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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alicia Keys
Background Vocals
Musicman Ty
Guitar
Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese
All Instruments
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alicia Keys
Songwriter
Billy Walsh
Songwriter
Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alicia Keys
Producer
Ann Mincieli
Recording Engineer
Sean Klein
Assistant Engineer
Jon Schacter
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brendan Morawski
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Illangelo
Producer
Kevin Peterson
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
If war is holy and sex is obscene
We've got it twisted in this lucid dream
Baptized in boundaries, schooled in sin
Divided by difference, sexuality and skin
Oh, so we can hate each other and fear each other
We can build these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself locked in, yourself locked in
Yeah, we can hate each other and fear each other
We can build these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself locked in, yourself locked
Oh, maybe we should love somebody
Oh, maybe we could care a little more
So maybe we should love somebody
Instead of polishing the bombs of holy war
What if sex was holy and war was obscene?
And it wasn't twisted, what a wonderful dream
Living for love, unafraid of the end
Forgiveness is the only real revenge
Oh, so we can heal each other and feel each other
We can break these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself open, yourself open
Yeah we can heal each other and feel each other
We can break these walls between each other
Baby, blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep yourself open, you're open
So maybe we should love somebody
Maybe we could care a little more
So maybe we should love somebody
Instead of polishing the bombs of holy war
What if love was holy and hate obscene?
We should give life to this beautiful dream
'Cause peace and love ain't so far
If we nurse our wounds before they scar
Nurse our wounds before they scar
Writer(s): Alicia J. Augello-cook, William Walsh, Carlo Montagnese
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