A Sense of Belonging

Lyrics

Once there was confidence, but now there is fear Once there was laughter, but now only tears Once there were reasons for our optimism But now we're all drowning in a sea of cynicism But I hope and I pray in my own naive way That one day we can reach some sort of understanding Try a little more sharing Try a little more giving Might find a sense of belonging Might find a sense of belonging And I know you think I'm young and naive Because I go on CND marches Well, that's my decision And I think that you're the one who's naive If you believe all the things you see on television It's all propaganda And like a fool you accept it And like a fool you ignore it Why don't you try and stop it Try and find a sense of belonging I know you watch World in Action and Panorama And to you it's just another soap opera drama It can't happen here Well, have a nice cup of tea and we'll all stay calm And we'll come to no harm In our nice warm underground shelters There'll be Helter Skelter There'll be babies dying You'll hear their mothers crying I've seen the devil smiling I've seen the devil smiling Try to find a sense of belonging A sense of belonging And you laugh and make jokes about what you will do When the button is pressed and we hear the four minute warning And if you think it's funny now wait 'till the bomb goes off You'll be in fucking hysterics You'll see babies dying You'll hear mothers crying I'm only asking for one thing Just want a sense of belonging No more weapons and no more wars No more violence and what's it all for anyway? It's all so senseless Try to find a sense of belonging Let's try a little more giving Let's try a little more sharing Might find a sense of belonging And once there was confidence And once there was laughter But now there is fear And now there are tears And there's no reasons For our optimism You've gone and drowned me in your sea of pessimism No more weapons and no more wars No more violence and what's it all for anyway? Try to find a sense of belonging Oh, find a sense of sharing Try a little more giving Try a little more loving Try to find a sense of belonging