Secret Crowds by Angels & Airwaves

If I had my own world
I’d build you an empire
From here to the far lands
To spread love like violence

Let me feel you, carry you higher
Watch your words spread hope like fire
Secret crowds rise up and gather
Hear your voices sing back louder

I’m in the middle of revising a manuscript on war and the world today on young people, a creative non-fiction book “About Him” (a working title), and this song “Secret Crowds” motivates me to finish it. As I listen, I hope that more and more voices will raise against the bullshit (and bullshitters) of the world.

I feel like the world is so fucked up right now with all the injustice, human rights violations, riots, natural disasters, and utter sadness. It’s been hard to work on this book because of truth and baggage. But if I had my own world, I wouldn’t have to write this story. It wouldn’t need to be told. But here, it does.

If I had my own world
I’d fill it with wealth and desire
A glorious past to admire
And voices of kids out walking dogs
Birds, planes, trees, cleanest cars

If I had my own world
I’d build you an empire
From here to the far lands
To spread love like violence