Refugees
Many congratulations to Char on winning last month's challenge and setting the thought provoking challenge of Passages for this month.
With the atrocities in the Ukraine being at the forefront of this time, my interpretation of Passages is to base it on the corridors of exits for the Ukrainian people.
Lyrics will be added to the comment
They tramp along their weary way
Possessions they have none
Forced to seek another life
Until the war is done
A passage to a safer place
Is all that they can crave
A race to flee oppressive ones
To cheat an early grave
Freedom’s all the people want
A passage to release
Some hope for all their little ones
To live a life in peace
Leaving all they know behind
Dodging all the shells
Racing to the borderline
Escaping from war’s hell
Leave their homes and family
To find another world
All because they want to save
Their little boys and girls
A passage through the mountains
A passage over seas
A route to flee the tyrants
In an effort to be free
The passages are few and far
Away from battle’s scars
Where people need to know they’ll be Recieved with open arms
Freedom’s all the people want
A passage to release
Some hope for all their little ones
To live a life in peace
Freedom’s all the people want
A passage to release
Some hope for all their little ones
To live a life in peace
They tramp along their weary way
Possessions they have none
Forced to seek another life
Until the war is done
Nice one Huw; this is clearly a very important topic at the moment (and indeed at most times, too, sadly) and you perfectly sum up the emotions these poor souls must be feeling. The black and white video adds to the atmosphere. The only other song about refugees I know is by the mighty Van Der Graaf Generator. By the way, on a more prosaic note, love the Argus t-shirt, it has always been one of my favourite albums. Cheers.
Thanks Phil. It is a very important topic and the only thing I can personally do about it is write a song.
Argus is also one of my all time favourite albums. Cheers
Difficult topic but has to be done! I couldn’t really imagine writing about anything else this month.
Hi Simon. Your comment did work after all.
Really well crafted Huw. Such an unimaginable nightmare….. very well done
Thank you Cath. Yes it certainly is an unimaginable situation. Let’s hope that sense will be seen very soon
Very emotive lyrics and very reflective of how horrific the situation is. The musical accompaniment is a perfect match of the tone of message.
This is such a powerful song Huw – a very pertinent response to the challenge given the daily news stories.
Thanks Bec. It is such a heartbreaking sight to see people abandoning their homes and belongings. There’s not that much as an aging musician that I can do about it other than write a song to try and highlight the situation
Thanks Paul. I just feel it’s something that I need to sing out about as there’s not much else I can do.
You did your bit beautifully.
Powerful song Huw – as ever a memorable melody given great depth by the lyric ??
Thank you Lance and Alan. I really appreciate your comments
It would take a heart of stone not to be moved by the reports & images we’ve seen recently, Huw. You express your feelings so emotively through your song. Let’s hope there’s peace before too long.
Thank you Suzanne. Yes peace as soon as posssible is all we can hope for