When We Win

“First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you.

Then they fight you. Then you win.”

- Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi

When we win, wars will end & world peace will begin

When we win, the power of Love will purify sin

Fear’ll go out of fashion, passionate life’ll be in,

& we’ll all go out dancing in bliss, when we win

When we win, the youth are gonna run their own schools

self-government: people will make their own rules

Presidents will get dream guidance from Dr. King

When we win, there’ll be nothing left to do but sing,

When we win, politicians will speak over break beats,

in English class, kids’ll read Tupac & Jay-Z.

if you wear a tie to work, people might think you’re crazy,

cuz that’s some old shit, like driving daily

the average American will speak 7 languages

McDonalds will only sell organic vegan sandwiches

on Sundays corner stores will give out free smoothies,

documentaries will be the most popular movies

when we win, basic necessities will be free,

people will live safely in peaceful anarchy

strangers will hug & talk about life when they meet

& we’ll have professional clowns instead of police

When we win, we’ll see things that now we can’t fathom

“One Love” by Bob Marley’ll be the national anthem

better yet, there’ll be no more nations at all

cuz when we win, we’ll dissolve every border and wall

Prisons will become meditation centers,

Humanity will unlearn all races & genders,

Religious leaders will admit that all Truth is the same

And when you pray to God, you’ll use your own name

When we win, we’ll have changed the way we treat each other

When we see another, we’ll see a sister or brother

Whether they’re white or black, from up north or southern,

We’ll remember that we all come from the same Mother

Yes, when we win, we will recognize kin

in each other, heal Mother Earth, let Nature sing,

When we win, it’ll be the most beautiful thing

Gonna get back to the garden again, when we win.