]Build a bridge over [02:39.453]Any length to love you [02:42.234]I'll bear any fate [02:45.226]Carry it double [02:48.266]However much the stretch [02:51.69]I'll go any length to love you [03:06.530]Rebuilding is a struggle i feel it you feeling crumbled [03:08.881]Your spirit's still recovering conflicted with god above us [03:12.472]Have we been punished why what justifies suffering nothing [03:14.891]I see no reason for people to lose their homes [03:17.612]From right under [03:18.157]Maybe it's mother nature's way of saying we need a change [03:20.987]Crusades of war and terrorism synonyms of the same [03:23.276]So filled with hate in our veins and racist youtube tirades [03:26.613]Still makes me sick hot 97played the tune on the waves [03:29.797]But i can't sit here in shame just hoping and praying [03:32.613]This ain't no dream within a dream [03:34.493]There ain't no totem to save 'em [03:35.982]It's as real as it gets when you realize death [03:38.513]Cuz when you lose someone you truly redefine strength [03:44.44]So i'll utilize this pen [03:45.363]My arms don't reach across the seas but songs move any length [03:49.627]Any length to love you [03:50.933]Rest and peace to all the fallen your strength is eternal [03:53.807]I'll cross a stormy river [03:57.287]Dig the deepest tunnel [04:00.445]Build a bridge over [04:03.392]Any length to love you [04:06.192]I'll bear any fate [04:09.498]Carry it double [04:12.297]However much the stretch [04:14.823]I'll go any length to love you
