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Brighter Than Today
(c) 2013 Raymond Arnold
Many winter nights ago,
A woman shivered in the cold,
Stared at the sky, and wondered why, the gods invented pain.
She bitterly struck rock together
Wishing that her life was better.
Suddenly, she saw the spark: of Light, and golden flame.
She showed the others, but they told her
She was not fit to control the
Primal forces that the gods had cloaked in mystery.
But proud and angry, she defied them.
She would not be satisfied,
She lit a fire, and set in motion human history.
Oh...
Tomorrow can be brighter than today
Although, the night is cold
And the stars may seem so very far away.....
But seeds of courage, hope and reason
Weave new roots with every season.
As we chart the unlit path,
Weathering the storms and setbacks.
Shining light, to guide our way.
Tomorrow can be brighter than today.
Ages long forgotten now,
We built the wheel, and then the plow
We tilled the Earth and proved our worth,
against the drought and snow....
Soon, we had the time to ponder,
Look up to the skies and wonder
Could there be a deeper meaning,
We were meant to know?
Oh...
Tomorrow can be brighter than today,
Although the night is cold
And the stars may seem so very far away...
But courage, hope and reason grow
with every passing season so
we’ll shed the lies, that tie us down,
and seek truths ever more profound
and drive the darkness far away.
Tomorrow can be brighter than today!
Brighter than today..
The universe may seem unfair...
The laws of nature may not care
The plagues and storms, and our own evils nearly doused our flame...
But all these things, we have endured.
With morals learned. Diseases cured.
Against our Herculean tasks we’ve risen to proclaim:
Tomorrow can be brighter than today,
Although the night’s still cold
And the stars still seem so very far away...
But courage, hope and reason thrive
with every passing season we survive
we’ll seek the truths that make us strong,
and build the future we all long for,
Rise up to the stars and say:
Tomorrow can be brighter than today!
Tomorrow will be brighter than today!
Brighter than today...
