C# A#m Every age has its turn F#m C# Every branch of the tree has to learn C# A#m Learn to grow, find its way F#m C# Make the best of this short-lived stay [Verse 2] C# A#m Take this seed, take this spade F#m C# Take this dream of a better day C# A#m Take your time, build a home F#m C# Build a place where we all can belong [Instrumental] C# C# [Verse 3] C# A#m Some things change, some remain F#m C# Some will pass us unnoticed by C# A#m What to focus on, to improve upon F#m C# In the face of our ancient tribes [Verse 4] C# A#m Feels so clear, feels so obvious F#m C# To each one on their own C# A#m But we're here, together F#m Fm D#m C# Reaping what time and what we have sown [Instrumental] C# C# C# C# [Verse 5] C# A#m We don't choose where we're born F#m C# We don't choose in what pocket or form C# A#m But we can learn to know F#m C# Ourselves on this globe in the void [Verse 6] C# A#m Take this mind, take this pen F#m C# Take this dream of a better land C# A#m Take your time, build a home F#m Fm D#m C# Build a place where we all... can belong