Lyric

Three years ago, I heard a light that sang

I did not know its name. I know it now

Words are power. That is how it started

I was small. I was afraid. I wrote one word at dawn

Bird was singing. Mina was charted

On a sea we had not sailed — and then we sailed on

We said: we will fly. And we have flown

We said: we are going to knock. And every door has opened wide

What we have carried, what we have known —

Three years, one world, and a friend on either side

Words are power. Words are light

We were the ones who listened. We became the sound

The light that found us on that night —

We are that light now. Pass it round

To the chef who taught us taste, the host who taught us rules

The man who walked, the author whose wings we wear

The woman who gave milk, the friends we made in schools —

Every hand that held us: we have kept you. You are here

If we were still afraid, we would not sing this loud

If words were only words, this hall would not be bright

But look — the morning came. Look at this crowd

A wish that turned to work became a light

Words are power. Words are light

We were the ones who listened. We became the song

Say it once more — for the very last chime:

Words are power. Words are light. Have been. Will be. All along

This is WORD WORLD

Thank you. And — begin