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Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Peace on Earth by U2
Heaven on Earth
We need it now
I'm sick of all of this
Hanging around
Sick of sorrow
Sick of pain
Sick of hearing again and again
That there's gonna be
Peace on Earth
Where I grew up
There weren't many trees
Where there was we'd tear them down
And use them on our enemies
They say that what you mock
Will surely overtake you
And you become a monster
So the monster will not break you
It's already gone too far
Who said that if you go in hard
You won't get hurt
Jesus could you take the time
To throw a drowning man a line
Peace on Earth
Tell the ones who hear no sound
Whose sons are living in the ground
Peace on Earth
No whos or whys
No-one cries like a mother cries
For peace on Earth
She never got to say goodbye
To see the colour in his eyes
Now he's in the dirt
Peace on Earth
They're reading names out over the radio
All the folks the rest of us won't get to know
Sean and Julia, Gareth, Ann and Breda
Their lives are bigger, than any big idea
Jesus can you take the time
To throw a drowning man a line
Peace on Earth
To tell the ones who hear no sound
Whose sons are living in the ground
Peace on Earth
Jesus this song you wrote
The words are sticking in my throat
Peace on Earth
Hear it every Christmas time
But hope and history won't rhyme
So what's it worth?
This peace on Earth
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth
Lyrics source: www.U2.com
Monday, 7 June 2010
A call for World Peace
PEACE TODAY music by Faith Rivera
From the CD "Maluhia ~ Everyday Peace"
___________ Lyrics ____________
Peace is the promise I make today
There's nothing greater for me to say
Than to lay down my fears
Lay down unhappiness
And surrender to
The peace I choose today
Peace is the gift that I give today
No easy shortcut, Peace is the way
I will lay down my pride
Lay down self-righteousness
And surrender to
The peace I choose today
My all, I give My love for all
Peace is the reason we're here today
No accident, we've been by name
Called to lay down our lives
Stand up for greater good
And surrender to the peace we choose today
Peace, we choose - today
Peace, we bring - today
Peace, we live oh-today
Peace today
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PEACE TODAY music by Faith Rivera
From the CD "Maluhia ~ Everyday Peace"
___________ Lyrics ____________
Peace is the promise I make today
There's nothing greater for me to say
Than to lay down my fears
Lay down unhappiness
And surrender to
The peace I choose today
Peace is the gift that I give today
No easy shortcut, Peace is the way
I will lay down my pride
Lay down self-righteousness
And surrender to
The peace I choose today
My all, I give My love for all
Peace is the reason we're here today
No accident, we've been by name
Called to lay down our lives
Stand up for greater good
And surrender to the peace we choose today
Peace, we choose - today
Peace, we bring - today
Peace, we live oh-today
Peace today
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Sunday, 6 June 2010
Damien Rice- Unplayed Piano, a song for Aung San Suu Kyi
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
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
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi- Nobel Peace Prize 1991
Aung San Suu Kyi is the only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She was awarded the Peace Prize in 1991 for "her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights".
Aung San Suu Kyi biography
watch her profile
For more about Action Burma
Aung San Suu Kyi biography
watch her profile
For more about Action Burma
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