I Built A Wall
from Energy In Motion by Philosofree & Optimysts
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Please watch the YouTube video of this song also on my channel:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjK8q0KGoo1hB0aQWxomMA
There are three videos about this track:
The release video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngzyYwiR3Fk
The Images Remix: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW1dRUmu-c8&t=7s
And a short explanation about how it came to be:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMUPhE0_nU&t=25s
You'd think by now in human development we'd choose leaders who are uniting, rather than dividing...
Anger and rage are also part of human energy.
Let's mobilize against walls and those who build them.
LYRICS:
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www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjK8q0KGoo1hB0aQWxomMA
There are three videos about this track:
The release video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngzyYwiR3Fk
The Images Remix: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW1dRUmu-c8&t=7s
And a short explanation about how it came to be:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMUPhE0_nU&t=25s
You'd think by now in human development we'd choose leaders who are uniting, rather than dividing...
Anger and rage are also part of human energy.
Let's mobilize against walls and those who build them.
LYRICS:
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lyrics
I built a wall; It's not very long, but it's tall – Very tall
Citizens pay, so I get my way
Stopping brown migrants from getting low pay
As a lazy white male; trust me to prevail
I am protecting us all with my tall racist wall
Yes I am protecting those behind my wall; From me…
solo instrumental
I built a wall; it’s a Mirror of my own soul
I built it tall between democracy and me
my side are too scared to challenge my party!
they know I'll knife them in the back
if they walk away from me
I built a wall; of privileged inequity
To block out anyone that’s not white and rich like me
I don’t want taxes (that I avoided paying the treasury)
funding the homeless or ethnic minorities
I built a wall; between all women and me
As I said to Billy: "Its ok for Stars like me to grab them by the p***y "
The religious conservatives support my God of hypocrisy;
stopping women making choices - about their own bodies
instrumental
I built a wall; though history shows all walls will fall;
this one's a foul ball in the long haul; yeah it’ll
stop wild critters from taking a stroll
but it won’t stop human migration at all. (they can avoid it, Doh!)
I built a wall; To protect myself from facts
So I can hide behind its wall of lies.
Twittering to myself that the world is better off,
when it's on my track
Instrumental
And when my term is over
And karma, or the New York state, catches up with me
I'll still be behind a tall wall again;
A cell wall in a penitentiary!
Instrumental
I Built a Wall!
Citizens pay, so I get my way
Stopping brown migrants from getting low pay
As a lazy white male; trust me to prevail
I am protecting us all with my tall racist wall
Yes I am protecting those behind my wall; From me…
solo instrumental
I built a wall; it’s a Mirror of my own soul
I built it tall between democracy and me
my side are too scared to challenge my party!
they know I'll knife them in the back
if they walk away from me
I built a wall; of privileged inequity
To block out anyone that’s not white and rich like me
I don’t want taxes (that I avoided paying the treasury)
funding the homeless or ethnic minorities
I built a wall; between all women and me
As I said to Billy: "Its ok for Stars like me to grab them by the p***y "
The religious conservatives support my God of hypocrisy;
stopping women making choices - about their own bodies
instrumental
I built a wall; though history shows all walls will fall;
this one's a foul ball in the long haul; yeah it’ll
stop wild critters from taking a stroll
but it won’t stop human migration at all. (they can avoid it, Doh!)
I built a wall; To protect myself from facts
So I can hide behind its wall of lies.
Twittering to myself that the world is better off,
when it's on my track
Instrumental
And when my term is over
And karma, or the New York state, catches up with me
I'll still be behind a tall wall again;
A cell wall in a penitentiary!
Instrumental
I Built a Wall!
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Philosofree & Optimysts Toronto, Ontario
Philosofree, Bob Legare, Jeff Lohn, Bob Long, Mi Cha ('Chami') , & Sam Sharkaway are
Optimysts!
Philosofree is from Australia, The Bobs and Jeff are Canadian, Sam is from Egypt and Chami is from Japan.
Together they perform an eclectic mix of harmonic songs.
Many other talented musicians from across the world have contributed to our albums, incl: Uli Marquand from Germany & Alain Valodze
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