(Spacehey Repost, idk why it looks so ugly, dont really care)
This is a song I've been writing inspired by Gil Scott-Heron's 1971 famous track ''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' regarding the topic of social conscience towards media and the state. I've written some parts in english and italian. let me know what you think, i fear it might be blatant, it's not meant to be too erudite but i don't want it to sound too simple either.
ritornello means chorus, i made both an italian and english one that match the same rhyming scheme at the end of each verse, not too sure about the english one. it's quite incomplete for now but i wanted to share
the revolution will not be televised on fox news
the moment when people decide to no longer follow the rules
and let all the fools be fooled, but not themselves to be ruled
by a man locked in a room with the sole intention to be cruel
cause the statement that cash rules might be realistic
i won't stand for some sadistic pig's sick
plan for this world, for this earth that i'm sure'll
become the grave in which i twist and twirl
next to all the rest of you, cold and naked
locked in fetal position waiting to be taken
by the god that we all look up to that has shaken
the moral compass so far that now we're left to be forsaken
who to pray, who to plead, to who shall we ask forgiveness?
for something that we haven't done but to which we are all witnesses
i sit restless in my chair staring at the tv screen
desensitized to everything that i've already seen
this obscene scenery paints the picture of our today
there's only blood on the palette leaving a permanent stain
innocent souls sacrificed in the name of cash
be grateful for everyday cause it might be your be your last
villages rifled with rifles pointed at your head
survival is unlikely in the moments ahead
no amount of words can describe how a life can go by so fast
be grateful for everyday cause it might be your last
to unfathomable actions greed can compel
look in the eyes of the undead like dante in hell
never forget the lives of those who now have passed
be grateful for everyday cause it might be your last
six feet underground or sick meat on the ground
pay homage even to the grave with a name unfound
wichever beleif, sit in a mosque or attend sunday mass
be grateful for everyday cause it might be your last
ritornello:
the revolution will not be televised for what is evil
must be compromised by the united mind of the people,
we'll stand together forever so get out and put your hands up
clenched fist fighting for justice before this ends up
becoming human rights not being taken for granted,
granted, that's a reality in parts of the earth we stand in
so never forget that we're also the ones who get to draw
on this bloody canvas a better world before the last straw
----
la rivoluzione non sarà trasmessa su canale 5
nel momento in cui legge e crimine non più si disntigue
nel momento in cui chi ci protegge inizia a delinquere
e ad un certo punto la gente inizia a reagire a fin di estinguere
la tua.. stirpe di bruti grotteschi in divise nere
sprangando tutti nei teschi con manganellate severe
al ragazzo, studente e civile (che) esercita diritto
di aprire bocca e cessare di stare zitto [per come è scritto]
la gente si fascia gli occhi con fasci sporchi di fasci e porci
a fin di non farci esporci dai portici ed eventualmente porci
dubbi, alcun interrogativo correlato
a ciò che sta accadendo davanti ai nostri occhi in questo stato
ma tu stringi il nastro del fascio e dormi
mica siamo ebrei in fila indiana andando verso i forni
dormi, procedi e fai il perfetto cittadino
che ogni secondo che passa al regime sei più vicino
ritornello:
dormi, [scotchati gli occhi con nastro adesivo]
dormi, (di aprire la finestra non ne hai motivo)
dormi, [lasciati andare che non fai differenza
nega il genocidio che permane sulla tua coscienza]
dormi, (farti domande non ti conviene)
dormi, [chi dubita si spara droga nelle vene]
dormi, (che la notte dura a tutt'orologio
e se non ti svegli più ti dò un premio e ti elogio)
.
la rivoluzione non sarà trasmessa su rete 4
nel momento in cui si sente solo una parte del fatto
solo una parte del discorso, in cui si è ricorso a violenza
sempre di più giustificata da false retoriche senza
fondamento, sento da fuori l'ovattato lamento
di bambini senzatetto sepolti sotto il cemento
nella loro tomba scavata da missili e razzi
affondare nella terra e spontaneamente cremarsi
...

ciao
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