Spiritual Forum

A Hawaiian singer, Makana, had the audacity to sing this song to the world leaders gathered in Honolulu. It's basically an Occupy Wall Street anthem, reminded me of the revolutionary songs that Bob Dillan used to sing in the mid 20th century. Cheers!

Here are the lyrics:

1. We come here, gather ‘round the stage / The time has come for us to voice our rage
Against the ones who trapped us in a cage / To steal from us the value of our wage
2. From underneath the vestiture of law / The lobbyists at Washington do gnaw
At liberty; the bureaucrats guffaw / And until they are purged we won’t withdraw

Refrain

We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts / We’ll occupy the offices of you
‘Til you do / The bidding of the many, not the few

3. Our nation was built upon the right / Of every person to improve their plight
The laws of this republic they rewrite / And now the few own everything in sight
4. They own it free of liability / They own, but they are not like you and me
Their influence dictates legality / And until they are stopped we are not free

Refrain

5. You enforce your monopolies with guns / While sacrificing our daughters and sons
Well, certain things belong to everyone / You’re thievery has left the people none
6. So take heed of our notice to redress / We have little to lose we must confess
Your empty words leave us unimpressed / A growing number join us in protest

Refrain

7. You can’t divide us into sides / And, from our gaze you cannot hide
Denial serves to amplify / And our allegiance you can’t buy
8. Our government is not for sale / The banks do not deserve a bail
We won’t reward those who fail / we’ll not move ‘til we prevail

We are the many, you are the few.