Lyrics
[verse]
Snow is falling on the border, on the fences and the wire,
Somewhere someone's waiting for a promise to expire.
I keep hearing on the radio the same old broken line,
Something's gotta change before we run out of time.
[chorus]
On the first day of the year, we'll stand up and be free,
On the first day of the year, we'll turn the final key.
Nothing lasts forever, not the borders, not the pain,
On the first day of the year, we'll start again.
[verse]
I saw a photograph of children standing in the cold,
Holding up a picture of a story left untold.
The world keeps turning slower than the hope it's meant to bring,
But maybe with the new year comes a different kind of spring.
[chorus]
On the first day of the year, we'll stand up and be free,
On the first day of the year, we'll turn the final key.
Nothing lasts forever, not the borders, not the pain,
On the first day of the year, we'll start again.
[bridge]
(instrumental — driving bassline, anthemic build)
[chorus]
On the first day of the year, we'll stand up and be free,
On the first day of the year, we'll turn the final key.
Nothing lasts forever, not the borders, not the pain,
On the first day of the year, we'll start again.
