I was recently going through some old CDs of mine and came across this song. It's "We Shall Be Free" by Garth Brooks and it hit me that there is a lot of things in this song that speak to what we are fighting for here.
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This is the cleanest video I can find, it's a live version.
When the last child cries for a crust of bread,
When the last man dies for just words that he said,
When there's shelter over the poorest head,
We shall be free,
When the last thing we notice is the color of skin,
And the first thing we look for is the beauty within,
When the skies and the oceans are clean again,
Then we shall be free,
We shall be free,
We shall be free,
So stand straight,
Walk proud,
'Cause we shall be free,
When we're free to love anyone we choose,
When this worlds big enough for all different views,
When we're all free to worship from our own kind of pew,
Then we shall be free,
We shall be free,
We shall be free,
Have a little faith,
Hold out,
'Cause we shall be free,
And when money talks for the very last time,
And nobody walks a step behind,
When there's only one race and that's mankind,
Then we shall be free,
We shall be free,
Listen to what I'm saying to you,
We shall be free,
Cause every night and day I pray it's true,
Together,
Forever,
We shall be free,
We shall be free,
We shall be free,
Stand straight,
Have a little faith,
Walk proud,
Hold out,
We shall be free,
Listen to what I'm sayin' to you,
We shall be free,
Every night and day I pray it's true,
Together,
Forever,
We shall be free,
Emphasis mine.
It just seems to me that music always brings me back to a point in my life where decisions were made and a path was chosen. I know this isn't a diary about Afghanistan or Health Care, but there are ideas that everyone on this site is fighting for everyday. It's hard sometimes that we need to remind ourselves that we are all on the same side here. Let's all remember that.
We will get what we dream for, it will take time.
We Shall Be Free
Are there other songs that you remember, that are similar?