A typical day, a thursday in Spain Before the shower of tears and rain Sweet gentle souls, riding the train To work in the morning To all of the hearts and innocent lifes We light a candle in the night An eternal flame to a moment that came Without a warning We can't predict the course of life or where the madness starts What will it take to soothe the wounded hearts Voices of the world rise today in prayer We're flying out black ribbons to show the world we care United by our love and the sorrow that we share They'll know us by the ribbons, black ribbons that we wear What can you say, how can you feel How can a thousand families heal When missiles of rage and misguided schemes Are still in the making The most that we can ever do is grieve with all our heart And hold the torch of freedom in the dark Voices of the world rise today in prayer We're flying out black ribbons to show the world we care United by our love and the sorrow that we share They'll know us by the ribbons, black ribbons that we wear Strike the chords that never die Sing a song of faith Toll the bells that free the world Stop this crimes of pain Lord give us the faith Voices of the world rise today in prayer We're flying out black ribbons to show the world we care United by our love and the sorrow that we share We're bond as one by ribbons and all the grace we're given They'll know us by the ribbons, black ribbons that we wear