Lyrics

STRENGTH THROUGH PEACE

I cried with everybody else
That year we watched four planes come crashing down
You could hear a pin drop
In the silence as we watched the Towers fall to the ground
We wanted retribution
Somebody had to pay
But, still these years of bloodshed
Are getting in the way of peace
They’re getting in the way of peace

Each week we hear another lie
Our leaders try to tell us lies, they’re not
It never came to reason that the truth was all we wanted
But truth, we never got
And now we’re sick and tired
Of walls and closing doors
Let’s save our sons and daughters
What are our children dying for?
On the battlefields and the classroom floors

They’re dying for…Oil in the broken desert
They’re dying for…Power in the princely halls
They’re dying for…Vaults of gold for the chosen few
And names and dates carved on memorial walls

Each generation today has got to come together
Find your heart…find your voice
Make a choice to come together
Hell, we’re sick and tired
Of lies, mistrust and fear
It’s time to heal each nation
Apathy must disappear
These days are filled with anger
These days are ripe for change
It’s time we stand together
It’s time for strength through peace
Friend and stranger

The lawyers in New England call for strength through peace
The doctors in Damascus call for strength through peace
The preachers in the Congo call for strength through peace
The housewives in The Balkans call for strength through peace
The homeless in Manila call for strength through peace
The privileged in the U.K. call for strength through peace
The patriotic veterans call for strength through peace
The brave politicians call for strength through peace

Now, everybody say strength
Everybody say strength through peace
Everybody say strength…
Everybody say strength through peace
Everybody say strength…
Everybody say strength through peace
Everybody say strength…
Everybody say strength through…strength through peace

© 2026 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson