If I wrote a song for you Sing it the best I could do Would it make you want to stay? Would it make a difference in any way? We could rise out of flames Try this all the same Would it all be in vain When we're shackled and chained? Ode to your mother Born with wondrous eyes She held you in the light While crossing minefield she tried ♪ Your wild minds sing enough to rise To fight this plight When we're shackled and chained When we're shackled and chained Now we see a rising sun A different war, another one A different war, another one Now we see a rising sun A different war, another one A different war, another one Now we see a rising sun A different war, another one A different war, another one Now we see a rising sun A different war, another one A different war, another one