Dear people, what have you done to the dream? I stood with so much pride As the votes were counted one by one, My heart burst with love as the exiles returned And my soul was fired with the desire To fulfil our destiny and return the land Once again into an oasis of hope.
But what have you done to the dream? Where is the love the unity and hope? What have you done to my dream when your sons Who serve in the army fear that their bullet will strike down An angry stone wielding youth so full of hate because Your hearts have become hardened to his needs.
I have walked this land in my dreams And have seen what we could have had A heaven on earth, but what have we got? A land so full of intolerance not only of enemy against enemy But of brother against brother. Money has become G-d, and the banks, temples of worship. No more is it what can I give, but rather what can I get.
I have walked this land in the guise of an immigrant- And have taken the 'rights' given to me. I have walked this land in the guise of an old person, And have felt the fear of being unwanted and unloved. And I have closed my heart, And have lost my ability to give love freely. I have walked this land in the guise of boys and girls Who have borne the responsibility of the army But have mourned my lost youth. I have closed myself to my sensitive heart . And I have walked this land in the guise of men And women burdened by the system. The path seems an uphill fight to survive. I have walked this land in the guise of a politician , Offering the solution - only if done my way. To survive I have wheeled and dealed And have almost forgotten how to make miracles happen It is only when crisis strikes and I forget myself, And remember my brothers and sisters That I go within and draw from the fountain of strength, And get a glimpse, once again of what We as a nation of brothers and sisters can create.