A look of a Generation Fade
It was a movement of the people, like many times before,
Who stood up for peace and sat down for war.
They ran from the ways, the old school ways
Fight those different, kill to be saved.
These theories came straight from their minds,
Their hearts left trembling, deep down inside
Well i know, now know, i know , now know…what lies beneath…
These views may change if we all walk this way
The youth steer the ship as this generation fades.
Let’s move to the middle, embrace one and all,
See the beauty through the skin of the Aboriginal.
If your friend has fear, then help him to heal,
Show him that difference gives this world its appeal.
Well we are so lucky today
The earth as our playground – it’s culture to amaze.
Well i know now know i know now know… what lies beneath…
These views may change if we all walk this way
The youth steer the ship as this generation fades…
[Xavier Rudd, “Generation Fade” dall’album “Food in the Belly”, Universal, 2005]
Xavier Rudd, classe 1978, è un cantante, cantautore e polistrumentista australiano di genere indie/folk rock. Lui e i suoi ben sedici strumenti che suona con rara maestria, sono molto apprezzati in Australia (sua terra natia) e Nord America. Suo tratto distintivo, oltre alla maestria strumentale, l’impegno e la consapevolezza nel trattare attraverso i suoi testi, temi socialmente importanti e condivisi come l’ambientalismo, i diritti dei popoli aborigeni e, come nel caso di “Generation fade”, l’invito rivolto alle nuove generazioni ormai “sbiadite”, “sfocate”, a farsi largo in questa nebbia e tornare alla luce, condividendo gli stessi ideali di giustizia rispetto e fratellanza.
Via http://www.myspace.com/xavierrudd
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