C2 Em7
Listen to the cry of a broken generation
G D/F#
No one wants to show their pain and desperation
C2 Em7
Tare down the facades, they are no longer effective
G D/F#
Humbly come before your God, He died so you could live
C2 Em7 C2 D2
Listen to the cry, listen to the cry
Verse1:
C2 D2 Em7
Bombarded by the ways of this world
A Am
Lives an unborn baby and the mother just a girl
C2 D2 Em7
Abandoned by her family and friends
A Am
Told to fix her problem or not to come home again
Em7 D2 C2
Crumbled by insensitivity
A Am
Forced to live a life of regret eternally
Verse2:
C2 D2 Em7
A failure in his fathers eyes
A Am
Even to himself He believed the lies
C2 D2 Em7
Never any good enough for him
A Am
Clothed in his depression, puts a story to an end
Bridge:
C2 D2
If we are the future, what are we becoming
Em7 D/F# G
Set aside your pride, stop walking and start running
C2 Em7
To the One who mends all ways, carry up your cross
D/F#
And save this world today
F#m D2
We must hear the cry of a broken generation
A E/G#
We must carry forth Your love, give them hope and restoration
D2 F#m
In a world of compromise, give them something to hold on to
A E/G#
Reflect the love of God, Who died so we could live
D2 F#m D2 E
We must hear the cry, We must hear the cry