Changing the world

“Changing the world”, the official song for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree 2011 in Sweden, is written by Daniel Lemma (lyrics) together with Pär Klang and the rest of the Jamboree band.

The premiere was at the Head of Contingent meeting, and was broadcasted live. Here you can listen to the studio version of the song:



Lyrics

Changing the world
D. Lemma, P. Klang

When you give a minute
When you stop and think
It ain’t too hard to find
The connecting link
People want the same things
We dream of a happy end
We’re just caught in the same commotion
And time slips away

You say you want to make some changes
Why don’t you start by making friends?
You can take a stand
By shaking a hand
If it’s a change in you
Then the world is changing too

I’m changing the world today,
the world today
With a small step forward
and it’s the simplest way,
we can start today
crossing lines and borders
And the change in you, means the world is changing too.

Won’t you come, won’t you come with me
To the World Scout Jamboree

I’ve got a brother that I never met
I’ve got a sister that’s not introduced to me yet
But we want the same things
We dream of a happy end
And maybe that stranger coming your way
just waiting to be a friend

And if you want to make some changes
Why don’t you start by making friends?
You can take a stand
By shaking a hand
If it’s a change in you
Then the world is changing too

I’m changing the world today,
the world today
With a small step forward
and it’s the simplest way,
we can start today
crossing lines and borders
And the change in you, means the world is changing too.

Won’t you come, won’t you come with me
To the World Scout Jamboree
Won’t you come, won’t you come with me
To the World Scout Jamboree
Won’t you come, won’t you come with me
To the World Scout Jamboree

If it’s a change in you
Then the world is changing too

I’m changing the world today,
the world today
With a small step forward
and it’s the simplest way,
we can start today
crossing lines and borders
I’m changing the world today,
the world today
With a small step forward
and it’s the simplest way,
we can start today
crossing lines and borders
And the change in you, means the world is changing too.