We Are the World Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Lyrics== {{Listen|filename=Michael Jackson - We are the World.ogg|type=music|title="We Are the World"|description=The structuring of "We Are the World" is said to "create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup".}} "We Are the World" is sung from a first-person viewpoint, allowing the audience to "internalize" the message by singing the word ''we'' together.<ref name="braheny 18">Braheny, p. 18</ref> It has been described as "an appeal to human compassion".<ref name="Famine-aid song sells well locally">{{cite news|title=Famine-aid song sells well locally|last=Bodus|first=Tom|date=March 29, 1985|newspaper=[[Columbia Missourian]]}}</ref> The first lines of the chorus are: "We are the world, we are the children / we are the ones who make a brighter day / so let's start giving".<ref name="Famine-aid song sells well locally" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page