I want to tell the world

I want to tell the world a story About a home with a broken lantern And a burnt doll About a picnic that wasn’t enjoyed About an axe that killed a tulip A story about a fire that consumed a plait a story about a tear that couldn’t run down I want to tell a story about a goat that wasn’t milked About a mother’s dough that wasn’t baked About a wedding that wasn’t celebrated And a baby girl that didn’t grow up About a football that wasn’t kicked About a dove that didn’t fly I want to tell a story about a key that wasn’t used About a classroom that wasn’t attended About a playground that was silenced About a book that wasn’t read About a besieged lonely farm And about its fruits that weren’t picked About a lie that wasn’t discovered A story about a church that’s no longer prayed in And a mosque that no longer stands And a culture no longer rejoiced I want to tell a story about a muddy grassy roof About a stone that faced a tank And about a stubborn flag that refuses to lie down About a spirit that cannot be defeated I want to tell the world a story Now light a little candle for Palestine You can do it Light a candle One little candle Watch the darkness fade away Just try it out One ray of light Wipes away the gloomiest Jet-black nights As the dawn breaks Just observe Can you see that All the might of darkness In the world Cannot extinguish The faintest flicker Of a beam of light Light a candle One little candle Watch the darkness fade away You can do it Hey.. WORLD Did you hear me?