Dispatch From A New World

The teacher wakes up in a bed 
To the beeping of his heartbeat
And he’s reeling barely breathing 
Can’t remember how he got here 
But it’s clear it’s not looking good
The nurse runs in to check his signs 
He waves him closer and he whispers
“It’s been years now since I saw my son 
I wonder can you find him and can you tell him what I never could?”


A brand new day is coming on
And I know it’s hard audmitting I’ve been wrong
But I never want to go back
To the way it was before 
You’re always on my mind 
And if I make it out alive 
I’m gonna talk a little less and listen more 


The policeman stands in line
A crying man kneels down in front of him
He’s holding up a sign 
And all it says that his life matters 
In that moment something inside him 
Starts breaking down
He signed up to protect and serve
But who’s he serving by preserving inequalities race policies that ruin lives 
He lays down his badge and gun now and joins the crowd


A brand new day is coming on
And I know it’s hard admitting I’ve been wrong
But I never want to go back
To the way it was before 
We have to aim much higher 
I don’t care if I get fired
I’m gonna talk a little less and listen more 


The politician shuts the door
He’s in a green room 
There’s a speech he has to give soon 
And he’s looking through the pages 
Someone else wrote just to win votes 
It’s a bunch of lies
He had a dream he’d change the world 
But all the bribes and fancy functions
Led to high crimes and corruption
It’s disgusting for the first time 
He’s speaking his mind into the mic


A brand new day is coming on
And I know it’s hard admitting I’ve been wrong
But I never want to go back
To the way I was before 
You shouldn’t vote for me at all
I deserve to lose next fall
I wanna talk a little less and listen more 
Talk a little less and listen more