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lyrics
You know, we’ve gotten pretty good at playing monkey in the middle.
But we’re bigger now and now that middle monkey isn’t really all that little.
Playing keep away with secrets that we keep inside
Or sweep inside the closet so to keep ‘em where our demons hide.
Yup. Yup, but just because we’re human
Doesn’t mean we can’t pursue to fix a lot more than we ruin.
We plague our generations with the ancient ugly weight
Of facing off to play a game of tag, with politics and race.
When we hate, we bait with the most hideous of influence
Rope in a mass of idiots and now it’s getting serious.
Opinions are developed, a reflection of experience.
Bigotry is hidden but it’s really not mysterious.
I gain optimism cuz the youth is on track.
They don’t make decisions from divisions of the past. Say
It’s your time now,
this time let’s not go back.
So keep your love at the center from the start.
I bet you’ll find we’re
Better when together, not apart.
Now let your mind
Grow forever and stay young at heart.
Our connection is the greatest type of art.
It’s by design
We’re better when together, not apart.
Now let your mind
Grow forever and stay young at heart.
Okay, now let us kick it with a game of kick the can to kick the habit.
Let the bottom of my kicks crush the can as if to flatten
The past hate. Don’t wanna pass it on because I’m past it.
Centuries of prejudice should educate the masses.
But they haven’t. Yeah. Talk about tragic…
To talk about a different history is not a tactic,
It’s truth reimagined. A counter to the classic
Romanticized account of how the writers say it happened.
The fact is, we got a lot we got in common.
Although politics divide us, know that unity’s an option.
Compromise and listen even if it means with caution.
Stay out the comment section. Speak to real people often.
Cuz we are not about a world divided
And we are all about an open mind
Aye, let em know we grow
We won’t go back this time.
So keep your love at the center from the start.
I bet you’ll find we’re
Better when together, not apart.
Now let your mind
Grow forever and stay young at heart.
Our reflection is the greatest type of art.
It’s by design
We’re better when together, not apart.
Now let your mind
Grow forever and stay young at heart.
Everybody go, “Oh, oh, oh.”
And everybody say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
And everybody go, “Oh, oh, oh.”
And everybody say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Now, let me hear you go, “Oh, oh, oh.”
And let me hear you say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
I’m saying everybody
Grow forever and stay young at heart.
We feeling good like, “Oh, oh, oh.”
We feel alive like, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
We loving life like, “Oh, oh, oh.”
We living life like, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
And we growing like, “Oh, oh, oh.”
And you know it like, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
I’m saying everybody
Grow forever and stay young at heart. Aye,
Let us all grow together and stay young at heart.
credits
from Professional Development,
released February 3, 2024
Lyrics written by Matt Jurasewicz. Additional vocals by students from Middleton High School's choir. Audio recording by Matt Jurasewicz and Jonathan Hagberg with direction from Jamie Pitt. Composed and produced by Matt Jurasewicz.
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