New Orleans

On the night where the year was born anew A roar disrupted the joyful tune Screams drowned out in the crowded scene Joy turned into a broken dream A shadowed vehicle crossed the way Shattering dances in disarray Fifteen souls to the heavens soared And many more with pain endured (What leads us to such despair) (To turn joy into a nightmare) Let's reflect on this deep fracture And seek together a new chapter In the city where jazz takes flight Today silence echoes through the night Lives cut short and dreams erased Hatred leaves an empty space (What leads us to such despair) (To turn joy into a nightmare) Let's reflect on this deep fracture And seek together a new chapter We are humans not adversaries Compassion must be our sanctuary If pain unites us in the storm Let love become our new norm Violence will never be the key Nor hate the path to unity Be the light against the storm A world of peace we can transform (What leads us to such despair) (To turn joy into a nightmare) Let's reflect on this deep fracture And seek together a new chapter May this memory make us wise Building paths where hope will rise