And all this song is just my dream...

If you were not you,
And I were not I,
And we were not in this world
But in a completely different one.

I wish I were there your Goddess,
And I wish you were there my God.
And we governed our people
Without force and terrible laws.

Without crime and punishment,
Without missiles and guns.
Making them live in harmony,
Giving them pleasure and fun.

But I am here without you now
And you are there without me.
And nowhere is a perfect country,
And all this song is just a dream.



[Verse 1]
If you were not you
If I were not me
If this sky was strange
If this dirt was green

In a world sideways
Where the rivers rise
I would wear your name
Like a crown of light

[Chorus]
I wish I were there your goddess
You wish you were there my god
We would walk through quiet gardens
Speaking laws of love alone
No more fear and no more sirens
Only laughter in the sun
We would teach their hearts to open
Till their hurting days are done

[Verse 2]
We would rule that place
With uncovered hands
Every promise soft
As a shifting strand

No more pointed threats
No one made to kneel
Only simple trust
Only time to heal

[Chorus]
I wish I were there your goddess
You wish you were there my god
We would walk through quiet gardens
Speaking laws of love alone
No more cages, no cold barrens
Only stories, fire, and song
We would turn their nights to morning
Till the hunger in them’s gone

[Bridge]
But I am here in this city
You are far across the sea
Every map I’ve ever studied
Hides the place we long to be
No flag flies for perfect countries
No clear border for that dream
Just your name caught in my breathing
Just this quiet, aching scene

[Chorus]
I wish I were there your goddess
You wish you were there my god
We would walk through quiet gardens
Speaking laws of love alone
But I’m here and you are elsewhere
And the world leans hard and mean
So I fold this fragile kingdom
In a song that stays a dream