Damien Rice is an Irish songwriter that visited Burma in July 2004, after his visit, he wrote "Unplayed Piano" with Lisa Hannigan a song for Aung San Suu Kyi.
The single was released in 2005.
Damien Rice said, “I prefer not to interfere too much with what is going on in the world, but when someone has been thrown into a hole and they ask you to throw down a rope, I am happy to look for a rope, especially for a woman of such grace.”
On June 19th 2009, Burma's democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, celebrated her 64th birthday. She spent her birthday alone under house arrest. She has been in detention now for more than 15years. Her phone line is cut and her post is intercepted. Armed soldiers do not allow visitors to come close to Aung San Suu Kyi.
Come and see me
Sing me to sleep
Come and free me
Or hold me if i need to weep
Or maybe it's not the season
Or maybe it's not the year
Or maybe there's no good reason
Why i'm locked up inside
Just cause they wanna hide me
The moon goes bright
The darker they make my night
Unplayed pianos
Are often by a window
In a room where nobody loved goes
She sits alone with her silent song
Somebody bring her home
Unplayed piano (unplayed piano)
Still holds a tune (still holds a tune)
Lock on the lid (years, years pass by)
In a stale, stale room (in the changing of the moon)
Maybe it's not that easy (too many windows)
Or maybe it's not that hard (in a stale, stale room)
Maybe they could release me (stale, stale room)
Let the people decide
I've got nothing to hide
I've done nothing wrong
So why've i been here so long?
Unplayed pianos
Are often by a window
In a room where nobody loved goes
She sits alone with her silent song
Somebody bring her home
Unplayed pianos
Are often by a window
In a room where nobody loved goes
She sits alone with her silent song
Somebody bring her home
Unplayed piano (unplayed piano)
Still holds a tune
Years pass by
In the changing of the moon
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