As I spent this morning thinking about the election and how we can each be the change we want to see in the world, one of my favorite songs–the Indigo Girls’ “Let it Be Me”– came to mind.
Here’s the song. The video quality isn’t great, but the lyrics will always be relevant…and now more than ever.
If you want some ideas about you can shine your life like a light, check out my article published on MatadorPulse today: Election Day Things to Do List.
LYRICS:
sticks and stones battle zones a single light bulb on a single thread for the black sirens wail history fails rose-colored glass begins to age and crack while the politicians shadowbox the power ring in an endless split decision never solve anything from a neighbor’s distant land i heard the strain of the common man let it be me (this is not a fighting song) let it be me (not a wrong for a wrong) let it be me, if the world is night shine my life like a light well the world seems spent and the president has no good idea of who the masses are well i’m one of them and i’m among friends trying to see beyond the fences of our own backyard i’ve seen kingdoms blow like ashes in the winds of change but the power of truth is the fuel for the flame so the darker the ages get there’s a stronger beacon yet let it be me (this is not a fighting song) let it be me (not a wrong for a wrong) let it be me, if the world is night shine my life like a light in the kind word you speak in the turn of the cheek when your vision stays clear in the face of your fear then you see turning off a light switch is their only power when we stand like spotlights in a mighty tower all for one and one for all then we sing the common call let it be me (this is not a fighting song) let it be me (not a wrong for a wrong) let it be me, if the world is night shine my life like a light
How will YOU shine your life like a light?
