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Songs for Social Change

by Aliza Hava

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1.
Water to Fire Mother was kind She gave the world to us Fed us her milk and Gave us her trust We tore her skin And bled her with desire Broken within we turned Water to Fire We took her land and Cut down her trees Poisoned the water And spread our disease Through it all She begged us to retire Her voice unheard turned Water to Fire How long will this go on? It's been far too long How long until we see We create our destiny... We stand in time With a choice to make No turning back No room for more mistakes We heard the call It's our time to rise See the truth Wipe the lies from our eyes To all the sons and daughters Let's turn our fire back into water Water to Fire
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RISE 04:01
RISE My brother’s been shot down My sister’s been battered and used My child has been handed a gun Mother’s been raped and abused We will Rise, now, stand upright We will burn like candles in the night We will learn to sing, not to fight Unless it’s for our freedom right We will hold each other’s hands Try hard to understand Liberty is our demand We are one people, one land Some live a life of illusion Not knowing of another solution As we breathe in the deadly pollution You know it’s a shame We will Rise and stand upright We will burn like candles in the night We will learn to sing, not to fight Unless it’s for our freedom right We will hold each other’s hands Try hard to understand Liberty is our demand We are one people One land
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Discover Grace I saw you standing by the road You looked so sad and alone So I took your hand Lifted up your face Saw your beautiful eyes And discovered grace Discover Discover Grace You put a penny in the palm of her hand What will a penny do to help this woman I see how you've been playing a role In healing the heart of this wounded soul Discover Discover Grace I don't know all the answers I don't know all the ways But I know in my heart These are desperate days Walking through this life I have made my mistakes But I know Those were the choices I made Those were my choices I have yet to learn To dispel the voices With the power to discern Discover Discover Grace You said you'd call me, call me To let me know how you've been But you don't owe me, owe me You don't owe me anything Discover Discover Grace
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King was a preacher man He fought the system and the Ku Klux Klan Served his time down in Birmingham Fighting all his life, he never raised a hand August 28th, 1963 He said, “I have a dream” for equality For brotherhood and justice for you and me This ain’t a Jim Crow society The Civil Rights movement was a time of revolution Open up our minds to conscious evolution So we can pave a way to a common solution Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream Dr. King lived a life of meaning He wanted to prove he wasn’t only dreaming He’d come for those who’d gone astray To teach that there’s a better way He said, “Let the Golden Rule be the rule of thumb” To love each other, everyone So we can win the war on hate Before we find that it’s too late Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream He said, “Unity is the great need of the hour” So when we come together we will surely have the power There’s a long road ahead we’ve got work to do For all oppressed people, Muslim or Jew Rich, poor, black or white We need to walk a path to light Coretta Scott King was his foundation A loving wife who helped her man rock a nation So we sing in celebration Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream He came to heal the world
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Julia (LIVE) 04:12
Julia Like an angel she rides With the sun in her eyes She's the sword Seize the prize Julia She stands like a tree While her soul dances free She's walking with me Julia And when the devil comes to take me In the darkness of the night Sister comes to save me Fire giving light And when illusions try to shake me They'll find a fight Julia From where have you come? Julia The realm of the sun Julia You're here to inspire Julia Justice and fire Naked in her dreams Spent beyond her means She's throwing down her Queens Julia Enraged at the system She calls their contradictions With conviction Conviction Julia And when the sadness overwhelms me I'm taken by despair Sister comes to save me With tender loving care And she wouldn't try to change me She'd never dare Julia From where have you come? Julia The realm of the sun Julia You're here to inspire Julia Justice and fire
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I Vote! (feat. Spiritchild) Down in Washington DC I ask, “What can my country do for me?” Greed, war, poverty Somebody tell me, how can this be? This goes out to the people of the nation Go on and get yourself to voter registration Cause it’s time for some new legislation I vote cause I know I can change things With the tip of my finger… What’s the use? Show me some proof What’s to be of me and mines if I get in this booth Good question for the ever rising youth Show me a politician who’s been telling me the truth So if you’ve got that feeling, rise up and give it Knowledge is power to the people, no limits Take no givens, expose lies hidden Turn off your tell-lie-vision And make it a good decision, Go! When the world spins out of control I think it’s time to step up to the poll Ain’t only one way to make a choice Stand up and use my voice I’m gonna call the Congress all the time Tell ‘em what’s on my mind In the Senate and the House I want a leader, not a louse Call me crazy, but it’s true It’s up to me and you So, pick up the phone, dial it in Your favorite number GOVERNMENT I Vote cause I know I can change things With the tip of my finger… I got this feeling something can change But if I do nothing then things remain same So I stimulate the brain on what they gots to say And read between the lines to figure the best way Choose your side if your gonna ride, make your claim Take nothing short of the truth, state your name For the record so they know you came Remind ‘em who you are strong, you possess no shame I Vote cause I know I can change things With the tip of my finger…

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Songs for Social Change is a thought-provoking collection of singles and early recordings featuring the rock anthems Water to Fire (a song for Standing Rock) and RISE, a song reminiscent of the protest music of the 60s. Other songs include the raw and emotional Discover Grace, an ode to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and "I Vote!" - a soulful collaboration between Hava and NYC based hip-hop artist Spiritchild.

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released June 13, 2017

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Aliza Hava Santa Cruz, California

Ethereal. Enlightening. Medicine for the soul. Aliza Hava (“aLEEza Hah-vuh”) interlaces the elements; earth and sky, fire and water. With her award-winning infusion of folk, rock, pop, and R&B, Aliza heals the tiny forgotten bits of ourselves while rekindling our memories, setting our feet on the path back home and calling us to rise into our best versions of ourselves. ... more

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