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One Day
02:48
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One day
It won't matter anymore
one day it won't matter anymore
cause one day we'll all see so much more than the surface of things
and I'm gonna be there
when the change comes in
one day
I ain't gonna hurt anymore
one day
I ain't gonna hurt any more
one day
the whole world ain't gonna hurt anymore
and I'm gonna be there
when the change comes in
'cause one day
I ain't gonna cry anymore
one day I ain't gonna cry anymore
'cause one day
we'll all see so much more then the surface of things
and I'm gonna be there
and I hope you'll be there
'cause I'm gonna be there
when the change comes in
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Say Something
05:46
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Shout a little louder now, I can't hear you over the sirens
helicopters overhead and all the silent people around me...
say something
but an image speaks a thousand words
so they'll put the camera in your face
as the undercover police insight a riot
and it comes up the news weeks later but for now they can deny it so
shout shout shout
all we can do is shout out
shout shout shout shout out for now...
sitting on the median next to a highway blocked by riot police
thinking about old times, wondering when I'm gonna see you again
always the same faces at our picnic demonstrations and I'm beginning to feel like being here is....
sigh...
Yes we are here to vent our frustrations,
to wait for the teargas with calm acceptance,
to run when it comes and dance to some reggae
and catch all our buses on time
we are all islands surrounded
we sit on the sidewalk, have lunch , throw some rocks
and catch all our buses on time
sitting on the median next to a graveyard full of riot police
thinking about old times, wondering when I'm gonna see you again
always the same faces at our picnic demonstrations and I'm beginning to feel like being here is....
meh...yeah...hmmm...
sigh...
and if this is what security means
security means I have to leave this country
if this is what prosperity means then bury me or carry me away
bury me or carry me away...
and I'm looking in the eyes of a man who's learned to see me as nothin'
I'm looking in the eyes of a man who's looking right through me
I'm looking in the eyes of a man who could've been you
I'm looking in the eyes of a man who could've been you...
could've been you
could've been you who
could've been who could've been
you...
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Is This Just
05:30
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Montreal Deconstruction
04:52
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The Privilege Song
04:45
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It's A Long Way Down
02:39
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Said it's a long
oh it's a long
yes it's a long way down, but I'm going , woah...
and it's a long
oh it's a long
yes it's a long way down, but I'm going , woah...
they say all roads lead to freedom
and all roads lead to somewhere worth going...(x2)
if only I knew
if only I knew where home was
I wouldn't be by this riverside crying
don't wanna be by this riverside crying
but if all roads lead to home
if all roads lead to home
I needn't be by this riverside crying
don't wanna be by this riverside crying
ain't gonna stay by this riverside crying...
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Kyra Shaughnessy Waterville, Québec
Kyra Shaughnessy’s music and writing invoke presence and awakening. Of mixed heritage, born, raised and unschooled in Québec, composing in multiple languages across genres, Kyra’s work represents a unifying vision of humanity through an artistic practice grounded in a holistic perspective of healing and respect for the interconnectedness of all life. ... more
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Manawan 2014
by Partenaires pour la Paix
An amazing project I participated in with four other singer-songwriters in 2014
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By the Light of the Dark Moon
by Ayla Nereo
One of my go-to inspiration artists!
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yet another of my go-to inspiration artists!
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