Heartlight Promise

What if peace didn't start somewhere far away?

What if

it

started...

here?

I used to think that peace was a place

Somewhere far away, a distant face

But the mirror shows me where it starts

A tiny flame inside my heart

They say that peace is a choice we make But some are

trapped for their own safety's sake The hardest part is walking out

the door When fear has chained you to the floor

So I won't look away,

I'll hold the light

Peace begins with me,

I'll help her fight

Peace starts in my own heart

A little light, a brand new start I take the BFF pledge

today Nonviolent words, nonviolent ways Respect my body,

protect the earth

Peace starts in my own heart

And it spreads from me

to you

I walked through shelters,

saw the tears

Heard the silence of the years

A mother's hand, a child's prayer

Hope still blooming everywhere

In a room where beauty mends

I saw the future start again

She's not to blame for the walls she's in

Trauma and terror underneath the skin You can't just run when you're

under control It takes a village to make her whole So I

will be a hand,

a bridge, a friend

Peace begins with me until the end

They say peace is a dream,

but I seen it in the dark When a stranger held my

hand and said you're not falling apart It ain't a banner,

it ain't a stage,

it ain't a million likes It's the choice to not strike back

when you're bleeding inside It's respect for the body,

every shape, every skin It's the earth in our hands,

not a thing we can win We got freedom to choose,

but some are fighting to breathe If peace starts in my heart,

then my heart's gonna lead

We have the freedom to choose a better way But some are

fighting just to see the day

We will not judge the ones who cannot run We'll bring the

peace until the battle's won I pledge to be nonviolent Respect my

body Protect the earth Let it start right here Let it start

right now

Peace starts in my own heart A little light,

a brand new start I take the BFF pledge today Nonviolent words,

nonviolent ways Respect my body,

protect the earth

Peace starts in my own heart And it spreads from me to

you

(whisper) La paz empieza en mi corazón

Will you take the pledge with me?

Put your hand on your heart,

and say it with me...

I pledge to be nonviolent.

I respect my body.

I protect the earth.

If you are being hurt,

it is not your fault.

You are not alone.

Peace begins in my own heart...

and it spreads from me

to you.