World Without Walls
I have vivid dreams of 10,000 hands
above the blue oceans
Across the rich land
Joining together in a golden night
To hold out hope and hold on tight
And I know there are barriers
That must be broken
And I won’t stop dreaming
And I won’t stop hoping
For a world without walls
Where we love and forgive
Where the days bring strength
To live and let live
Until fear and hatred
Crumble and fall
I won’t stop praying
For a world without walls
Oh can’t we understand
Can human hearts see
To sometimes I’ll agree
just to disagree
And to work to find a rest
So spirits might fly
To build a respect
With things now divide
Til our minds find this freedom
Til our eyes are open
Oh, I won’t stop dreaming
No, I won’t stop hoping
For a world without walls
Where we love and forgive
Where the days bring strength
To live and let live
Until fear and hatred
Crumble and fall
Oh, I won’t stop praying
For a world without walls
Yeah.
Til our minds find this freedom
Til our eyes are open
Oh, I won’t stop dreaming
No, I won’t stop hoping
For a world without walls
Where we love and forgive
Where the days bring strength
To live and let live
Until fear and hatred
Crumble and fall
Oh, I won’t stop dreaming
No, I won’t stop hoping
No, I won’t stop praying
For a world without walls
My friend Tyler Castleton was one of the early visionaries of this project. He’s a gifted songwriter and producer and wrote this song with collaborator Lowell Alexander. As we searched for original material for this album, I found that the lyrics of this song as a much needed message for our day. My mother believed that all of the doors of oppression and misery would be unlocked if people would just be kinder to each other and remember, as one of the great commandments say: “Do unto others as ye would have the do unto you.” “Love is the key,” she would tell us. “Love can unlock all that our world needs.” This upbeat, traditional gospel genre, with its gospel choir sound, has always been a favorite listening style of mine. – Marie Osmond |
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