The lost values

[Verse 1]

I have seen a hand become a weapon
When it could have helped someone stand

I have seen people turn away
From someone lying in the street

I have heard a thousand promises
Made when nothing was at stake

And watched them disappear
The moment they became inconvenient

[Chorus]

When did kindness become weakness?
When did pride become a crown?
When did listening become surrender?
When did helping bring us down?

[Verse 2]

We know how to build a house
But do we know how to welcome someone in?

We know how to win a war
But do we know how to forgive?

We measure wealth in what we own
We measure power in what we take

We measure people by their borders
And call the difference a mistake

[Panther]

You know so much
You remember so little

[Male]

What did we forget?

[Panther]

The simple things

[Refrain]

To care
To share
To understand

To reach for someone else's hand

[Bridge]

You don't need to save the whole world
You don't need to carry everyone

Just don't become so busy winning
That you forget what you have become

[Final]

Respect is not weakness
Compassion is not defeat

Sometimes the strongest human being
Is the one who chooses peace

[Outro]

Where did these values go?

You stopped looking for them