jeff, the world is dying
bombs are everywhere
war is piercing people's heart
jeff, people are disappearing
and we don't even hear their screams
we don't even know their dreams
all they ask is peace
all they ask is the permission to live
jeff, why do some babies have to hear shots when they're asleep
when others listen to their mother sing?
jeff, why do some parents cry against their child's back
praying for them to open their eyes again
praying for another sunshine
jeff, why do people die in the dark
why is the world so unfair?
why do we close our eyes?
jeff, why don't we hear babies' cries
and mothers' weeping
why don't we hear anything?
jeff, everything on earth is despair
i hope there is peace in heaven
in the waves
in your arms
i hope peace exists
not only when you sing
and i hope you have a calm life
wherever you are
i hope you don't hear guns
and that you don't see hurt bodies
i hope after war there is a silence
that's healing
i hope after fights there is your voice
singing
i hope after monsters there is an angel bearing your name
i hope when guns die babies can finally sleep
i pray for everyone on this earth
i pray even though i never did
but what else to do in this misery
what else to do when you only know poetry
my heart is constantly close to them
my arms want to hold theirs
jeff, we are so many to just want to save them
we want to save life
we want to kill war
we want to cry that it's over
we want to sing hallelujah all together
jeff, tonight i'm praying for peace
it's the only thing i believe in
and you are the only proof that it exists
jeff, i believe in peace
i believe in you
i believe in poetry
i simply do
one day, everything will stop
and one day, babies will have grown up
they will hear a soft voice to sleep
a soft voice singing hallelujah
and this time, they too will believe.
this time, i won't be the only one to dream
jeff, one day those babies will know safety
the same way i did when i heard you sing.
