To The Rhythm

[Verse 1] Think about it I don't understand what's going on I'm trying to figure out the world around me It seems we make the same mistakes over again An I can't understand why Tell me about it Why do we walk in the footsteps of our ancestors In a monotonous fashion Recreating the same failures and crimes of passion Help me understand our fascination with bloodshed and violence What happened to the notion of the evil days being behind us Are we too lost to find salvation or could it be We don't want salvation to find us Are we content with the changes that bind us [Chorus] We go on and on To the rhythm On and on To the rhythm We go on and on To the rhythm On and on [Verse 2] There's something else on my mind Ain't it strange when we make change We end up with dollars and no sense Progress is a false pretense From and Cain & Abel to any ghetto Tiannemen Square to Soweto, apartheid to Jim Crowe Are these problems incurable We can charge stars invisible to the eye But we can't find the solution for oppression or learn If we can't live together we're all going to die [Chorus] [Verse 3] Hatred, racism, war, killing for sport Got to change the way we look at each other Abuse, rape, murder, neglecting the poor Look at the pain we're going through Selling our souls just to make a profit Respect yourselves my sisters and brothers Using addictions to deal with our problems It's up to you When we going to stop it Generations come and generations go Time is the rhythm to which we all flow Help me to realize cause I don't understand Why does every generation have to do The same thing again and again [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 4] We're not destined to lose It's about the paths we choose How long before we get it The value of which you get is measured in how much you're Willing to sacrifice Life's too short we can't waste a minute So how much is it worth to you to save your life And the lives of your children How much must we go through We have to change the words to the song before We can truly enjoy the rhythm It's up to you, It's up to you [Chorus] [Bridge Life beats 360 degrees in a cycle to the rhythm Time beats Repeating things in a circular fashion to the rhythm [Chorus] Hearts beat To the rhythm Love beats To the rhythm What are we going to do about it [2x] To the rhythm Time we got ourselves together To the rhythm Cause we can't let hate beat to the rhythm To the rhythm Can't let lies beat To the rhythm [2x] Bloodshed no, no To the rhythm There's nothing new under the sun Hold on to the good To the rhythm [Outro] We're doing the same things over and over and over Hold on to the good 'and over and over' Stop the madness 'and over and over again