Dream Journal Ultimate
Date: 6/6/2025
By myme
Verse 1 In a land of silent sorrows, we hid behind closed doors Hearts weighed down by heavy crowns, we bowed upon cold floors But somewhere in the whispers rose a spark we couldn’t chain A secret flame of bravery that pulsed within our veins Pre-Chorus We heard the distant thunder of footsteps on the road A promise born in Selma where brave souls bore their load[1] The walls that hemmed us in fell hard like autumn leaves And for the first time, we believed Chorus We will rise from every fall, break the chains and free us all Sing the anthem of the brave, light the torch from every grave From the ashes of the night, we will claim our stolen rights Hand in hand, we stand as one, till the dawn has just begun Verse 2 In the shadow of the skyline, voices echoed from the past A tide that crashed through Berlin, tearing down a cruel wall at last[2] We read the words of freedom in a charter bold and clear Every human heart deserves a chance to conquer fear[3] Bridge From Cairo’s burning square to every silent street[4] The world awoke to footsteps marching to a steady beat Dr. King’s dream rang out across a sea of hopeful eyes[5] And Mandela’s long walk home made tyranny capsize[6] Final Chorus We have risen from the dust, found the truth that we can trust Hearts ablaze with fearless light, forging hope into the night No more shadows on our souls, we have broken every hold Now we stand as one, reborn — a story to be told Citations Selma to Montgomery March, 1965. [National Archives] ↩ The Berlin Wall. [History.com] ↩ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [United Nations] ↩ Arab Spring. [BBC News] ↩ Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream" speech, 1963. [National Archives] ↩ Nelson Mandela – Biographical. [Nobel Prize]↩