Greetings family, I wanted to share the story behind my next single release.This is a powerful song for me and one that I feel is relevant to share at this time.
When Covid hit I came across a video of how chocolate is produced and the people involved in that process. I was struck by the massive inequality and the amount of money the growers and harvesters of the cacao were paid compared to the business owners at the top of the chain. The price that the growers get paid is set by the government who have ties with the business owners at the top, and they set the price very low so that they can reap as much of the rewards as possible leaving little to nothing for the very foundation, the farmers.
After watching I was left feeling heavy in my heart and in isolation from the world, at a time when it all seemed very confusing. The song started to come through that day as a result of what I was feeling inside combined with what I had been learning at that time from the teachings of His Majesty Haile Selassie.
This song is not an easy song to sing, but I feel it is my responsibility to my listeners to sing from an authentic and true place. Fast forward to today I was struck again by what is happening to Women in Iran and by what I saw of the revolution happening there. It moved me to tears and a voice inside said that this song wants to be in the world to assist us in this movement towards freedom and liberation in these times.
This song is not about the production of chocolate or the women in Iran this is a call to all of us throughout the world to awaken to the deeper love and care that is within us, do not be disheartened by the challenges we face but rise in love, as His Majesty said “We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, and owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations, but to our fellow men and women within the human community”.
Much love and blessings to you all
x Sam
LYRICS:
When will we wake up
To their lies and their deceit yeah
Oh what have we become
Another part in their machine yeah
So long our hopeful days
Well they have broken our dreams yeah
No more can we paint our fate
Well they are spreading their disease yeah
Oh but don’t you go give up
Your life it has a meaning yeah
Don’t let your heart be stopped
Whoah oh oh, it must continue beating yeah yeah
Why they make us cry oh (cry oh)?
Why they make us cry (ooh ooh why)?
Why they make us cry oh?
Well I don’t know
But I will go my way
When will we become
What we know we are meant to be yeah
Are we too busy on the run
That we hardly even see yeah
Oh no more can we watch and wait
This is more than just a feeling
Why do we give when all they take
Oh whose media we believe in
Yeah, but don’t you go give up
Oh oh oh your life it has a meaning
Yeah don’t let your heart be stopped
Oh oh oh it must continue beating
Oh yes ooh yeah yeah
Why they make us cry oh? (cry oh)
Why they make us cry? (ooh ooh cry)
Why they make us cry oh?
Well I don’t know
But I will hope someday (someday)
Whoah nanananana
Yeah yeah (someday)
Whoah nanananana
(Ooh ooh ooh)
Come my way
Oh I say
Don’t you play
That old game no more
Why they make us cry oh? (cry oh)
Why they make us cry? (ooh ooh cry)
Why they make us cry oh?
Well I don’t know
But I will hope
That we will come to know
Oh soon someday (someday)
CREDITS:
Sam Garrett - Guitar and vocals
Keith Tsukamaki - keys, guitar and bass
Sam Ites - drums & percussion
Jennifer Kae - Backing vocals
Sri Ram - Flute
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Special thanks to Luc Nap from Design The Mind Creative Agency for the beautiful lyric video.
IG - @luc.nap
IG - @designthemind.co
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