Lyrics — Tim Snider

When the World Stops

When the world stops
Tell me when the world stops

What happens now
This is the strangest feeling
What should we do my friend, now we've got all this time

I never noticed how much I've been distracted
So focused on what’s ahead I never look behind

When the world stops
Tell me when the world stops

Is this real ‘cause it feels like I’m dreaming
I hear somebody out there screaming
Is this real ‘cause it feels like I’m dreaming
I hear somebody out there

I am not OK (I’m not ok, I’m not ok)
She is trying to say (I’ve been trying, I’ve been trying, I’ve been trying, all this time I’ve been trying)

Maybe the world stopped herself for a reason
Tired of humans who ain’t practicing their preaching
Gave us this time with the hope that we’d start seeing
So good at creating but so bad at just being

So I started asking different questions
Like if we start again what do you want from me
Are all of my actions, just a part of my ego
And what is the balance between chaos and control

When the world stops (Nowhere to run, the time has come, look in the mirror)
Tell me when the world stops (What do you see, now that your mind’s, becoming clearer)

By Your Side

What more could I do to tell you I love ya

So you could believe it’s more than a line

What can I do that’s new

To prove my love to you

And let you know

I’ll be by your side

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

All of the time

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

So much we’ve been through still how I love ya

It’s hard to believe the years that go by

One thing is plain to me

You are my everything

And you should know

I’ll be by your side

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

All of the time

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

As this life goes on

Challenges come our way

A family and a home

Mortgage and bills to pay

It’s so easy now

to get swept away

In the day to day

Let the romance fade

Do you remember (do you remember)

We used to talk all night (talk all night)

Nothing ever felt so right

Still I’ve never met anyone like you

I’m so in love with all the things you do

I’ll be by your side

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

All of the time

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

I’ll be by your side

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

All of the time

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

I’ll be by your side

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

All of the time

(I’ll be by your side, I’ll be by your side)

I could go on for days

And tell all the stories

And all of the ways you won my heart

But I think you know

and I think you’ll listen when I say

We were never apart

You made me whole from the start

We were never apart

You made me whole from the start

We were never apart

You made me whole from the start

All the Same

There is magic all around us
You don't see it but your heart does
I know you know that it's there (it's there, it's there, it's there)
Like the dust hanging in the air
They say that if your mind is free
Well then my friend you can hear a symphony
Just blowing in the wind
Or maybe coming from within
Why should I be scared (be scared)
To put my heart out there (out there)
When I know that we
We're all the same (We're all the same)
We're all the same (We're all the same)
Underneath it all
We are all the same
Atoms held by energy
Creating false identities
Still I hang on these melodies
Like it's the only thing
This universe wants from me
Who do I want to be (do I want to be)
What do I really need (what do I really need)
What is the best for me
Who has time to listen anyway
Why should they give a damn what I have to say
Oh this vision used to be so clear
Somebody tell me how did I get here
I'm not trying to be dramatic
I'm just trying to find the magic
There is so much here to unpack
Will I ever find my way back
(Back when) I wanted to write you a song
(With the) Hope that you might sing along
(Just to) Show you that you belong
(And to) Show you that your spirits strong
And oh my god to know
There is so much more
What are we waiting for
We could have it all
Still this voice inside is saying
Boy don't you let your pride be playing
With your destiny
What will be will be yeah
Oh these questions I keep asking them
So many I've lost track of them
They are all the same
They're all the same (all the same)
They're all the same (all the same)
Underneath it all
They are all the same

Sometimes This (feat. Saeeda Wright)

I won’t pretend

To imagine the things you feel

It’s hard enough, just waking up

We all need a friend when life gets real

You know I’ll be there, 'cause you're there for me

Whenever you're scared, remember to breathe

There’s a hole in your heart, you gotta be bold

The deeper the hole, the more it can hold

Don’t waste your pain (Oh take this pain)

It can lead you to the water (It can lead you to the water)

Sometimes this (Sometimes this)

Is what it takes us to uncover (What it takes)

Oh the truth (Give me the truth)

Why we're here and why we suffer (Why, why, why, why do we suffer)

Take this pain (Take this pain)

It can lead you to the water

Take this pain

It can lead you to the water (Take me to the river)

Sometimes this (Sometimes this, sometimes this )

Is what it takes us to uncover (Takes yeah)

Oh the truth (Sometimes the truth)

Why we're here and why we suffer (Show me the way, show me the way)

Take this pain (Take this, take this)

It can lead you to the water (Take me down down, down, down)

(take me down)

Jump In

Life's not about a destination

Though you know I've lived like this for a while

Keeping faith in this journey that I’m facing

Learning to live every day in style

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we gotta

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we're gonna

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we gotta

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we're gonna

Wise men say life is what you make it

So leave it there or take it

Try hard not fake it

And if your going give

If your going give you better do it with a smile

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we gotta

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we're gonna

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we gotta

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we're gonna

It's in the music

It's in the stories that we tell

It's in the pictures

It's in our hearts, it's in are heads as well

These things exist to remind us

Though we're different on the surface

We all live for the same purpose

The same emotions still stir us

And although it can feel like a circus

Cause we all know no one deserves this

We're still here (We're still here)

Searching for understanding in this life (We're still here)

We're still here (We're still here)

Searching, searching (We're still here)

Searching for understanding

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we gotta

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we're gonna

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we gotta

Let go and jump in the river

Let go and jump in, we're gonna x2

It's in the music

It's in the stories that we tell

It's in the pictures

It's in our hearts, it's in are heads as well

These things exist to remind us

Though we're different on the surface

We all live for the same purpose

The same emotions still stir us

We're still here

Searching for understanding in this life

We're still here

Searching for understanding

Searching, searching for understanding

Breathe Deep

Something ‘bout this road

Just keeps pulling me back

It’s like I’m caught up in this tide

Constantly under attack

And I’m learning how to live

Find my strength in the sea

If I can keep my head above

Keep my focus on love

Breathe deep

There’s always someone out there

Who just wants to see you burn

But my weapon of choice is love

When are people gonna learn

They just keep fueling my desire

And I can feel it in my bones

That it’s gonna take me higher

Can’t fight this fire with fire

Breathe deep

There’s beauty between the lines

For those who know how to look around

There’s freedom in a song

For those who choose how to listen to the sound

Something ‘bout this road

Just keeps pulling me back

It’s like I’m caught up in this tide

Constantly under attack

And I’m learning how to live

Find my strength in the sea

If I can keep my head above

Keep my focus on love

Breathe deep

Traveling Man

I met a man on a train

A real vagabond

He had a grin on his face

Just singing his song

A fire in his eyes like the shaman Moses

In front of the burning bush

No shoes on his feet

No possessions to pull or to push

To pull or to push

He’s just a traveling man

Singing his song

He spoke in a whisper

Though his words were strong

He said learn to patient

We must learn to be kind

Take off your shoes

Leave your troubles behind

Be hear now

Feel the heat on your face

We're washed clean in these flames

Though we've fallen from grace

Now I've traveled this lonely world

Many things I have seen

Taken big strides to feel the curve of the earth

Sat for days alone at a stream

Still I can't explain what it was I saw in that old man's eyes that day

A glimpse of divine, a defining moment in time

I'm not sure but something in me changed

Something in me changed

He’s just a traveling man

Singing his song

He spoke in a whisper

Though his words were strong

His words were

Learn to patient

We must learn to be kind

Take off your shoes

Leave your troubles behind

Be hear now

Feel the heat on your face

We're washed clean in these flames

Though we've fallen from grace

He said

Learn to patient

We must learn to be kind

So I took off my shoes

Left my troubles behind

Learning to be hear now

Feel the heat on your face

We're washed clean in these flames

Though we've fallen

We keep falling from grace

Better World

I wake up in the morning with a smile that I am still alive

Might sound strange to some but you should really give it a try

We are mortal and at any moment we could die

Appreciate this life

Very little time we have and still stress on little things

If we could shift the way we think and our philosophy’s

Take control over our addictive culture

Learn to just be, and be happy

We all want the same things

So isn't it amazing

We can not agree on anything

Maybe though we’re all changing the world around us

It will stay the same if we don’t work on change within

Commit yourself to the creation of a joyful, peaceful, loving world.

Commit myself to the creation of a joyful, peaceful, loving world

What could we do to see reality and the dreams align

Could we be the one that we’ve been waiting for all all this time

Well The time now let’s go

We’re gonna reap all that we sow

Go on with our day and push all these thoughts aside

Forget about change cause we just got to get to work on time

But we are not machines and it’s clear we have the means

To make this a better life and be happy

We all want the same things

So isn't it amazing

We can not agree on anything

Maybe though we’re all changing the world around us

It will stay the same if we don’t work on change within

Gonna make a better world

For my little girl

Gonna make a better world

Let wisdom be our wealth

Let’s invest in our own health

Let’s make a world we want to see

Let’s do it for ourselves

We will rise

When we realize that we are one

Know the power that we hold

That’s when the war is won

Let wisdom be our wealth

Let’s invest in our own health

Let’s make a world we want to see

Let’s do it for ourselves

We will rise

When we realize that we are one

Know the power that we hold

That’s when the war is won

When the war is won

Commit myself to the creation of a joyful, peaceful, loving world

I commit myself to the creation of a joyful, peaceful, loving world

I commit myself

Beauty We Choose

You are nothing and everything at the same time

You are the night sky

You are the sun shine

Trying to let go of what is not mine

Put down my ego

Stand with my people

I built this tower (I built this tower)

Poured in the hours (Poured in the hours)

Still watched them crumble

Fall to the floor

Wondering what am I supposed to learn this time

Nothing in life comes in a straight line

It’s like a dance

You take a chance

Die before you die and have a good time

You feel the flow then

You let it go then

I built this tower (I built this tower)

Poured in the hours (Poured in the hours)

Still watched them crumble

Fall to the floor

Wondering what am I supposed to learn this time

Around

Oh there’s an dichotomy

Rising up inside of me

Not sure how I feel about

The fact it is giving me anxiety

Feeling pressure to create

Put some food on the plate

I need just a moment here

To balance my emotional state

Everything has its time (Everything has its time)

Yeah it comes and it goes

When the rug get pulled from under you

You know I’ve learned to land on my toes

Nothing here is permanent

Yeah you got to keep it loose

It’s all right here in front of you

We see the beauty we choose

You are the sunshine

You are the night sky

You are the sunshine

You are the night sky

Climb higher

I’m headed to the mountain

I can climb up higher

Feeling that it's time (to)

Be free from my desires

Need some direction

Clarity and fire

I’m headed to the mountain

Where I can climb up higher

Every step I take

Music's getting louder

Stillness in the air

The stillness grows a power

Walking like an elephant

Through a bed of flowers

Time becomes irrelevant

Minutes turn to hours

As I look around (I see)

A world in opposition

In and of itself

A beautiful contradiction

Each reality existing

From its own perspective

Different sides of the coin

Yet we’re all connected

From the largest of things to these tiny elements

All of creation, there exists a relevance

Gonna tear down these walls, learn to just be

When it all falls, set my soul free

Tear down these walls, learn to just be

When it all falls , gonna set my soul free

This is where we dance

Where are prayers belong

It’s in the movements that we make

It’s in the words of our songs

When our intentions are pure

And our community is strong

We'll stand tall like a mountain

Strong as a mountain

We all must face the darkness that we hold

Let the roots grow deep to the bottom of your soul

Keep your face towards the sun

This is how we grow

To grow tall, we dig low

To move fast we move slow

I’m headed to the mountain

I can climb up higher

Feeling that it's time (to)

Be free from my desires

Need some direction

Clarity and fire

I’m headed to the mountain

Where I can climb up higher

Humanity

Every night I sing to an audience of one

And I wonder if she even hears me

If she did, I'd tell her how much I love her

And how I believe that we can make a change

If we'd only listen to our father and mother

Lately, things have gotten out of control

There's a battle raging on, we’re fighting for her soul

No one can sit this out it's gonna take us all

And it's going to take its toll

Wish we could but there's no going back now

So much is under attack now

The mother's been trying to warn us

How long can we just ignore this

Can we just ignore this

Every battle has its consequence

Every warrior pays his price

and we’ll see when the battle ends

Where humanity lies

For now, I’ll weep and I’ll cry

I admit I'm terrified

When so much is at stake

How much can we take

But I can only be brave

If at first I’m afraid

So I stand and show up

Screaming enough is enough

Enough is enough

Millions of warriors holding their front lines

Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and babies crying

When the ones in power only care about the dollar signs

There's money in those politics, there’s money in those pipelines

When will economics consider what we get for free

And the value of our earth, water, and the air we breathe

Keep that oil in the ground, we can leave this past behind

Learn from our mistakes and use humanity this time

We are the seventh generation

It's time to unite all the nations

It's going to take us all

They say trouble don’t last always weep and may endure for a night

And if you keep the faith then everything will be alright

Well maybe it’s just time for you and me to see

That loving through this pain can be our remedy

I know that it’s hard and it’s tough

In this battle for so much

A simple peaceful touch can lift us up

But I wanna see the light in our people

Juxtaposed to political antics

Big pharma corporations killing the planet

What do we do when our mother demands that

It’s time to clean your room before your wearing a hazmat

No, they just laugh at her

Through some trash at her

Never mind the timeline of this massacre

But we’re the tribe of seven, descended from the heavens

We’re here to fight this war

That’s what we were created for

I’ll ask for no relief

I’ll fight them in my sleep

I’ll give them all of me

I just want the people to sing

Each person, so different from each other, and our purpose,

Like pieces to a puzzle, and we're learning,

How to love one another, how to love one another

Jonny’s Song

I've been working hard on listening

To all the sounds in between

These notes in my head and the feeling

These notes in my head kept me believing

Like how when we were young (like how when we were young)

You could hear the angels in the music being sung

You could hear the angels

You could hear them

You could hear the angels

You could hear them

From the ashes, from the ashes, we have come

Someday we will return (someday we will return)

But for now creator please teach me compassion in this life

Teach me to love, teach me to rise, above these fears I hold inside

So I could hear the angels

So I could hear them

So I could hear the angels

So I could hear them

Music won’t stop a bullet

Or feed a starving child

But would there still be poverty on the street

If we feed the poverty inside

Our lack of love and compassion

Is eternally defined

When we choose to do nothing

So let’s choose to do something

While we have the time

So we could hear the angels

So we could hear them

So we could hear the angels

We could the angels (we can hear the angels)

So we could hear them (we can hear the angels)

So we could the angels (we can hear the angels)

We could hear them (we can hear the angels)

We could the angels (we can hear the angels)

We could hear them (we can hear the angels)

Down the Rabbit Hole

We all want to help one another, human beings are like that

We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery

We don't want to hate and despise one another

And this world has room for everyone, and the good Earth is rich

But we have lost the way

Greed has poisoned men's souls

Has barricaded the world with hate

Has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed

We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in

Machinery that gives us abundance has left us in want

Our knowledge has made us cynical

Our cleverness, hard and unkind

We think too much, and feel too little

More than machinery, we need humanity

The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together

The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men

Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world

Millions of despairing men, women, and little children

Victims of a system that makes men torture

And imprison innocent people

Do not despair

The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed

The bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress

Don't give yourselves to brutes

Men who despise you, enslave you, who regiment your lives

Tell you what to do, what to think, and what to feel!

Who drill you, diet you

Treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder

Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men

Machine men with machine minds and machine hearts!

You are not machines!

You are not cattle!

Don't fight for slavery!

Fight for liberty!

You, the people have the power

The power to create machines

The power to create happiness!

You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful

Now let us fight to fulfill that promise!

Let us fight to free the world

To do away with national barriers

To do away with greed, with hate, and intolerance

Let us fight for a world of reason

A world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness

In the name of democracy, let us all unite

Excerpts from: Final Speech from The Great Dictator – Charlie Chaplin