Brighter Than Today

from Secular Solstice [Official Version] by Raymond Arnold

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Brighter Than Today

Countless winter nights ago,
A woman shivered in the cold.
Cursed the skies, and wondered why
The gods invented pain.

Aching angry flesh and bone,
Bitterly she struck the stone
Till she saw the sudden spark
Of light, and golden flame.

She showed the others, but they told her
She was not fit to control
The primal forces that the gods
Had cloaked in mystery

But she would not be satisfied,
And though she trembled, she defied them
Took her torch and raised it high
Set afire history.

Tomorrow can be brighter than
today, although the night is cold.
the stars may seem so very far away...

But courage, hope and reason burn,
In every mind, each lesson learned,
Shining light to guide our way (Bm)
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
Oh................ Oh oh oh...
Oh... Brighter than to-day.

Ages long forgotten now,
We built the wheel and then the plough.
Tilled the earth and proved our worth,
Against the drought and snow.

Soon we had the time to fathom
Mountain peaks and tiny atoms,
Beating hearts electric sparks
So much more to know.

Tomorrow can be brighter than to-day
although the night is cold.
The stars may seem so very far away...

But courage, hope and reason grow,
With every passing season so we'll
Drive the darkness far away...
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
Oh................ Oh oh oh......
Oh................ Oh oh oh…...
Oh... Brighter than to-day.

The universe may seem unfair.
The laws of nature may not care.
The storms and quakes, our own mistakes,
They nearly doused our flame.

But all these trials we’ve endured
The lessons learned, diseases cured
Against our herculean task
We’ve risen to proclaim.

Tomorrow can be brighter than to-day
Although the night is cold.
The stars may seem so very far away...

But courage, hope and reason bloom,
Across the world and one day soon we'll
Rise up to the stars and say...
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
Oh................ Oh oh oh…...
Oh................ Oh oh oh…...
Oh................ Oh oh oh…..
Oh... Brighter than to-day.

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from Secular Solstice [Official Version], released December 12, 2019

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