You can be the change Pain is the elixir that keeps us entertained Flowing through a looking glass Numbing stinging eyes of shame Absence rinses guilt away But our conscience is still stained You can be the catalyst The ripple to the wave You can be the change One small step will shake the earth We're sedated into submission Apathetic addicts Hooked on tunnel vision Mindless progress is a dire setback Humanity is slipping through the cracks Let the pathways through our hearts guide us To a universe where love survives us You can be the change One small step will shake the earth Let the pathways through our hearts guide us To a universe where love survives us