Singer and Voice judge Christina Aguilera has penned a new song to benefit the victims of last weekend’s horrific shooting in Orlando, Florida.
Titled “Change,” Christina Aguilera’s new song not-so-subtly asks about the future of equality, acceptance, and peace. “Waiting for a change to set us free,” Aguilera sings, “Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me. Waiting for hope to come around. Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found.”
Watch the lyric video for “Change” below:
The singer writes on her website, “We live in a time of diversity, in a time of endless possibilities, in a time where expression of oneself is something to be celebrated. And I am left wondering how people filled with so much love could be taken by so much hate.”
All proceeds from “Change” will be sent to the National Compassion Fund, who will pass the money directly to victims of the Orlando shooting and their families.
You can purchase the song for $1.29 on iTunes right here.
Christina Aguilera’s “Change” lyrics are below in full:
(Didn’t know it then but now it couldn’t be clearer…)
That I remember being filled with such wonder
Before learning that the world could be harsherWho you love or the color of your skin
(Or the place that you were born and grew up in)
Shouldn’t decide how you will be treated
Cause we’re all the same when everybody’s breathingWaiting for a change to set us free
Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me
Waiting for hope to come around
Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found
Waiting for a change, waiting for a change
Change, change…For all the brave and the souls who went before us
Stand tall, then proudly lift your voices
Let ’em know who we are and our choices
And one day we won’t have to sing this chorusWaiting for a change to set us free
Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me
Waiting for hope to come around
Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found
Waiting for a change, waiting for a change
Change, change
Change,oh, change (oh)
Waiting for a change, change, changeWhen I was young I would look in the mirror
Didn’t see it then but now it couldn’t be clearer…
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