Labi Siffre - "Something Inside So Strong"
Yishay Mor <y.mor-xaKI+XbQf9Vaa/[email protected]> Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:36:34 +0100
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For the last two years we have been living in London. My son (age 8) has
had the fortune to attend a wonderful school here. Not a democratic
school, nor any other "special" school. Just a regular state school in
the London Borough of Camden, led be very special people.
Last week was his last at this school. At their leavers assembly, the
children sang "Something Inside So Strong" by Labi Siffre. I was so
moved by these words, that I decided to share them with you. I find them
so very relevant to our part of the world, but perhaps that's because
they are relevant to any part of the world.
I wish for the day I'll hear these words sung by school children in
Arabic and Hebrew.
http://www.so-strong.com/archives/music/lyrics/05_so_strong.htm
Yishay Mor
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The taller I become<br>
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The faster I will run<br>
You can deny me<br>
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No matter 'cause there's<br>
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Something inside so strong<br>
I know that I can make it<br>
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong<br>
You thought that my pride was gone... oh no<br>
There's something inside so strong<br>
Something inside so strong<br>
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The more you refuse to hear my voice<br>
The louder I will sing<br>
You hide behind walls of Jericho<br>
Your lies will come tumbling<br>
Deny my place in time<br>
You squander wealth that's mine<br>
My light will shine so brightly it will blind you<br>
Because there's<br>
<br>
Something inside so strong<br>
I know that I can make it<br>
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong<br>
You thought that my pride was gone... oh no<br>
There's something inside so strong<br>
Something inside so strong<br>
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Brothers and sisters<br>
When they insist we're just not good enough<br>
Well, we know better<br>
Just look 'em in the eyes and say<br>
We're gonna do it anyway<br>
We're gonna do it anyway<br>
because there's<br>
<br>
Something inside so strong<br>
I know that I can make it<br>
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong<br>
You thought that my pride was gone... oh no<br>
There's something inside so strong<br>
Something inside so strong</font></p>
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