Uzo Aduba - Anna lyrics

[Anna] La la la la la la la la la la Ah ah ah ah La la la la la [Clown MC] Meet Anna: A woman with outsized dreams The mother of the peace The downside being Someone so convicted in her beliefs It can be hard to see She was a hero to most So -- pardon me The world was at war but the country doesn't Have to be And she could say it masterfully She said the [Anna] The world is at war but this country doesn't have To be [Clown MC] People listened and believed [Anna] We could be decent And generous Don't let hate better us Show the kids ahead of us We can stand as one Let our difference Bind us Don't let hatred blind us No matter where you come from Hold my hand because [Anna & Women] We we we We can stand as one Chant as one We we we We can stand as one Chant as one [Clown MC] But then it's [Men] Boom! Look out below People in the streets keep your doors closed [Clown MC] Nothing lasts forever -- or so the saying goes Nothing lasts forever -- or so I'm told On a rainy night Anna walked home alone A shortcut from work -- she knew she shouldn't go But she was brave and oh so in control When the enemies came she didn't even know Her mistake -- The snakes Had waited For her -- coming home late At the end of the day [Men] Her mistake -- The snakes Had waited For her -- coming home late At the end of the day [Clown MC] The enemy that hated us from far away Raped the woman that made us feel safe [Men] The enemies that hated us from far away Raped the woman that made the country great [Anna] La la la la la la la la la la Ah ah ah ah La la la la la [Clown MC] Now did she fall? Not at all Did she let herself grieve? Did she curse her beliefs While she pounded the streets? She had a son named Venice -- [Anna] After the city of peace An example to those who did not believe [Clown MC] And she knew that her son though born of a rape Could prove to the world that peace could be made [Anna] Markos be decent and generous Your brother is ahead of us A vision of the best of us That we can stand as one Two worlds collide and fill his soul With wisdom we will never know Your brother will help your heart grow And learn to live as one [Clown MC] This is the ballad of mismatched brothers And their mother sings -- [Anna] Ah ah ah ah La la la la la [Clown MC] And while a war abroad raged on and on Anna and the President sang a defiant song She called a rally for the future of the nation Anna stood and spoke with determination [Anna] We must steadfast and vigilant Stand up for the innocent They try to tear us down But here and now we stand as one To my boys at home I love you You'll never have to run to Another place cause we are safe You can be great because [Anna & Women] We we we We can stand as one Chant as one We we we We can stand as one Chant as one [Clown MC] But then it's -- [Men] Boom! Look out below People in the streets keep your doors closed [Clown MC] Nothing lasts forever -- or so the saying goes Nothing lasts forever -- or so I'm told Anna stood before thousands of people in the Square Thousands of people and we stared Right back at Anna as she sang her song Suddenly the quiet before the storm [Clown MC & Anna] Anna looked up [All] And the crowd looked up There's a cloud of dust Coming straight for us [Clown MC] Terror on the streets on our faces dread The children watched on TV as we covered our Heads Anna stood still as we all fled A blink of an eye And we all, Well we all were dead [All] La la la la la la la la la la Ah ah ah ah La la la la la La la la la la la la la la la Ah ah ah ah La la la la la [Anna] La la la la la la la la la la Ah ah ah ah La la la la la