Of all things this thread was inspired by a post in the most hated song thread. In some ways it picks up from the most poignant lyrics of all time thread from summer 2019, but that mainly listed songs, whereas here I’m thinking it may be nice to post the lyrics themselves.
To kick off is this one, called Love Song:
Everybody has wisdom, everyone understands
Food when we are hungry, the touch of loving hands
No one is anyone’s property, no one should be a slave
The joining of hearts in free will, begins a tidal wave
Don’t hold back, don’t think that hope is pointless
Love is a, love is a, love is a, love is an open door
Don’t believe that life is closed against us
Love is a, love is a, love is a, love is an open door
And it doesn’t make any difference, the colour of anyone’s skin
We need the rejection of prejudice, let peace come flooding in
Jealousy is just a parasite, hatred is disease
Respect for human dignity, become skittering wind blown leaves
(Chorus)
The time is surely coming when we could all be free
When eyes for so long blinded, in opening shall see
That children may grow happily safe in the love of all
The earth a fertile garden where nobody need crawl
(Chorus)
Love is a, love is a, love is an open door
And if it seems that your hoping heart has led you into pain
Take a tip from the carpenter forgive and love again
And again
By Twelfth Night, it became something of an anthem as the closing song of their live set. The religeous reference in the closing words is easily ignored if not to anyone’s beliefs, rather it is the overall thrust of the song that carries it, and beautiful I think it is too.