Re: Labi Siffre - "Something Inside So Strong"

Labi Siffre - "Something Inside So Strong"
Very romantic and very idealistic, Yishai, but how do suggest we should defend ourselves ?

Besides that I'm against coercing children to do things adults want them to do -- not in London, not in Jerusalem, and not in Bethlehem . . . etc.

We must teach freedom in freedom -- not indoctrination . . . then we will have peace !!

For a better world !!
~ David Rovner

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Yishay Mor 
  To: [email protected] ; democratic-schools-israel 
  Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:36 AM
  Subject: [democratic-schools-israel] Labi Siffre - "Something Inside So Strong"


  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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          Something Inside So Strong
          (From the CD - "So Strong")

          The higher you build your barriers
          The taller I become
          The further you take my rights away
          The faster I will run
          You can deny me
          You can decide to turn your face away
          No matter 'cause there's

          Something inside so strong
          I know that I can make it
          Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
          You thought that my pride was gone... oh no
          There's something inside so strong
          Something inside so strong

          The more you refuse to hear my voice
          The louder I will sing
          You hide behind walls of Jericho
          Your lies will come tumbling
          Deny my place in time
          You squander wealth that's mine
          My light will shine so brightly it will blind you
          Because there's

          Something inside so strong
          I know that I can make it
          Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
          You thought that my pride was gone... oh no
          There's something inside so strong
          Something inside so strong

          Brothers and sisters
          When they insist we're just not good enough
          Well, we know better
          Just look 'em in the eyes and say
          We're gonna do it anyway
          We're gonna do it anyway
          because there's

          Something inside so strong
          I know that I can make it
          Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
          You thought that my pride was gone... oh no
          There's something inside so strong
          Something inside so strong