| Title: Deluded Minds Poet: Carys Jones Produced by Sonny Side Films www.thesonnyside.com Camera: Canon 7D Edit: Final Cut Pro 7 Audio: Garageband How can you see the world with your eyes half shut? Claiming you're open minded when you're anything but Held back by your prejudice, you're caught in a rut Old habits die hard but you need to come unstuck. 'Cause ignorance breeds ignorance & hatred breeds hatred It transcends generations, that's what makes me frustrated Killing innocence by planting seeds of evil Corrupted by deluded minds who say we're made unequal Things may have changed since MLK but people still hate people It's like we're trapped in the same movie & not moved on to the sequel. Twisted preachers & teachers & motivational speakers Sociopaths & leeches spitting venomous speeches We don't need them to reach us when it's hatred they teach us It's essential that we trust those who seek to enrich us. Why can't you look at the whole picture? Just seeing what you want to see & misquoting scriptures Taking them out of context & creating your own rules But if Jesus suddenly returned do you think he'd be proud of you? Neo-Nazis masquerading as politicians Say our culture's been polluted, we're losing sight of our tradition Trying to fulfil Enoch Powell's vision Preying on the vulnerable, spreading paranoia & superstition. We need to look at life from various perspectives Love, compassion & progression should be our universal objectives So we can create a space where ... |
