Lyrics

Music and Lyric by Rich Siegel

Inspired by quote: “There is no way to peace.  Peace is the way.”  -A.J. Muste

The way to peace is peace
It’s not deception, it’s not invasion, it’s not lies
The way to peace is peace
So sad to see a family’s grief, hear a widow’s cries

The way to peace is peace
We are not safer for toppling statues, for dropping bombs
The way to peace is peace
The only peace, the peace the heals, the peace that calms

The way to peace is to live and let live
It’s to be and to simply let be
The way to peace is to dwell in that knowledge
For it is the truth that will set you free

The way to peace is peace
It’s not imposing our will on others for our own gain
The way to peace is peace
So let’s end the violence, end the suffering, end the pain

The way to peace is equality, justice, fair trade,
and real freedoms for all
The way to peace is to worship in our way
While others may follows a different call

The way to peace is peace
It isn’t war, even if loudly they proclaim
that peace will be achieved through war
It isn’t true, it can’t be done, for this we know,
the way is peace, in God’s name

The way to peace is peace

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Music and Lyric by Rich Siegel

There’s one truth, but many paths to God above
There’s one truth, but many ways to claim his love
In a church or in a temple, in a mosque or in a shrine
There’s one truth, one truth, but many paths

There’s one truth, but many names for God on high
There’s one truth, but many ways to call him nigh
The Muslims call him Allah, the Lakota say Great Spirit
There’s one truth, one truth, but many names

In this world of ours the ego takes the stage
Things get misunderstood
There are those who say they ‘re right
That they have the only way
But standing in that judgment is the enemy of truth
For cultures are many, religions are many, paths are many,
God is one

There’s one truth, but many paths to God above
There’s one truth, but many ways to claim his love
His love is the same for everyone, no matter what you call him
There’s one truth, and that one truth is, God is one

In this world of ours the ego takes the stage
Things get misunderstood
There are those who say that their God is dealing in real estate
But God does not play favorites, that’s a sacrilege to truth
For cultures are many, religions are many, paths are many,
God is one

There’s one truth, but many paths to God above
There’s one truth, but many ways to claim his love
His love is the same for everyone, no matter what you call him
Dios, Gott, Allah, Ha-Shem

There’s one truth, and that one truth is, God is on
There’s one truth, and that one truth is, God is one
Shema, Col Ha-Olam, Adonai Elohainu, Adonai Echad

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Way to Peace Music Publishing ASCAP

Music by Rich Siegel
Lyric by Dave Lippman and Rich Siegel
Copyright 2009, all rights reserved
Way to Peace Music Publishing, ASCAP

You tell me all peoples need land of their own
All the others have theirs, why not leave us alone?
We bought it, we brought it to bloom in the sun
It’s ours- always was

We won’t let them take back our homes and our trees
We won’t have them driving us into the seas
That’s why we are forcing them down on their knees
(pause) But the children are dying in Palestine

You tell me of centuries caught in despair
Pogroms, persecutions, and final solutions
The need of a homeland, safety for Jews
I hear you

You tell me of hatred, of fear and attack
Of enemies everywhere, we must fight back
The border town’s under the gun-
(pause) But a hundred to one, the children are dying in Palestine

You say
There can never be peace
’til their outrages cease
Of course, they say the same

You say it’s not true that we forced them to leave
That Jews would do that you just cannot believe
The Arabs are treacherous, born to deceive
The hate us

Well, it’s true we’ve been hated, but when we arrive
And take over their country in the name of our surviv-al
Is it any wonder that peace cannot thrive
While the children are dying in Palestine?

Instrumental break

I’m told
Every state has its Jews
Even Jews have their Jews
They’ve been there all along

You say we must search for some moderate way
We must find a middle ground to save the day
We shouldn’t have settlements, they shouldn’t prey on our nation

But where is the middle and where the extremes?
We’ve settled their farmlands and stolen their streams
Our generous offers are not what they seem
And the children are dying in Palestine

We’re trapped in this horror, it won’t go away.
We’ve conquered, but conquering won’t win the day
We inspire their hatred, we watch in dismay
It’s madness

Suppose we did take their land, planned it all along
Can we look at ourselves and admit we’ve done wrong
Can we all live together, can we all belong
Can we stop all this killing in Palestine?

Please God no more children dying in Palestine

Music and English lyric by Rich Siegel
Spanish lyric by Estephany Madera and Manny Perez
Arabic lyric by Salma Habib

Don’t ever doubt that all the world is one family
All of us children of the same God
And don’t ever doubt that when there’s hardship and suffering
The children of God get together
to help all our family in trouble
Help is on the way

We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way
We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way

Nunca lo dudes que el mundo es una familia
Somos los hijos de un mismo Dios
Nunca lo dudes cuando Ustedes esten sufriendo
Los hijos de Dios nos unimos
en la adversidad como hermanos

Nuestra ayuda llegara
Llegaremos, alli estaremos,
Nuestra ayuda llegara
Llegaremos, alli estaremos,
Nuestra ayuda llegara

And even when things are looking worse than impossible
Even when darkness descends on your world
The light of your love connects with friends who are near and far
And all ‘round the world we are gathering,
to help all our family in trouble
Help is on the way

We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way
We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way

Llegaremos, alli estaremos,
Nuestra ayuda llegara
Llegaremos, alli estaremos,
Nuestra ayuda llegara

We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way
We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way
(In Arabic):
We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way
We will help you, we will help you
Help is on the way

Copyright Rich Siegel, Estephany Madera, Manny Perez, Salma Habib (Khshaiboon) All Rights Reserved
Way to Peace Music Publishing ASCAP