Brighter Than Today by Raymond Arnold Lyrics
VERSE 1:
Countless winter nights ago
A woman shivered in the cold
Cursed the skies, and wondered why
The gods invented pain
Aching angry flesh and bone
Bitterly she struck the stone
Till she saw the sudden spark
Of light, and golden flame
She showed the others, but they told her
She was not fit to control
The primal forces that the gods
Had cloaked in mystery
But she would not be satisfied
And though she trembled, she defied them
Took her torch and raised it high
Set afire history
CHORUS:
Tomorrow can be brighter than
Today, although the night is cold
The stars may seem so very far
Away...
But courage, hope and reason burn
In every mind, each lesson learned
Shining light to guide our way
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
...
Oh................
Oh................
Oh... Brighter than today
VERSE 2:
Ages long forgotten now
We built the wheel and then the plough
Tilled the earth and proved our worth
Against the drought and snow
Soon we had the time to fathom
Mountain peaks and tiny atoms
Beating hearts electric sparks
So much more to know
CHORUS:
Tomorrow can be brighter than today
Although the night is cold
The stars may seem so very far
Away...
But courage, hope and reason grow
With every passing season so we'll
Drive the darkness far away...
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
Oh................
Oh................
Oh... Brighter than today
VERSE 3:
The universe may seem unfair
The laws of nature may not care
The storms and quakes, our own mistakes
They nearly doused our flame
But all these trials we’ve endured
The lessons learned, diseases cured
Against our herculean task
We’ve risen to proclaim:
CHORUS:
Tomorrow can be brighter than today
Although the night is cold
The stars may seem so very far
Away...
But courage, hope and reason bloom
Across the world and one day soon we'll
Rise up to the stars and say...
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
..................
Oh................
Oh................
Oh................
Oh................
Oh... Brighter than today
Countless winter nights ago
A woman shivered in the cold
Cursed the skies, and wondered why
The gods invented pain
Aching angry flesh and bone
Bitterly she struck the stone
Till she saw the sudden spark
Of light, and golden flame
She showed the others, but they told her
She was not fit to control
The primal forces that the gods
Had cloaked in mystery
But she would not be satisfied
And though she trembled, she defied them
Took her torch and raised it high
Set afire history
CHORUS:
Tomorrow can be brighter than
Today, although the night is cold
The stars may seem so very far
Away...
But courage, hope and reason burn
In every mind, each lesson learned
Shining light to guide our way
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
...
Oh................
Oh................
Oh... Brighter than today
VERSE 2:
Ages long forgotten now
We built the wheel and then the plough
Tilled the earth and proved our worth
Against the drought and snow
Soon we had the time to fathom
Mountain peaks and tiny atoms
Beating hearts electric sparks
So much more to know
CHORUS:
Tomorrow can be brighter than today
Although the night is cold
The stars may seem so very far
Away...
But courage, hope and reason grow
With every passing season so we'll
Drive the darkness far away...
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
Oh................
Oh................
Oh... Brighter than today
VERSE 3:
The universe may seem unfair
The laws of nature may not care
The storms and quakes, our own mistakes
They nearly doused our flame
But all these trials we’ve endured
The lessons learned, diseases cured
Against our herculean task
We’ve risen to proclaim:
CHORUS:
Tomorrow can be brighter than today
Although the night is cold
The stars may seem so very far
Away...
But courage, hope and reason bloom
Across the world and one day soon we'll
Rise up to the stars and say...
Make tomorrow brighter than today...
..................
Oh................
Oh................
Oh................
Oh................
Oh... Brighter than today