come as you are

Come as you are, with eyes wide open and you will see. You downtrodden in the gutters of our streets, those with pain I perceive, hungry children that try to sleep, when morning comes and the sky breaks open you will be free.

Those who suffer at the hands of plunderers and thieves in the darkness of humanity, in the trauma of a century, I am your father, I am your mother, brother, sister and I will not lie to you.

I have come to draw back the curtains on those that have deceived you for so long, I have come like the rains to wash away the blood of war and heal the earth. I have come to cast away the chains of oppression; I have no hidden agenda, nothing can remain hidden any longer.

You who have paid the price of millions and still you continue on your path with hope; I salute you and I bless you, the broken generations.

My heart breaks each day for you that walk with scars from younger years; I shed tears each night for you that carry blood on your hands, if you feel anxiety or fear, come as you are for I am near.

If you have lost hold of your dreams than look into my eyes, if you have been running all your life than let me hold you in my arms. I am your neighbor, I am your friend, and I will comfort you.

Come as you are and you will see that everything is illuminated, everything is out in the open now, there is light, the future of mankind is bright. Come as you are my family, come as you are my enemy because now I am you and you are me, together we can be one humanity.