Get Up STand Up Tonight i went to a forum entitled Artivism; Art and Activism. An amazing guitarist strung out his songs with lyrics that spoke to my heart. They reminded me of an old Holly Near Vinyl me and Neil listened to one time. God what beautiful lyrics.


IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS YOUSO I'LL KEEP DOING THE WORK YOU WERE DOING AS IF I WERE TWOI'LL BE A STUDENT OF LIFE, A SINGER OF SONGSA FARMER OF FOOD AND A RIGHTER OF WRONGIT COULD HAVE BEEN ME, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS YOUAND IT MAY BE ME DEAR SISTERS AND BROTHERBEFORE WE ARE THROUGHBUT IF YOU CAN WORK FOR FREEDOMFREEDOM, FREEDOM, FREEDOMIF YOU CAN WORK (LIVE, DIE, SING) FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO

STUDENTS IN OHIO AT KENT AND JACKSON STATESHOT DOWN BY A NAMELESS ( or VICIOUS) FIRE ONE EARLY DAY IN MAYSOME PEOPLE CRIED OUT ANGRY YOU SHOULD HAVE SHOT MORE OF THEM DOWNBUT YOU CAN'T BURY YOUTH MY FRIENDYOUTH GROWS THE WHOLE WORLD ROUNDCHORUS;IF YOU CAN DIE FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO

THE JUNTA BROKE THE FINGERS ON VICTOR JARA'S HANDSTHEY SAID TO THE GENTLE POET "PLAY YOUR GUITAR NOW IF YOU CAN"VICTOR STARTED SINGING BUT THEY BROUGHT HIS BODY DOWNYOU CAN KILL THAT MAN BUT NOT HIS SONGWHEN IT'S SUNG THE WHOLE WORLD ROUND

IF YOU CAN SING FOR FREEDOM I CAN TOO

A WOMAN IN THE JUNGLE SO MANY WARS AWAYSTUDIES LATE INTO THE NIGHT, DEFENDS THE VILLAGE IN THE DAYALTHOUGH HER SKIN IS GOLDEN LIKE MINE WILL NEVER BEHER SONG IS HEARD AND I KNOW THE WORDSAND I'LL SING THEM UNTIL SHE'S FREECHORUS:IF YOU CAN LIVE FOR FREEDOM I CAN  ¶ 10:53 PM