History's been leaning on me lately
I can feel the future breathing down my neck
And all the things I thought were
true when I was young, and you were too
Turned out to be broken, I don't know what comes next
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind
It seems like everybody's raising walls now
Like hackles raised upon a cornered cat
On the borders in our heads between things that can and can't be said
We stopped talking to each other and there's something wrong with that
So before you go out searching, don't decide what you'll find
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind
You should know you're not alone
Trouble comes and trouble goes
How this ends no one knows
So, hold on tight when the wind blows
The wind blew both of us to sand and sea
And where the dry lands stands is hard to say
As the current drags us by the shore we can no longer say for sure
Who's drowning, or if they can be saved
But when you're out there floundering, like a lighthouse I will shine
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind
Like a beacon reaching out to you and yours, for me and mine
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind