From the recordings To the Girl and To the Girl
I was struck by the way our country was transfixed as one during the solar eclipse while deeply divided underneath. This juxtaposition led to What Next.
Lyrics
Now that the moon has crossed over the sun
Our faces turned skyward, waiting as one
But the fractures grow deeper, peace is undone
What next?
While darkness descending dissolved from the sky
This world became hotter with rhetoric and lies
And the chasm between us more deep and more wide
What next?
What next?
Surrounded by promises broken and kept
We face moments of truth, challenge and yet
We might be blinded by power or burned by the light
What next?
What next?
What next?