Be The Change (The Story of Mahatma Gandhi) - MC Yogi
Dedicated
To all spiritual activists
Truth seekers and peaceful warriors
Worldwide
I regard myself as a soldier
Though a soldier of peace
Once upon a time not long ago
There was a boy who would grow
And become a great soul
He lived in India and his name was Gandhi
He believed in human rights
And he fought for equality
He felt so strongly that he trained himself
'Cause he realized first
He'd have to change himself
He changed his clothes and decided to walk
Some days he practiced silence
And refused to talk
When he was young he studied to be a lawyer
And then he became a great spiritual warrior
He read from the scriptures of every religion
Came to the realization that
We're all God's children
Because he understood that we're all equal
He became a spokesman for the people
A karma yogi devoted to service
To spread truth and peace was his purpose
You gotta be the change that you wanna see
In the world be the change
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world
Just like Gandhi
Just like Gandhi
Gandhi dedicated his life to the 'cause
Even when it meant breaking unjust laws
He often faced prison and incarceration
But that only strengthened his determination
He said he would make every sacrifice
But that he would never kill or take a life
He used his heart instead of his fist
And he taught non violence
As the way to resist
A peaceful soldier who used his mind
To fight for the rights of human kind
But not just people animals too
And his basic teaching God is Truth
He joined Muslims Sikhs Hindus
Christians Buddhists Jains and Jews
All the many paths that lead into
The light that shines bright inside of me
And you
You gotta be the change that you wanna see
In the world be the change
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world be the change
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world
Just like Gandhi
Gandhi taught an eye for an eye
Makes the whole world blind
And it takes more strength
And faith to be kind
With that in mind Gandhi took a stand
Against the foreign occupation of his land
When things got violent Gandhi would fast
Not eating for days until the riots would pass
But the biggest event
That made the British halt
Is when Gandhi ji decided to harvest salt
The British Empire installed a salt tax
And stealing salt was an unlawful act
So Gandhi and his peeps took the streets
Ten thousand deep they marched to the beach
But when they arrived
They were beaten with clubs
But they didn't fight back
Instead they chose love
The foreign military realized they were wrong
And eventually decided to go back home
You see Gandhi ji was a very great leader
But before all that he was shy and meager
As a young child he was just like you and me
Before he became Mahatma Gandhi
The word Mahatma it means great soul
And it's inside of us just waiting to unfold
If you follow your heart and act real bold
Next time it'll be your story that's told
You gotta be the change that you wanna see
In the world be the change
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world be the change
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world be the change
Just like Gandhi
Be the change that you wanna see
In the world
Just like Gandhi
I regard myself as a soldier
Though a soldier of peace peace