“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.
