Intellectually
A challenge to drop the defences and actually listen. Intellectually asks whether we're brave enough to sit down with someone who sees the world differently, and hear them out.
Written and performed by The Embassy Project. From the album Sealed (2016).
Lyrics
Why so condescendingly do you tell me
That I just don't have to care about eternity?
You gotta know that don't fly
That all this happened just by chance
Diversity, complexity, an accidental circumstance
A simple lie and that I don't buy
Oh, this is just a wind-up
Have you made your mind up on what you will believe?
Do you search for answers?
Will you even dance with those who disagree?
Intellectually
Let's take time for goodness sake
And think about a better way for us to communicate
To really hear the other side
Let's sit down, shoot the breeze
Talk about the reasons why you and I disagree
It doesn't have to be a fight
Oh, this is just a wind-up
Have you made your mind up on what you will believe?
Do you search for answers?
Will you even dance with those who disagree?
Intellectually
Are your ideas set in stone?
Do the biases we own prevent us thinking?
When we disagree, do we attack the other side?
And does our pride prevent our minds from hearing?
Let's tune in
Oh, this is just a wind-up
Have you made your mind up on what you will believe?
Do you search for answers?
Will you even dance with those who disagree?
Intellectually