Sunday, October 16, 2011

Songs I Love: Michael Franti - Hey World (Don't Give Up)


Tell me why the grass was greener,
Years ago, I swear, it used to grow here,
But no more here.

Tell me why on this hill,
All the birds they used to come to fly here,
Come to die here.

Tell me why I need to know,
Sometimes I wish I didn't have to know
All you've shown me.

Hey world, what you say,
Should I stick around for another day or two?
Don't give up on me, I won't give up on you.
Just believe in me like I believe in you.

Tell me why, on the corner,
All the kids that used to come to run here,
Load their guns here.

And tell me why it's okay to kill in the name of the Gods we pray,
Tell me who said it's okay to die in the name of the lies we say,
Tell me why there's child soldiers,
Tell me why they close the borders,
Tell me how to fight disease, and
Tell me now, won't you please

The only thing I want to do
Is to be in the arms of someone who
Believes in me, like I believe in you

And I say
Hey world what you say,
Should I stick for around for another day
Hey world what you say,
Should I stick for around for another day
Hey world what you say,
Should I stick for around for another day or two?

Don't give up on me, I won't give up
And I try, try, try, try,
I try, try, try, try,
On you
Don't give up on me
And I cry, cry, cry, cry,
I cry, cry, cry, cry,
You
Just believe in me like I believe

Hey world, what you say
Hey world, what you say
Hey world, what you say
Should I stick around for another day
Hey world, what you say
Should I stick around for another day or two?

Don't give up on me, I won't give up on you
Just believe in me like I believe in you

Don't give up on me

Hey world, what you say
Hey world, what you say
Hey world, what you say
Hey world, what you say? 

<3 This is Love.

3 comments:

  1. hm. very true.. the world is a wreck,I wish I lived in the late 1800's.. or the medieval era.. heehe.. with the milkmaid braids, in a house with a windmill, milking goats, eating cheese. when life was simple.. no education, no factories.. no television.. :)



    about your comment, we live in a tropical country and we're located not at the center but just near the equator.. so it's really warm here and storms and floods are typical :)

    I wish to keep in touch, but my phone access only facebook for free.. haha so if you have facebook, let me know. :D

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  2. What a gorgeous song xxxx
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  3. I don't watch the news very much so I don't know what really is going on even in this country.. We are a Democratic country but don't feel it because a lot of people, even journalists get killed when they 'speak' up.. no changes happen unless there are other countries' intervention..

    If I do watch television, I'd rather watch movies and tv dramas and disney shows..

    speaking of disney shows, do you know That's So Raven? that's the last tv show I loved in disney.. today, disney tv shows arent as funny and their punchlines are a bit cliche already..

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