There it is again, the new year, song snippets by Charlie Alice Raya

last updated: 5 January 2025

There it is again

There it is again
The New Year.

No wait.
Not again.
It’s new,
didn’t you say?

Well, yes, but …

But what?

We will still make mistakes,
get things wrong.

So what?

We will still wipe our tears
from our ears.

So what?

We are still the same.

Maybe.

Maybe?

What if the new year—
I don’t know—
inspires
pushes
eggs us on?

What if the new year
makes us fly?
rise
whirl along?

What if the new year is
a new beginning?
Not just the promise of a word.
What if we make the new happen?

Who says we can’t do better?
Who says all cards are on the table?
Who says we can’t be clever?

Who says we have to destroy?

We could thrive
and laugh
and love.

We could dance
and breathe
and be alive.

Fair words.
But what are you saying?

Take heart.
Be.
Become.

And if you don’t have the courage,
Go.
Go and find it.

And if you don’t have the wisdom,
Go.
Go and find it.

And if you don’t have the strength,
Go.
Go and find it.