It's hard to watch news about oppression around the world (even in our own country)... and then be confronted with a dozen other less meaningful things (Groundhog Day, celebrity gossip, Top 10 worst lists, etc.) as if everything has the same level of importance.
On the one hand, I can't do a damned thing about most evils in this world. But... I can model what goodness is. And that takes some work, because I'm certainly not 100% good. I can leave bits and pieces of me behind for future generations who will hopefully figure out that this ME-First gangsta approach to life is only ever destructive, and the only logical and practical way forward is for us to end oppression and injustice and demand that ALL humans are treated with dignity and honor as we collaborate based on shared values so that nobody lacks what they need, and that those who prosper do so with accountability and responsibility and generosity... especially toward ALL the people who took part in creating that prosperity. Man, that was a long sentence and probably broke half a dozen grammatic rules!
I don’t know you
And it’s not that I don’t care about you
We are one blood, but not one place
They named the places
After families, tribes, and themselves
To separate what we shouldn’t separate
You throw shade, they throw stones
You fling arrows, it goes on and on… and on…
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family
I don’t know you
But I read about how they failed you
They even jailed you for being yourself
It won’t affect me
At least not now, but in the future
It could come around, they could turn on me
I shoot letters, they shoot guns
I lay low, it goes on and on… and on…
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family
It’s either all of us in it together
Or one by one we’re hanging from a tree
The love of money lies it will get better
But that only works when we’re in harmony…
JAM over CHORUS
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family, we are
One blood, one race, one family…
Let there be peace.
c. 2/2/2022 #3 by Bob Young
@vegansongs Feb 2022
I love your song lyrics. We need more voices singing in songs like this one.
Thank you Earthling!
Earth- home planet for many species.
@vivalarayna Feb 2022
Such a strong write here with a clear message.
"It’s either all of us in it together/Or one by one we’re hanging from a tree/The love of money lies it will get better/But that only works when we’re in harmony…" that about sums it all up. You've handled this subject very well.