| Bob Marley and the Wailers – Redemption Song Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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The song is incredible, coming from a man who was as white as he was black makes it even better. The first verse describes the struggle for freedom from the 400 years slavery the black race suffered and savors the victory calling on all men to celebrate with him, with us. The second verse addresses a new threat to all men, a slavery perhaps worse than any type ever seen before...Mental slavery. While freedom fighters championed the fight for black emancipation, every man must be his own hero in the fight for freedom from mental slavery. You have to be your own Martin Luther King, your own Malcolm X and your own Marcus Garvey all rolled into one... In this age of ideas men were and are getting enslaved by them. Communism vs Capitalism, Islam vs Christianity/ Atheism, Feminism vs The rest of the world.. Its all slavery. In life there are only those who want to make a difference and those who dont, All those isms dont matter. The nuclear holocaust will come when it must, the bible says so.. Flee fear of nuclear war and focus on living with a mind that is free. All who teach this suffer persecution (Was Marley not shot in his own home) they are the prophets that are being killed while we stand aside and look. |
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| Bob Marley and the Wailers – Redemption Song Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[gnomeklpto:22528] well what he is addressing in that particular line is the fear of a nuclear holocaust which is what was consuming the minds of all at that time and still is meanwhile the real issue is that while physical slavery (catching and selling of human beings) might have ended a new type had sprung up, slavery of the mind. Communism, capitalism, feminism, christianity, islam, gay rights all these banners and flags that represent ideas block reason... All idealism ought to have a human face and human feeling but as most minds are enslaved they do not. What Bob Marley is saying to all of us living in this age of ideas is "Are you master or slave to your ideas?" The people who ask mankind to see things this way are often hated and persecuted thats why the line "how long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look". as for "have no fear for atomic energy cause no of them can stop the turn", the bible speaks of a day when the doom's day clock will strike twelve. it will come when it must so it is no use living in fear. Better get your freedom from mental slavery and live a happy life. He is so right, slavery is still on and it is not restricted by skin color anymore. Every race and place has its own variety. |
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