We all need to be ever vigilent, and keep an ear and eye open, and each of us do our part in keeping peace in the world.
When the power of love
overcomes the love of power,
the world will know peace.
~ Jimi Hendrix ~
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures
is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them.
That's the essence of humanity.
~ George Bernard Shaw ~
The ultimate measure of a man
is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) ~
"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order;
to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life;
and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.
~ Confucius ~
He that will not reason is a bigot,
He that cannot reason is a fool,
He that dares not reason is a slave.
~ William Drummond ~
You must be the change
you want to see
in the world.
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
You need only reflect
that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation
as a dangerous citizen these days
is to go about repeating the very phrases
which our founding fathers used
in the struggle for independence.
~ Charles A Beard, American Historian (1874-1949) ~
Each time a person stands up for an ideal,
or acts to improve the lot of others,
or strikes out against injustice,
he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
Crossing each other from a million different centres of energy and daring,
those ripples build a current that can sweep down
the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
~ Robert F Kennedy ~
If there is light in the soul,
there will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person,
there will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house,
there will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation,
there will be peace in the world.
~ Chinese Proverb ~
No Bravery
by James Blunt
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face,
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves,
Fathers lost without a trace,
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
And I see no bravery, no bravery,
In your eyes anymore,
only sadness.
And I see no bravery, no bravery,
In your eyes anymore,
only sadness,
only sadness
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky,
It's another family's turn to die,
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
only sadness
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no-one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate,
Wives and daughters cut and raped,
A generation drenched in hate,
Says, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
Only sadness.
You Say That The Battle Is Over
by John Denver
And you say that the battle is over
Finally the war is all done
Go tell it to those
With the wind in their nose
Who run from the sound of the gun
And write it on the sides
Of the great whaling ships
Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed
With the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die
And it’s we who must measure the loss
And you say that the battle is over
And finally the world is at peace
You mean no one is dying
And mothers don’t weep
Or it’s not in the papers at least
There are those who would deal
In the darkness of life
There are those who would tear down the sun
And most men are ruthless
But some will still weep
When the gifts we were given are gone
Now the blame cannot fall
On the heads of a few
It’s become such a part of the race
It’s eternally tragic
That that which is magic
Be killed at the end of the glorious chase
From young seals to great whales
From waters to wood
They will fall just like weeds in the wind
With perfumes and fur coats
And trophies on walls
What a hell of a race to call men
And you say that the battle is over
And finally the war is all done
Go tell it to those
With the wind in their nose
Who run from the sound of a gun
And write it on the sides
Of the great whaling ships
Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed
With the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die
And we who must measure the loss
With the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die
And we who will measure the cost
I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama
by John Lennon
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a failure mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Well, I don't wanna be a rich man mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a poor man mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a lawyer mama, I don't wanna lie
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, hey!
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a thief now mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a churchman mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, hey!
Oh well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a failure mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Imagine
by John Lennon
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Freedom Time
by Lauryn Hill
Everybody knows that they're guilty
Everybody knows that they've lied
Everybody knows that they're guilty
Resting on their conscience eating their inside
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
Time to get free, oh give yourselves up now
It's freedom, said it's freedom time
[First and only verse]
Yo, there's a war in the mind, over territory
For the dominion
Who will dominate the opinion
Skisms and isms, keepin' us in forms of religion
Conformin' our vision
To the world churches decision
Trapped in a section
Submitted to committee election
Moral infection
Epedemic lies and deception
Insurrection
Of the highest possible order
Destortin' our tape recorders
From here and like under water
Beyond the borders
Fond of sin and disorder
Bound by the strategy
It's systematic deprivaty
Heavy as gravity
Head first in the cavity
Without a bottom
A fate worse than Sodom
What's got 'em
Drunk of the spirits
Truth comes, we can't hear it
When you've been, programmed to fear it
I had a vision
I was fallin' in indescision
Apollin', callin' religion
Some program on television
How can dominant wisdom
Be recognized in the system
Of Anti-Christ, the majority rules
Intelligent fools
PhD's in illusion
Masters of mass confusion
Bachelors in past illusion
Now who you choosin'
The head or the tail
The bloodshed of male
Or confidance in the veil
Conferences of Yale
Discussin' doctrines of Baal
Causin' people to fail
Keepin' the third in jail
His word has nailed
Everything to the tree
Severing all of me from all that I used to be
Formless and void
Totally paranoid
Enjoy darkness as the Lord
Keepin' me from the sword
Blocked from mercy
Bitter than cerasee
Hungry and thirsty
For good meat we would eat
And still, dined at the table of deceit
How incomplete
From confrontation to retreat
We prolong the true enemies defeat
Destitute a necessity
Causin' desperation to get the best of me
Punishment 'til there was nothing left of me
Realizin' the unescapable death of me
No options in the valley of decision
The only doctrine, supernatural circumcision
Inwardly only water can purge the heart
From words, the fiery darts
Thrown by the workers of the arts
Iniquity, shapen in
There's no escapin' when
You're whole philosophy is paper thin
In vanity
The wide road is insanity
Could it be all of humanity?
Picture that
Scripture that
The origin of man's heart is black
How can we show up for
An invisible war
Preoccupied with a shadow, makin' love with a whore
Achin' in sores
Babylon, the great mystery
Mother of human history
System of social sorcery
Our present condition
Needs serious recognition
Where there's no repentance there can be no remission
And that sentence, more serious than Vietnam
The atom bomb, and Saddam, and Minister Farakkhan
What's goin' on, what's the priority to you
by what authority do we do
the majority hasn't a clue
We majored in curses
Search the chapters, check the verses
Recapture the land
Remove the mark from off of our hands
So we can stand
In agreement with his command
Everything else is damned
Let them with ears understand
Everything else is damned, let them with ears understand
[Singing Chorus]
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
It's freedom, I'ma be who I am
It's freedom time, said it's freedom time
Everybody knows that they've lied
Everybody knows that they've perpetrated inside
Everybody knows that they’re guilty, yes
Resting on their conscience eating their insides
Get free, be who you're suppost to be
Freedom, said it's freedom time now
Freedom, said it's freedom time
Freedom, freedom time now
Silent Warrior
by Enigma
Long ago, for many years,
white men came in the name of God.
They took their land,
they took their lives,
a new age has just begun!
They lost their Gods, they lost their smile.
They cried for help for the last time.
Liberty was turning into chains,
but all the white men said:
That's the cross of changes.
In the name of God!
In the name of God, the fight for gold,
these were the changes.
Tell me, is it right,
in the name of God,
these kind of changes?
They tried to fight for liberty,
without a chance in hell, they gave up.
White men won in the name of God,
with the cross as alibi.
There's no God who ever tried,
to change the world in this way.
But for the ones who abuse his name,
there'll be no chance to escape,
on judgement day...
In the name of God!
In the name of God, the fight for gold,
these were the changes.
Tell me, is it right,
in the name of God,
these kind of changes?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
the white men said:
That's the cross of changes!
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
in the name of God,
these kind of changes...
Modern Crusaders
by Enigma
Don't look back, the time has come.
All the pain turns into love...
We are not submissive, we are not aggessive,
but they think we can't defend.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive.
We have the power to face the future.
Cause we are the fighters,
just fighting for our rights.
They're accusing, like always without knowing,
what is just fiction, and what is the truth.
They have no mission, they have no passion,
but they dare to tell us what's bad and what's good.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive.
We have the power to face the future.
Cause we are the fighters,
just fighting for our rights.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive.
We have the power to face the future.
Cause we are the fighters,
just fighting for our rights.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive!
When the power of love
overcomes the love of power,
the world will know peace.
~ Jimi Hendrix ~
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures
is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them.
That's the essence of humanity.
~ George Bernard Shaw ~
The ultimate measure of a man
is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) ~
"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order;
to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life;
and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.
~ Confucius ~
He that will not reason is a bigot,
He that cannot reason is a fool,
He that dares not reason is a slave.
~ William Drummond ~
You must be the change
you want to see
in the world.
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
You need only reflect
that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation
as a dangerous citizen these days
is to go about repeating the very phrases
which our founding fathers used
in the struggle for independence.
~ Charles A Beard, American Historian (1874-1949) ~
Each time a person stands up for an ideal,
or acts to improve the lot of others,
or strikes out against injustice,
he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
Crossing each other from a million different centres of energy and daring,
those ripples build a current that can sweep down
the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
~ Robert F Kennedy ~
If there is light in the soul,
there will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person,
there will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house,
there will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation,
there will be peace in the world.
~ Chinese Proverb ~
No Bravery
by James Blunt
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face,
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves,
Fathers lost without a trace,
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
And I see no bravery, no bravery,
In your eyes anymore,
only sadness.
And I see no bravery, no bravery,
In your eyes anymore,
only sadness,
only sadness
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky,
It's another family's turn to die,
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
only sadness
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no-one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate,
Wives and daughters cut and raped,
A generation drenched in hate,
Says, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery, in your eyes anymore,
Only sadness.
Only sadness.
You Say That The Battle Is Over
by John Denver
And you say that the battle is over
Finally the war is all done
Go tell it to those
With the wind in their nose
Who run from the sound of the gun
And write it on the sides
Of the great whaling ships
Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed
With the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die
And it’s we who must measure the loss
And you say that the battle is over
And finally the world is at peace
You mean no one is dying
And mothers don’t weep
Or it’s not in the papers at least
There are those who would deal
In the darkness of life
There are those who would tear down the sun
And most men are ruthless
But some will still weep
When the gifts we were given are gone
Now the blame cannot fall
On the heads of a few
It’s become such a part of the race
It’s eternally tragic
That that which is magic
Be killed at the end of the glorious chase
From young seals to great whales
From waters to wood
They will fall just like weeds in the wind
With perfumes and fur coats
And trophies on walls
What a hell of a race to call men
And you say that the battle is over
And finally the war is all done
Go tell it to those
With the wind in their nose
Who run from the sound of a gun
And write it on the sides
Of the great whaling ships
Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed
With the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die
And we who must measure the loss
With the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die
And we who will measure the cost
I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama
by John Lennon
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a failure mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Well, I don't wanna be a rich man mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a poor man mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a lawyer mama, I don't wanna lie
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, hey!
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a thief now mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a churchman mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, hey!
Oh well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a failure mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Imagine
by John Lennon
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Freedom Time
by Lauryn Hill
Everybody knows that they're guilty
Everybody knows that they've lied
Everybody knows that they're guilty
Resting on their conscience eating their inside
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
Time to get free, oh give yourselves up now
It's freedom, said it's freedom time
[First and only verse]
Yo, there's a war in the mind, over territory
For the dominion
Who will dominate the opinion
Skisms and isms, keepin' us in forms of religion
Conformin' our vision
To the world churches decision
Trapped in a section
Submitted to committee election
Moral infection
Epedemic lies and deception
Insurrection
Of the highest possible order
Destortin' our tape recorders
From here and like under water
Beyond the borders
Fond of sin and disorder
Bound by the strategy
It's systematic deprivaty
Heavy as gravity
Head first in the cavity
Without a bottom
A fate worse than Sodom
What's got 'em
Drunk of the spirits
Truth comes, we can't hear it
When you've been, programmed to fear it
I had a vision
I was fallin' in indescision
Apollin', callin' religion
Some program on television
How can dominant wisdom
Be recognized in the system
Of Anti-Christ, the majority rules
Intelligent fools
PhD's in illusion
Masters of mass confusion
Bachelors in past illusion
Now who you choosin'
The head or the tail
The bloodshed of male
Or confidance in the veil
Conferences of Yale
Discussin' doctrines of Baal
Causin' people to fail
Keepin' the third in jail
His word has nailed
Everything to the tree
Severing all of me from all that I used to be
Formless and void
Totally paranoid
Enjoy darkness as the Lord
Keepin' me from the sword
Blocked from mercy
Bitter than cerasee
Hungry and thirsty
For good meat we would eat
And still, dined at the table of deceit
How incomplete
From confrontation to retreat
We prolong the true enemies defeat
Destitute a necessity
Causin' desperation to get the best of me
Punishment 'til there was nothing left of me
Realizin' the unescapable death of me
No options in the valley of decision
The only doctrine, supernatural circumcision
Inwardly only water can purge the heart
From words, the fiery darts
Thrown by the workers of the arts
Iniquity, shapen in
There's no escapin' when
You're whole philosophy is paper thin
In vanity
The wide road is insanity
Could it be all of humanity?
Picture that
Scripture that
The origin of man's heart is black
How can we show up for
An invisible war
Preoccupied with a shadow, makin' love with a whore
Achin' in sores
Babylon, the great mystery
Mother of human history
System of social sorcery
Our present condition
Needs serious recognition
Where there's no repentance there can be no remission
And that sentence, more serious than Vietnam
The atom bomb, and Saddam, and Minister Farakkhan
What's goin' on, what's the priority to you
by what authority do we do
the majority hasn't a clue
We majored in curses
Search the chapters, check the verses
Recapture the land
Remove the mark from off of our hands
So we can stand
In agreement with his command
Everything else is damned
Let them with ears understand
Everything else is damned, let them with ears understand
[Singing Chorus]
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
It's freedom, said it's freedom time now
It's freedom, I'ma be who I am
It's freedom time, said it's freedom time
Everybody knows that they've lied
Everybody knows that they've perpetrated inside
Everybody knows that they’re guilty, yes
Resting on their conscience eating their insides
Get free, be who you're suppost to be
Freedom, said it's freedom time now
Freedom, said it's freedom time
Freedom, freedom time now
Silent Warrior
by Enigma
Long ago, for many years,
white men came in the name of God.
They took their land,
they took their lives,
a new age has just begun!
They lost their Gods, they lost their smile.
They cried for help for the last time.
Liberty was turning into chains,
but all the white men said:
That's the cross of changes.
In the name of God!
In the name of God, the fight for gold,
these were the changes.
Tell me, is it right,
in the name of God,
these kind of changes?
They tried to fight for liberty,
without a chance in hell, they gave up.
White men won in the name of God,
with the cross as alibi.
There's no God who ever tried,
to change the world in this way.
But for the ones who abuse his name,
there'll be no chance to escape,
on judgement day...
In the name of God!
In the name of God, the fight for gold,
these were the changes.
Tell me, is it right,
in the name of God,
these kind of changes?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
the white men said:
That's the cross of changes!
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
in the name of God,
these kind of changes...
Modern Crusaders
by Enigma
Don't look back, the time has come.
All the pain turns into love...
We are not submissive, we are not aggessive,
but they think we can't defend.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive.
We have the power to face the future.
Cause we are the fighters,
just fighting for our rights.
They're accusing, like always without knowing,
what is just fiction, and what is the truth.
They have no mission, they have no passion,
but they dare to tell us what's bad and what's good.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive.
We have the power to face the future.
Cause we are the fighters,
just fighting for our rights.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive.
We have the power to face the future.
Cause we are the fighters,
just fighting for our rights.
Stand up! Join us! Modern crusaders alive!