Human rights in artHuman rights in art

This fire by Krysta Amy Yan

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:56:25 +0000

To celebrate the launch of the Human Rights Law Review in March 2015, the Human Rights Collegium asked current QMUL law students to submit poems on the theme of “Human Rights’. Here is one of the the four winning poems:

This fire” by Krysta Amy Yan

I have this fire in me.

For country, for faith, for peace.

But they struck me down.

They sought my heat with their missiles.

And they brought me to the ground.

This fire was not my fire,

My fire burns in me.

I have this fire in me.

For families, for safety, for liberty.

But they snatched me away.

They seized my soul from the wreck of my F-16.

And their games I was made to play.

This fire was not my fire,

My fire burns in me.

I have this fire in me.

Not for war, not for terror, not for barbarity.

But they make me walk to my death cage.

Their eyes of evil are all I see

And they kneel the torch to the ground which leads to me.

This fire was not my fire,

My fire burns in me.

Save my fire.

Save country, faith and peace.

Save my soul.

Save families, safety, liberty.

Save my spirit.

Though I have not died without it.

This fire was not my fire—

My death without dignity.

But my fire is your fire—

It burns in you and me.

ΚΡΥΣΤΑΛΛΕΝΙΑ

Refugees” deportation

a985105 — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:01:58 +0000

Nowadays, more and more human rights have been violated daily. Refugees lost every right they had. The situation in their countries does not allow them to live. They fight for their own lives with no result. Thoughts of better living conditions push them to Aegean Sea in boats without return. If they manage to pass through the sea, they will continue to face difficulties. Abandoned, they wait for someone to help them but the only thing appropriate authorities do, is to imprison them in a refugee center. Losing again all the rights, they wait for better days to come.

Personally, I firmly believe that freedom is the most important right everyone has. History teaches us that people without both freedom of life and freedom of speech are miserable. We have to fight for our freedoms when someone violate them.

The treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Turkey has also been condemned by numerous international human rights organizations, despite the efforts of the Turkish authorities to host thousands of refugees since the beginning of the troubles in Syria in 2011 and to implement a new asylum system. These organizations have reported, in particular, a massive deportation of refugees to the north of Syria, an area described as a “humanitarian nightmare”, where civil populations are exposed to a serious and imminent risk of violations of their human rights.

The signatories issue a strong reminder that the European Union “is founded on the indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity; it is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law” as stated by the Preamble of the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights and Article 2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The signatories strongly condemn all violation of human rights of those seeking asylum in the European Union. On no account does the protection of the EU’s external borders exempt EU Member States from their obligations under European law, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights or the Geneva Convention on Refugees (1951), which all prohibit putting into jeopardy the right to life and which support the right not to receive inhumane or degrading treatment; the principle of non-refoulement of asylum seekers; and the right to asylum and international protection for all displaced persons.

Source :https://www.fidh.org/en/region/europe-central-asia/greece/greece-violation-of-refugee-s-human-rights-is-unjustifiable

Maria Bekri

Sunagawa, by Nakamura Hiroshi

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:34:34 +0000

§Nakamura Hiroshi was trained by the Japan Art Alliance, a post-war group that focused on realist paintings with political themes. He covered protests on the U.S. military bases in the mid-1950s. In the small town of Sunagawa, the U.S. military planned to take land to extend the airplane runway. This order would have evicted over 100 families from the land their ancestors cared for. Naturally, the farmers protested, attracting the attention of student groups and labor unions. Sunagawa #5 depicts the protesters and police locked in violent conflict. A small priest stands at the center of the painting, facing the police. The “Sunagawa Struggle” would continue for years. In 1968, the military canceled the runway expansion. In 1977, the entire base was given back to Japan.

Nakamura depicted a 1955 confrontation in the protracted military-base protests at Sunagawa in a graphic, realistic manner that he did not always adhere to in his later political paintings. Even here, however, he introduces imaginative detail like the tiny figure of a priest standing in solidarity with local residents who were protesting the confiscation of their land to enlarge the runways at a major U.S. airfield.

Even as he was presenting such straightforward “reportorial” artwork, Nakamura was also developing an innovative pictorial strategy that, as he explained it, employed four receding points of perspective instead of the conventional single point—all aimed at composing a “close-up” at the center. He was determined to go beyond the raw visual film footage that left-wing colleagues such as the filmmaker Kamei Fumio were producing in their own critical documentation of the protests.

Georgia Patselli

sources:https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/protest_art_50s_japan/anp1_essay02.html

https://www.humanrightscareers.com/issues/human-rights-paintings/

Freedom of thought and expression

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:56:35 +0000

The right of speech and thought can not be stolen from you!

We all have a right to that,

in what we call «free expression».

Everyone should keep in mind that they are free to create

with the body, with the spirit, but above all the soul!

So get a brush and paper, write a text or music.

Or make a construction, express, what you think with them

share with your fellow human beings.

And do not forget, the right of speech and thought,

no one can steal it from you!

The arts and human rights are closely linked and need each other. Art can only flourish in an atmosphere of freedom. Democratic societies based on human rights are capable of being able to thrive and at the same time artists are protected from persecution. Also, the language of the arts attracts and empowers people around the world more than any other means of communication. However, human rights and democracy are under pressure.

We are currently experiencing the most serious crisis of human rights and democracy in the world. Conflict, violence, terrorism, religious fundamentalism, extremism, authoritarianism, racism and fascism endanger peace and the development of human rights.

Imagine ( John Lennon)

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:34:55 +0000

One of the most famous songs of the 70′s is Ιmagine of John Lennon.

John Winston Ono Lennon[nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician

and peace activist[2] who achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing and drawings, on film, and i

n interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. On December 8, 1980, Lennon is killed In the weeks following the murder, «(Just Like) Starting Over» and Double Fantasy topped the charts in the UK and the US.[170] In a further example of the public outpouring of grief, «Imagine» hit number one.

Lennon was asking us to imagine a place where the things that divide us, like religion and possessions, did not exist. He felt that would be a much better place. This song is a strong political message sugarcoated in a beautiful melody. Lennon realized the softer approach would bring the song to a wider audience, who hopefully would listen to his message: If you want peace, first you have to imagine it. The imagine concept came from Yoko Ono, who was very much into open-mindedness and using your imagination. In Yoko Ono’s poetry collection «Grapefruit» there is the verse «Imagine the clouds dripping», which is considered to be the trigger for the famous «Imagine», whose message is understood by all. «Imagine there are no states, nothing for which you have to kill or be killed,» the song says in the second stanza. As early as 1971, Lennon proposed what various organizations or movements such as the No-Border Network are calling for today, talking about a world without borders. In the song, the British composer is as if he wants to catch up with his critics, noting «You may say that I am a dreamer, but I am not the only one». In an interview with Playboy magazine in 1980, John Lennon said of the verse «imagine there are no religions» that he imagined «a world without religious doctrines» and without controversy such as «my God is superior to yours» The «Strawberry Fields» monument in Central Park honors the important British creator. Musicians and fans of his music gather here to sing his songs. Be that as it may, «Imagine» is a timeless song that gives hope in difficult times for a better world. Obviously for this much-loved song it is considered timeless, as relevant as 1971 and perhaps even more popular.

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, I

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 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

You may say 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

https://www.protothema.gr/culture/article/1170245/to-imagine-tou-tzon-lenon-kleinei-ta-50-i-ebneusi-oi-epikriseis-kai-i-klironomia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)

Michael jackson-» they dont care about us»

a854395 — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:02:03 +0000

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Dubbed the «King of Pop«, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot. He is the most awarded music artist in history.

On March 31, 1996, he wrote a song named » they dont care about us». It is about human rights and mostly about those with black coloured skin. Its lyrics refer to the… apathy of the powerful of the world but also to human rights. The song acquires its own video clip and travels us to one of the poorest favelas in Rio, Donna Marta. There is, however, a second version in prison. The song returned to the forefront in 2014 and 2015, when African-Americans protested police violence against them with the slogan «Black Lives Matter».“The song is in fact about the pain of prejudice and hate and is a way to draw attention to social and political problems. I am the voice of the accused and the attacked. I am the voice of everyone. I am the skinhead, I am the Jew, I am the Black Man, I am the White Man. I am not the one who was attacking. It is about the injustices to young people and how the system can wrongfully accuse them.”

lyrics:

All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us
Don’t worry what people say, we know the truth
All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us
Enough is enough of this garbage
All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation aggravation
Everybody, allegation
In the suite on the news
Everybody, dog food
Bang-bang, shock dead
Everybody’s gone mad

All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us

Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
Jew me, sue me
Everybody, do me
Kick me, kike me
Don’t you black or white me

All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us

Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two children who love me
I’m a victim of police brutality, now (Mhhm)
I’m tired of bein” the victim of hate
Your rapin” me of my pride
Oh, for God’s sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy…
Set me free

Skin head, dead head
Everybody, gone bad
Trepidation speculation
Everybody, allegation
In the suite on the news
Everybody, dog food
Black man, black mail
Throw the brother in jail

All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us

Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible ’cause you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I’m tired of bein” the victim of shame
They’re throwin” me in a class with a bad name
I can’t believe this is the land from which I came
You know I really do hate to say it
The government don’t wanna see
But it Roosevelt was livin’, he wouldn’t let this be, no, no

Skinhead, deadhead
Everybody, gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody, litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me

All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us

Some things in life they just don’t wanna see (Ah)
But if Martin Luther was livin”
He wouldn’t let this be, no, no

Skinhead, deadhead (Yeah, yeah)
Everybody’s gone bad
Situation, segregation (Woo-hoo)
Everybody, allegation
In the suite on the news
Everybody dog food (Woo-ho)
Kick me, kike me
Don’t you wrong or right me

All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us

Listen to the song on you tube:

Sources:

https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Don%27t_Care_About_Us

https://www.michaeljackson.com/news/michael-jackson-on-the-meaning-of-the-track-they-dont-care-about-us/

The Pianist

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:43:46 +0000

The theme of the film :

Vladislav Spielman is a famous Jewish-Polish pianist who works at the Warsaw radio station. But World War II breaks out, with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. After the radio station is destroyed by explosions, Vladislav returns home where he learns that Great Britain and France has declared war on Germany. Believing that the war will end soon, he and his family celebrate the event.However, things did not go as he expected but they got worse as the Germans occupied Poland and in the following months the living conditions for the Jews became worse and their rights began to be restricted.Each family is allowed to have a minimum amount of money. Also every jew must wear an armband with the star of David to stand out while at the same time they have to accept without protest every humiliation from Germans.

ABOUT THE MOVIE:

The director of the movie is Roman Polanski and he is a French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter and actor having made films in Poland, Britain, America and France.Also the movie is based on the book of Wladyslaw Szpilman.Furthermore the protagonist is Adrien Brody.

Trailer:

Movie:https://tainio-mania.online/load/top_250_movies/o_pian_sta_the_pianist_2002/29-1-0-2597

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:48:26 +0000

Maya Angelou was catapulted into the pedestal of literary stardom as she made a great mark during the time wherein Human Rights was at the peak of influencing motivated and purpose-driven individuals.

Maya Angelou was born in the year 1928. She was renowned in the United States of America for her creative inclination on writing essays, memoirs and various forms of Poetry.

Despite her death in the year 2014, her legacy continued through the poetic work that she made in the year 1969 entitled: “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”.

The poem depicts a direct story of her earlier life phase that was disrupted at a tender state because of sexual abuse. Because of that horrendous disruption during her early life, Maya Angelou resorted to writing poetry as a means of coping from that experience and in moving forward with life, positively.

In an in-depth sense, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” features a contrasting element between two birds and in the perspective of their individual lives, wherein the first bird is free which makes it fly whenever it desires, while on the other hand, the second bird is caged which impedes it to fly freely.

In a realistic sense, in the point of view of the American society during Maya Angelou’s lifetime, the free bird is a vivid representation of the White Americans; while on the contrary, the caged bird is the visible representation of the black Americans.

Below is a portion of the impactful poem of Maya Angelou as follows:

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom.

As a means of emphasis, the holistic imagery of the poem can be greatly adapted in situations wherein the entirety of the marginalized groups are clumped in a hostage that are brought by the impartial systems, so to speak.

In entirety, “Caged Bird” gives the reader a dual challenge of both taking action and in hearing the song, clearly.

Source:

https://thepersecuted-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thepersecuted.org/human-rights-poems/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16410547769241&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=%CE%91%CF%80%CF%8C%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fthepersecuted.org%2Fhuman-rights-poems%2F

Recited here:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:00:38 +0000

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as having inspired, and paved the way for, the adoption of more than seventy human rights treaties, applied today on a permanent basis at global and regional levels (all containing references to it in their preambles).

Preamble

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,

Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,

Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,

Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,

Now, therefore,

The General Assembly,

Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

Article 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8

Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10

Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11

Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Article 12

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13

Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 14

Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 15

Everyone has the right to a nationality.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16

Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 17

Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20

Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Article 21

Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Article 22

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 23

Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26

Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Article 27

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Article 28

Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29

Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30

Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

Source: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Common Feat. Will.I.Am – A Dream

ΜΑΚΑΡΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:00:37 +0000

Listen to this song based on Martin Luther King’s famous speech:

I got a dream
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out

I got a dream
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(I have a dream) I got a dream
(That one day) That one day
(That one day) I’m a look deep within myself, I gotta find a way
(I have a dream)

My dream is to be free
My dream is to be
My dream is to be
My dream is to be free

In search of brighter days, I ride through the maze of the madness
Struggle is my address, where pain and crack lives
Gunshots coming from sounds of blackness
Given this game with no time to practice
Born on the black list, told I’m below average
A life with no cabbage
That’s no money if you from where I’m from
Funny, I just want some of your sun
Dark clouds seem to follow me
Alcohol that my pops swallowed bottled me, no apology
I walk with a boulder on my shoulder
It’s a cold war, I’m a colder soldier
Hold the same fight that made Martin Luther the King
I ain’t using it for the right thing
In between lean and the fiends, hustle and the schemes
I put together pieces of a dream, I still have one

I got a dream
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out

My dream is to be free
My dream is to be
My dream is to be
My dream is to be free

The world see me lookin” in the mirror
Images of me, gettin” much clearer
Dear self, I wrote a letter just to better my soul
If I don’t express it, then forever I hold
Inside, I’m from the side where we out of control
Rap music in the hood play the fatherly role
My story like yours, yo it gotta be told
Tryna make it from a gangsta to a godlier role
Where it scrolls and stow slaves, and Jewish people in cold cage
Hate has no color or age
Flip the page, now my race became freedom
Write dreams in the dark, they far but I can see “em
I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail
In the ghetto, let love prevail with a story to tell
My eyes see the glory, and well
The world waiting for me to yell «I Have a Dream»

I got a dream
(That one day) We gonna work it out

(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(I have a dream) I got a dream
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(That one day) We gonna work it out
(I have a dream) I got a dream
(That one day) That one day
(That one day) I’m a look deep within myself, I gotta find a way
(I have a dream)

My dream is to be free
My dream is to be
My dream is to be
My dream is to be free