Verse1— Civics in the Firelight
In a republic I meet a young republican, reading Marxism beside socialism, a socialist debating communism with a communist in a street commune.
An old regime breaks in irregular waves until we regulate it; the government must govern, authorize a wiser political policy; study politics to grow a better politician.
The brittle hierarchy loosens as democracy begins to democratize; more democratic, less bureaucracy, no bureaucratism.
We dream egalitarian dreams, audit materialism, redeem the material.
Call it revolution, call it revolutionary, yet welcome reform; honor the process, guide the procession past the conservative fear of meltdown.
From municipal halls to neutral rooms, we sign bilateral accords in the arena of life, raise a banner above the crowd.
A president shakes hands with a premier, claiming a new premiership; a minister and a secretary brief parliament and the senate after the conference at headquarters.
A delegate leads a delegation on my behalf; a mayor restores service, the bureau and department harness courage; the administration learns to listen.
Verse2— Lines That Hold
Old empires dominate, but their domination is no longer predominant; people find power, wield influence, and affect the day.
We weigh importance, trace significance, do something significant together.
An organization grows from an association; I associate with hope— union, community, consortium, league, and institute unite in a unique chorus.
By nationality we’ re many; we establish bridges worldwide— federal towns, a federation of hearts, overseas, abroad.
To be civil is to civilize; some emigrate, the emigrant waves; others immigrate, the immigrant arrives.
Kings reign, a puppet falls; the throne trembles, the crown drops its wreath.
A colony heals from colonial scars and chooses liberty, independence, to be independent at last.
Verse3— People and Pulse
From slum to safe refuge, from fear to asylum, we count population, populate deserts with trees; the demographic changes.
The ordinary resident turns residential blocks into art; ethnic threads and racial truth weave a wider race of kindness; every clan is invited.
We expand franchise fairly; the franchiser must entitle without bias, honor preference.
We vote, we elect; each respondent in a poll we conduct finds a voice.
Hold ambition steady; nominate the brave; carry a quiet checklist for mercy; plan for succession that protects welfare and well- being.
Choose harmony, walk steady, flourish, succeed.
Name the prospect, the prospective dawn; shift perspective, test your viewpoint, move your standpoint, widen the outlook.
Follow a guideline grounded in ethics; suggest, advise, and be advisable; send a proposal, offer a hint.
Then declare and sign the declaration; affirm, proclaim, state your truth; the statement matters when we announce, then clarify.
We assist, we aid, we encourage; we implement, we monitor, we admit our errors and try again.
Verse4— A World Rolls Forward
An African teacher and a European nurse, a Latin poet and a Jewish scholar; an Arabian doctor, Portuguese sailors, a Roman archivist.
Russian winters, Spanish guitars, Swiss peaks, Greek islands, Italian kitchens; an old Soviet map, an Indian monsoon.
Winds from Australia and New Zealand, letters from Britain, cafÉ s in France, choirs in Germany.
We unite across oceans with worldwide hands, and that is how we rise.
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LRC歌词版本
[00:03.840]Verse1— Civics in the Firelight
[00:16.470]In a republic I meet a young republican, reading Marxism beside socialism, a socialist debating communism with a communist in a street commune.
[00:25.470]An old regime breaks in irregular waves until we regulate it; the government must govern, authorize a wiser political policy; study politics to grow a better politician.
[00:35.100]The brittle hierarchy loosens as democracy begins to democratize; more democratic, less bureaucracy, no bureaucratism.
[00:42.660]We dream egalitarian dreams, audit materialism, redeem the material.
[00:49.350]Call it revolution, call it revolutionary, yet welcome reform; honor the process, guide the procession past the conservative fear of meltdown.
[00:57.750]From municipal halls to neutral rooms, we sign bilateral accords in the arena of life, raise a banner above the crowd.
[01:04.680]A president shakes hands with a premier, claiming a new premiership; a minister and a secretary brief parliament and the senate after the conference at headquarters.
[01:14.220]A delegate leads a delegation on my behalf; a mayor restores service, the bureau and department harness courage; the administration learns to listen.
[01:22.980]Verse2— Lines That Hold
[01:25.350]Old empires dominate, but their domination is no longer predominant; people find power, wield influence, and affect the day.
[01:32.190]We weigh importance, trace significance, do something significant together.
[01:35.610]An organization grows from an association; I associate with hope— union, community, consortium, league, and institute unite in a unique chorus.
[01:44.670]By nationality we’ re many; we establish bridges worldwide— federal towns, a federation of hearts, overseas, abroad.
[01:51.660]To be civil is to civilize; some emigrate, the emigrant waves; others immigrate, the immigrant arrives.
[01:57.510]Kings reign, a puppet falls; the throne trembles, the crown drops its wreath.
[02:01.920]A colony heals from colonial scars and chooses liberty, independence, to be independent at last.
[02:07.980]Verse3— People and Pulse
[02:11.160]From slum to safe refuge, from fear to asylum, we count population, populate deserts with trees; the demographic changes.
[02:19.320]The ordinary resident turns residential blocks into art; ethnic threads and racial truth weave a wider race of kindness; every clan is invited.
[02:27.420]We expand franchise fairly; the franchiser must entitle without bias, honor preference.
[02:32.490]We vote, we elect; each respondent in a poll we conduct finds a voice.
[02:36.840]Hold ambition steady; nominate the brave; carry a quiet checklist for mercy; plan for succession that protects welfare and well- being.
[02:44.130]Choose harmony, walk steady, flourish, succeed.
[02:47.190]Name the prospect, the prospective dawn; shift perspective, test your viewpoint, move your standpoint, widen the outlook.
[02:54.570]Follow a guideline grounded in ethics; suggest, advise, and be advisable; send a proposal, offer a hint.
[03:01.140]Then declare and sign the declaration; affirm, proclaim, state your truth; the statement matters when we announce, then clarify.
[03:07.500]We assist, we aid, we encourage; we implement, we monitor, we admit our errors and try again.
[03:16.890]Verse4— A World Rolls Forward
[03:20.910]An African teacher and a European nurse, a Latin poet and a Jewish scholar; an Arabian doctor, Portuguese sailors, a Roman archivist.
[03:29.340]Russian winters, Spanish guitars, Swiss peaks, Greek islands, Italian kitchens; an old Soviet map, an Indian monsoon.
[03:36.330]Winds from Australia and New Zealand, letters from Britain, cafÉ s in France, choirs in Germany.
[03:43.020]We unite across oceans with worldwide hands, and that is how we rise.
Verse1— Civics in the Firelight
In a republic I meet a young republican, reading Marxism beside socialism, a socialist debating communism with a communist in a street commune.
An old regime breaks in irregular waves until we regulate it; the government must govern, authorize a wiser political policy; study politics to grow a better politician.
The brittle hierarchy loosens as democracy begins to democratize; more democratic, less bureaucracy, no bureaucratism.
We dream egalitarian dreams, audit materialism, redeem the material.
Call it revolution, call it revolutionary, yet welcome reform; honor the process, guide the procession past the conservative fear of meltdown.
From municipal halls to neutral rooms, we sign bilateral accords in the arena of life, raise a banner above the crowd.
A president shakes hands with a premier, claiming a new premiership; a minister and a secretary brief parliament and the senate after the conference at headquarters.
A delegate leads a delegation on my behalf; a mayor restores service, the bureau and department harness courage; the administration learns to listen.
Verse2— Lines That Hold
Old empires dominate, but their domination is no longer predominant; people find power, wield influence, and affect the day.
We weigh importance, trace significance, do something significant together.
An organization grows from an association; I associate with hope— union, community, consortium, league, and institute unite in a unique chorus.
By nationality we’ re many; we establish bridges worldwide— federal towns, a federation of hearts, overseas, abroad.
To be civil is to civilize; some emigrate, the emigrant waves; others immigrate, the immigrant arrives.
Kings reign, a puppet falls; the throne trembles, the crown drops its wreath.
A colony heals from colonial scars and chooses liberty, independence, to be independent at last.
Verse3— People and Pulse
From slum to safe refuge, from fear to asylum, we count population, populate deserts with trees; the demographic changes.
The ordinary resident turns residential blocks into art; ethnic threads and racial truth weave a wider race of kindness; every clan is invited.
We expand franchise fairly; the franchiser must entitle without bias, honor preference.
We vote, we elect; each respondent in a poll we conduct finds a voice.
Hold ambition steady; nominate the brave; carry a quiet checklist for mercy; plan for succession that protects welfare and well- being.
Choose harmony, walk steady, flourish, succeed.
Name the prospect, the prospective dawn; shift perspective, test your viewpoint, move your standpoint, widen the outlook.
Follow a guideline grounded in ethics; suggest, advise, and be advisable; send a proposal, offer a hint.
Then declare and sign the declaration; affirm, proclaim, state your truth; the statement matters when we announce, then clarify.
We assist, we aid, we encourage; we implement, we monitor, we admit our errors and try again.
Verse4— A World Rolls Forward
An African teacher and a European nurse, a Latin poet and a Jewish scholar; an Arabian doctor, Portuguese sailors, a Roman archivist.
Russian winters, Spanish guitars, Swiss peaks, Greek islands, Italian kitchens; an old Soviet map, an Indian monsoon.
Winds from Australia and New Zealand, letters from Britain, cafÉ s in France, choirs in Germany.
We unite across oceans with worldwide hands, and that is how we rise.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:03.840]Verse1— Civics in the Firelight
[00:16.470]In a republic I meet a young republican, reading Marxism beside socialism, a socialist debating communism with a communist in a street commune.
[00:25.470]An old regime breaks in irregular waves until we regulate it; the government must govern, authorize a wiser political policy; study politics to grow a better politician.
[00:35.100]The brittle hierarchy loosens as democracy begins to democratize; more democratic, less bureaucracy, no bureaucratism.
[00:42.660]We dream egalitarian dreams, audit materialism, redeem the material.
[00:49.350]Call it revolution, call it revolutionary, yet welcome reform; honor the process, guide the procession past the conservative fear of meltdown.
[00:57.750]From municipal halls to neutral rooms, we sign bilateral accords in the arena of life, raise a banner above the crowd.
[01:04.680]A president shakes hands with a premier, claiming a new premiership; a minister and a secretary brief parliament and the senate after the conference at headquarters.
[01:14.220]A delegate leads a delegation on my behalf; a mayor restores service, the bureau and department harness courage; the administration learns to listen.
[01:22.980]Verse2— Lines That Hold
[01:25.350]Old empires dominate, but their domination is no longer predominant; people find power, wield influence, and affect the day.
[01:32.190]We weigh importance, trace significance, do something significant together.
[01:35.610]An organization grows from an association; I associate with hope— union, community, consortium, league, and institute unite in a unique chorus.
[01:44.670]By nationality we’ re many; we establish bridges worldwide— federal towns, a federation of hearts, overseas, abroad.
[01:51.660]To be civil is to civilize; some emigrate, the emigrant waves; others immigrate, the immigrant arrives.
[01:57.510]Kings reign, a puppet falls; the throne trembles, the crown drops its wreath.
[02:01.920]A colony heals from colonial scars and chooses liberty, independence, to be independent at last.
[02:07.980]Verse3— People and Pulse
[02:11.160]From slum to safe refuge, from fear to asylum, we count population, populate deserts with trees; the demographic changes.
[02:19.320]The ordinary resident turns residential blocks into art; ethnic threads and racial truth weave a wider race of kindness; every clan is invited.
[02:27.420]We expand franchise fairly; the franchiser must entitle without bias, honor preference.
[02:32.490]We vote, we elect; each respondent in a poll we conduct finds a voice.
[02:36.840]Hold ambition steady; nominate the brave; carry a quiet checklist for mercy; plan for succession that protects welfare and well- being.
[02:44.130]Choose harmony, walk steady, flourish, succeed.
[02:47.190]Name the prospect, the prospective dawn; shift perspective, test your viewpoint, move your standpoint, widen the outlook.
[02:54.570]Follow a guideline grounded in ethics; suggest, advise, and be advisable; send a proposal, offer a hint.
[03:01.140]Then declare and sign the declaration; affirm, proclaim, state your truth; the statement matters when we announce, then clarify.
[03:07.500]We assist, we aid, we encourage; we implement, we monitor, we admit our errors and try again.
[03:16.890]Verse4— A World Rolls Forward
[03:20.910]An African teacher and a European nurse, a Latin poet and a Jewish scholar; an Arabian doctor, Portuguese sailors, a Roman archivist.
[03:29.340]Russian winters, Spanish guitars, Swiss peaks, Greek islands, Italian kitchens; an old Soviet map, an Indian monsoon.
[03:36.330]Winds from Australia and New Zealand, letters from Britain, cafÉ s in France, choirs in Germany.
[03:43.020]We unite across oceans with worldwide hands, and that is how we rise.