The Daily Boost #593

We don't wanna fight no more

Back in 2018, a crowd of 3000 ordinary people who had never met before gathered in Haifa, Israel. After only one hour’s practice, they sang this tremendous song of hope in three languages—Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

May their song be so!

Note: I recommend that you click on the “CC” (close-captioning) icon at the bottom of the video frame so that you can enjoy the translations.

ONE DAY
Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, Matthew Paul Miller, Philip Lawrence

One day, one day, one day . . .

Sometimes I lay under the moon
And thank God I'm breathin'
Then I pray, "Don't take me soon
'Cause I am here for a reason"

Sometimes in my tears I drown
But I never let it get me down
So when negativity surrounds
I know someday it'll all turn around because

All my life, I've been waitin' for
I've been prayin' for, for the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There'll be no more wars, and our children will play

Refrain:
One day (one day), one day (one day)
One day (oh-oh-oh)
One day (one day) . . .

[Content repeated in Arabic, Hebrew, and English]

One day this all will change, treat people the same
Stop with the violence, down with the hate
One day, we'll all be free and proud to be
Under the same sun, singin' songs of freedom

STOP! 

[Refrain]

[Arabic and Hebrew}
Tomorrow the day will come
Tomorrow the day will come

All my life, I've been waitin' for
I've been prayin' for, for the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There'll be no more wars, and our children will play

[Refrain]

(My thanks to the songwriters, singers, and everybody else involved in this project, via Koolulam.)

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