We Lost When We Forgot Lyrics

Once upon a time

We sang one song

We danced one dance

We got a long

Once upon a time

We intertwined

We wined and dined

We were just fine

But

When unwanted guests

Joined our fest

And changed our beat

Our feet

Got lost in a rhythm

Of extreme

Divisionism

Suddenly

We misunderstood

The meaning of

Patriotism

And bought into

A notion

Of barbarism

And when we did this we lost

We lost when we forgot

That we were one people

That's when all our good

Turned to evil

We lost when we forgot

That we shared the same culture

And started targeting our own

As would a vulture

We lost when we forgotThat

we spoke the same language

Yet failed to understand

One and other

We lost when we forgot

That we were sisters & brothers

And so we lost so much

We lost ourselves

Allowed a living world

To become a living hell

We lost so much

We lost a million

Of our own

We lost so much

We will live to mourn

Those who were torn

Away from us

We lost so much

When forgot to trust in us

Which is why

We must remember

We must remember

The dear lives lost

And what that cost

Us as a nation

We must remember

That division leads to doom

Unity leads to bloom

So beware of even the hushed conversations

Of divisionism

In the comfort of your living room

We must remember

To tell the whole truth

Of our history

Without leaving holes of

Hate for those who hear us

We must remember

to be the defenders

Of our values and

Not the offenders

Because only together

Can never again

Truly be Never again

We must remember

Not to forget

That we lost

when we forgot