Why We Sing

For all who gather 'round to listen to this song's call
For all the tired tongues standing still before some wall
For all our heavy burdens and those who carry their own
For all the men on wire dreaming with the birds back home

We've got no choice but to raise up our voice
It's why we sing

For all the rooms of heartbreak where we left our mark
For all the faded friendships and the treason in the dark
For all the stages conquered and those we failed to set alight
For all the chances we got and the times we had to fight

We've got no choice but to raise up our voice
It's why we sing
For all the deniers that the dawn's about to come
For all hungry choirs singing their song all night long

For all of our waiting on future heroes to arrive
For all our lonesome thinking on a midnight highway drive
For all love's illusions turning into a different shade
For all our rock 'n roll that slowly starts to fade

For all the deniers that the dawn's about to come
For all hungry choirs singing their song all night long
It's why we sing
It's why we sing
Shalalalala
You've got no choice but to raise up your voice