I visited Gaza once. It must have been in 1999.
I travelled around the Israel and the Palestinian territories. Back then it was quite peaceful.
I was only there for a day, but I got a good impression of the city centre, where I spend the afternoon. I ran into a guy on the street, who suddenly started talking to me. I guess I was the only westener around. He was engaged in the work for human rights, and really wanted to practise his english.
We talked for hours and drank tea together. He showed me around Gaza. It was in august, and the heat was killing me. So we went to the cool shade of a laundry shop, that belonged to a cousin of my host. We drank a cool coke and ate something. I can’t remember what it was.
At that time, the city was quite beautiful with green parks in the centre. Now it’s a sad mess.
I have made a lot of friends all over the world, where I have travelled. I guess it’s easy to get in contact with others, when you are all alone. You need the social dimension in your life. You don’t need war.
I think of my wonderful day in Gaza everytime I see the pictures from the conflict these days. And sometimes I feel sick and just want to go to bed. I wrote this song lying down.
The Song that Kills
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I must lie down
Whenever I
Turn on the news today
And I sometimes
Wish that someone would come
And take me to outer space
It’s in the first lines from the verse
And the chorus makes it worse
It’s inside every word of the song that kills
And as I lie
I forget
I belong to the world today
It’s in the first lines from the verse
And the chorus makes it worse
It’s inside every word of the song that kills
Hi.
This is episode 16 of One Weekly Gun.
It’s really beginning to take form this project. 16 smashing songs are already on the page. If this is your first time here, go check out all the other posts and songs here. Don’t forget to comment if you are happy, angry og something else.
These last few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about China and the Olympics 2008. Therefore I thought it was time to cover the mess in music. Also check out the song about Dalai Lama a few weeks back.
It became a very angry and hostile song – towards China. It’s important for me to say, that I haven’t got anything against the chinese people og culture. Only the governments bizzarre and childish behaviour.
The song deals also with the apathic and cooperative nature of the western region.
We Will Happily Sedate You
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We will happily sedate you.
Just sit back, enjoy the scene.
We’ll show you, that there’s nothing we can’t do.
We are a proud machine.
Here there are noone to complain to.
We don’t think much of human lifes.
We know we are the best – compared to the west.
You don’t seem to mind.
We just want everyone to start to think about us
as the new potential, as someone special.
We hold the ancient traditions and history in our soul.
That’s right soul – we’ve got one.
Excuse me Sir – my weak bladder.
I think, I will have to pee your pants.
Your smile won’t leave, when I sneeze in your sleave.
That’s what I like about you.
One on one we are not powerful.
But our weapons are in the bank.
Think of your export, before you draw your sword.
Don’t forget who to thank.
Why the hell should I set free, the ones who criticized me.
I know what’s best for us in the new west.
So swallow your tactics and tell me what you see.
Just don’t look back. The future is at our feet.
