You can’t say we shall and not fight through hell You can’t say we will and not dare to deal You can’t shout out peace and then vanish in the crowd You can’t ride the storm without some effect You can’t steal the spoil and not pay the debt You can’t wave a sign that spells “evil” and feel really proud (?) You can’t sing a song with no melody You can’t say we’re one without unity You can’t form a line if you’re sacred to stand alone You can’t pray for grace and then smack her face You can’t speak of hope and then crack a joke
You can say you’re there but time knows how much you’ve grown Put a face to your somebody
Can you say your name? Or would you rather stay unknown? Can you show your face? Or are you fearful of it shown? Can you feel your heart? Or does it beat for you alone? Lift your glass up high Say that your truth will never lie If your love cannot be moved
You can’t look at me and not see yourself You can’t say “for them” and not for who else You can’t truly bless and not bless the good of all You can’t serve the rich and desert the poor You can’t hear their cries and just close the door You can’t say you’re down and not take it to the wall You can’t benefit from one’s detriment You can’t find the serum and not cure the sick You can’t free the slave to enslave them differently You can’t see the right only from your sight You can’t see the wrong and just go along Or is that the way you would want your fate to read Put a face to your somebody
Can you say your name? Or would you rather stay unknown? Can you show your face? Or are you fearful of it shown? Can you feel your heart? Or does it beat for you alone? Lift your glass up high Say that your truth will never lie If your love cannot be moved
You can’t make a pledge and then slip the script You can’t say the words and not move your lips You can’t be confused and still say you understand You can’t be a friend but not through thin and thick You can’t be a click but in danger split You can’t evenly share and then grab the biggest hand You can’t say you do but then show you don’t You can’t say you will and make sure you won’t You can’t want for change and not do what you need to do
You can’t give up all and then take back all you give You can’t live to die but you can die to live Or is that too much to ask of the you in you? Put a face to your somebody
Can you say your name? Or would you rather stay unknown? Can you show your face? Or are you fearful of it shown? Can you feel your heart? Or does it beat for you alone? Lift your glass up high Say that your truth will never lie If your love cannot be moved
Compositor: Stevie Wonder (ASCAP)Editor: Stevland Morris Music (ASCAP)Administração: Jobete Music Co Inc (ASCAP), Sony Music Publishing LLCPublicado em 2008 (09/Jun) e lançado em 2005 (18/Out)ECAD verificado obra #1689908 e fonograma #1368797 em 07/Abr/2024 com dados da UBEM