From Common Ground

[Intro]
Different hands, one table
Different names, one sky

[Verse 1]
You draw a line across my doorway
Say my color means I don't belong
But every face beneath the daylight
Has carried someone else along

You can keep your wall of reasons
I can hear the fear behind the claim
Come sit down before the silence
Turns a stranger to a name

[Pre-Chorus]
We were not born with a border
We were not made to divide
There is room in this world for the wounded
There is room on the same side

[Chorus]
No more hate, no more taking
No more hearts for the breaking
Open the door, make room at the table
Love is a choice and we are able
No more hate, no more choosing
No more lives left bruising
Different voices, one human sound
We rise together from common ground

[Verse 2]
A mother folds a borrowed blanket
A neighbor brings the bread inside
A child asks why we fear each other
While holding both our hands so wide

Your prayer may wear a different language
Your home may face another sea
But grief still burns the same in silence
And kindness still can set us free

[Pre-Chorus]
We were not born with a border
We were not made to divide
There is room in this world for the wounded
There is room on the same side

[Chorus]
No more hate, no more taking
No more hearts for the breaking
Open the door, make room at the table
Love is a choice and we are able
No more hate, no more choosing
No more lives left bruising
Different voices, one human sound
We rise together from common ground

[Bridge]
If you are tired, I will carry you
If I fall, then carry me
No one wins by making enemies
No one heals alone, you see
Put down the stone, unclench your fingers
Let the old fear lose its name
We can disagree and still protect
The fragile spark inside each flame

[Final Chorus]
No more hate, no more taking
No more hearts for the breaking
Open the door, make room at the table
Love is a choice and we are able
No more hate, no more choosing
No more lives left bruising
Different voices, one human sound
We rise together from common ground

[Outro]
Different hands, one table
Different names, one sky
If we leave a place for one another
There is room for all of us tonight