A Song of Reflection

Whilst hoping from video to video on YouTube, I stumbled upon this song. It was an English-translated and dubbed version of the song, which made it a lot easier to understand; well, not specifically easier – it helped in giving a more profound impact to the video.

One of the things that really stood out was the meaning behind the song, continuous references to the coloring of humans and the earth by humans. To be specific, the lyrics referring to the one-sided parasitic nature of humans in using the Earth really hit hard for me. After thinking about it and applying to the current world, where humans are draining the natural resources of the planet at an ever-increasing rate, the song does really nail the use of the Earth by humans. Images of open pit mines, exhaust from factories, factory runoff, slash and burn logging, oil drilling and more flashed through my mind in my reflection of the song and how true it is. In addition, the lyrics about humans using other humans had massive truth to them. From the presence of unfair, dictatorial regimes to sweatshop labor, to the countless fraudulent people that emerged in the global economic crisis we see examples of humans tainting other humans everywhere. After reflecting about how the lyrics applied to real life I decided to reflect upon how we help the planet and abused humans. We have organizations such as the WWF and our own Environment Clubs that help to return to the Earth in anyway we can. We also have activist such as Amnesty International fighting for equal rights and end of discrimination as well as the countless protesters against the dictatorial regimes in the Middle East and world wide. It made me realize that although we the Earth and other humans more than we can ever dream to imagine, there are still those who try to return and give back. All of that from a song; give it a listen if you will, and afterwards take a moment to reflect.