We Are The Ones :: Will.i.Am

OBAMA!!! OBAMA!!

he won. we did it! i'm still celebrating. i'm so excited to finally have a president that i am proud of and will be proud of and can trust. i am proud to say he is MY president.

OBAMA!!! OBAMA!!

this is MY America. YOUR america. OUR America.

there has been a lot of political tension on my campus surrounding the elections and it has been extremely frustrating and annoying, but the fact of the matter still remains. Obama is our president. no amount of bitching, whining, complaining, lamenting, etc. can change that fact and i am so freaking excited to have been a part of this movement for change. and it won't stop. we will keep moving and growing and learning and loving and things are going to get better.

WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!



We Are The Ones :: Will.i.Am

(Obama, Obama)

We can change the world, na, na, na
We can change the world
I would like to see a cleaner earth for my child that I am bringing into the world very soon

(Obama, Obama)
I think that it's time for change
I want a better future for my children

(Obama, Obama)
I would like out environment to be safe

Es es nuestro America
Mi America
Tu America

This is our America
Mi America
My America
Tu America
Your America
America Nosotros

(Obama, Obama)
Someone can actually make a difference in my generation

(Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama)
I would like to see us in a world without fear
Basically, I would just like the war to end
I would like the rest of the world to think highly of our wonderful country

Down To You :: Nina Storey

Happy Voting!!!!

Here are some songs to accompany your day at the polls :)

First up: Nina Storey. She's a Colorado native and an amazing female musician. I had the opportunity to see her a couple of summers ago at an outdoor music festival (she was one of a few openers for Ani Fucking DiFranco!). So, because this day is about how each and every one of us has an important job to do today - and that is vote.

It's our duty to make a difference!!!



And if this song isn't enough, what about some babies?


And if little babies for Obama doesn't warm your heart, maybe a rap about change will...


Get out and BARACK THE VOTE!!!!!!

Drunken Lullabies :: Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly is a kickass Irish punk band. They actually formed in LA, which I think is kinda funny. The band is actually named after the bar, Molly Malone's, that the band would play in weekly when they first started. They joked that they felt like they were "flogging it to death," and named their band "Flogging Molly." Ha. Ha. So far, Flogging Molly has put out three studio albums, and several live CDs. Their newest CD will be Float, coming out sometime in 2008.

As you can guess from their genre, they combine traditional Irish music with punk rock. And what a tasty combination it is. In true punk rock fashion, a lot of their songs are anti-establishment, which I'm down for. This song, Drunken Lullabies, is off of their second cd, also titled Drunken Lullabies. This particular song is one of the first Flogging Molly tunes I ever heard, and it still holds a special place in my heart. It's one of my favorite songs to rock out to.



Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To glisten once again
Five hundred years like Gelignite
Have blown us all to hell
What savior rests while on his cross we die
Forgotten freedom burns
Has the Shepard led his lambs astray
to the bigot and the gun

Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To glisten once again
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies

I watch and stare as Rosin`s eyes
Turn a darker shade of red
And the bullet with this sniper lie
In their bloody gutless cell
Must we starve on crumbs from long ago
Through these bars of men made steel
Is it a great or little thing we fought
Knelt the conscience blessed to kill

Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To glisten once again
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies

Ah, but maybe it`s the way you were taught
Or maybe it`s the way we fought
But a smile never grins without tears to begin
For each kiss is a cry we all lost
Though there is nothing left to gain
But for the banshee that stole the grave
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies

I sit in and dwell on faces past
Like memories seem to fade
No colour left but black and white
And soon will all turn grey
But may these shadows rise to walk again
With lessons truly learnt
When the blossom flowers in each our hearts
Shall beat a new found flame

Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To glisten once again
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies
Singin' drunken lullabies