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Songs for Social Change, Volume 4

by RAWA (Renaissance Artists and Writers Association)

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Mary Lou Fulton - Not Going Back (I Don't Think So) 03:26
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NOT GOING BACK Lyrics by Mary Lou Fulton Music by Mary Lou Fulton and Rob Seals VERSE 1 I hear we gotta get back to The time when things were good When America was great The world worked like it should Before we get too caught up In faded photographs Do we really want to Go back to the past Back to the kitchen Back in the closet Back to the end of the line Just keep your mouth shut Do as you’re told Everything’s gonna be fine CHORUS I don’t think so I don’t think so The good old days weren’t so good for me How bout you? I don’t think so I don’t think so Oh no we’re not going back I don’t think so V2 When people cross the border Oh fear for our lives Nothing but invaders With guns and bombs and knives They’re talking about my mama Been here since she was nine Proudly waves the flag On the Fourth of July She hears back to the shadows Back where you came from Back to the end of the line Stop with the Spanish Just pick the crops Everything’s gonna be fine CHORUS 2 I don’t think so I don’t think so The good old days weren’t so good for me How bout you? I don’t think so I don’t think so Oh no we’re not going back V3 I hear that what we look like Doesn’t matter anymore How come all the same folks End up scrubbing the floors Police shoots the Black man Always an accident Nothing wrong with the system Obama was president So go back to the projects Back to the hustle Back to the back of the bus [I don’t think so] Just keep your mouth shut Do as you’re told Stop making such a fuss [I don’t think so] Back to the kitchen Back in the closet Back to the end of the line [I don’t think so] Back to the shadows Back where you came from Back to another time CHORUS I don’t think so I don’t think so The good old days weren’t so good for me How bout you? I don’t think so I don’t think so Oh no we’re not going back Oh no we’re not going back We’re not going back We’re not going back We’re not going back We’re not going back I don’t think so
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Jason Baker - Something That's Never Been Done Before 03:24
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can dance and we can sing We can do most anything We can make real magic when we try We can think and we can feel We can get behind the wheel We can steer a course into the sky We're going to make things how they ought to be For the first time in history We're going to do something that's never been done before We can hear and we can see We can know what ought to be We can tell the truth from the lies We can start to stop right now We can make that sacred vow We can see a new world on the rise We're going to make things how they ought to be For the first time in history We're going to do something that's never been done before We're going to do something that's never been done before Save the world, then we'll do some more We will pick and we will choose We will be nice if you lose We will be there to help you find your way We will work to make it right We will work throughout the night We will work to make the brand new day We're going to make things how they ought to be For the first time in history We're going to do something that's never been done before We're going to do something that's never been done before © & Ⓟ Jason Baker Music 2019 All Rights Reserved
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Blue Alien Mystic - Wake Up 03:52
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Rebecca Lang Fiorentino - Give Me Your Tired 02:51
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*Give Me Your Tired, give me your poor, give me your huddled masses, yearning to be free For I was hungry and you gave me food, For I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me. *Give Me Your Tired, give me your poor, give me your huddled masses, yearning to be free For I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me, truly I say to you whatever you do for one of these, you do for me *Give Me Your Tired, give me your poor, give me your huddled masses, yearning to be free
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Shawn Gallaway - Power to the Peaceful 04:42
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There’s a wave of walking wounded Abusing the Bill of Rights Twisting truth with terror Our Constitutions light Selling souls for profit Building wealth on wars Grounding growth in love We can calm the storms…and I say…. CHORUS Power to the peaceful Power to the pure Power to the people Calling for the cure And I say power to the Presence Love’s rebirth Power to the peaceful Creating the new earth We’ve been surrounded in secrets Polarized in pain Falling from the freedoms Our founding Father’s named Beneath this blind behavior Rising in our eyes our eyes Is love, life and liberty In the wisdom of the wise I say ….. I’m not slave to a puppet master Pulling on my strings With love I cut the chords Letting independence sing And I sing love, love Are we holding to our history The Declarations sacred ground Are we serving our serenity To a government going down It’s time we take our taxes Back into our own hands Raising up the voices That brings peace to the land © 2018 Shrabuvu Music SESAC
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Kelea (aka KellyGardner) - Dear Sir, Dear Madam 02:51
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Dear Sir/Madam Words & Music by Kelly Gardner (aka Kelea) © Copyright 2019 Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for your interest in our company We received your life summarised in a one page CV We regret to inform you, you were unsuccessful You were one of many just not the best we’d hoped for We couldn’t help but notice a few minor holes in your application And your choice to stay at home lack of Y chromosome, gives us hesitation Not quite suited to our political agendas But we wish you well in your future endeavours And the lines beneath her eyes earned from mothering a child selflessly Count for nothin’ when they’re blinded by an under thirty five policy Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for your thirty-five years with our company We regret to inform of your redundancy Payment enclosed with some great referrals You were one of many and it’s nothing personal Yes the umpires pick their sides in a game of high school popularity There’s a man with a briefcase on a bus and out of work age fifty three So I’m sitting and I’m staring hesitating at a box marked date of birth Please fill in this application so our algorithm works out what your worth Yours sincerely Dear Sir/Madam Dear Sir/Madam
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Abigayle Rose - Good Morning America 03:35
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Good Morning America Written by Abigayle Rose I used to think if we knew better Somehow, we would do better Still there’s too much hate working in this world today So I read books to make my mind a little stronger Meditate and try to pray a little longer But love without action is just a dream state I’m so tired of sleepwalking Pushing aside nightmares We don’t wanna see CHORUS Good morning America It’s time to wake up Alarm clocks have rung The world needs our love Good morning America Every news flash, there’s a heart that needs healing Still we pay no mind to human feeling Children are starving, policy alarming Pour that in your coffee cup I’m so tired of sleepwalking Pushing aside nightmares We don’t wanna see CHORUS Good morning America It’s time to wake up alarm clocks have rung The world needs our love Good morning America Good morning America It’s time to wake up alarm clocks have rung The world needs our love Good morning America BRIDGE: Close your eyes picture A world like paradise Heaven on earth It’s our divine Journey to see this through CHORUS Good morning America It’s time to wake up alarm clocks have rung The world needs our love Good morning America Good morning America It’s time to wake up alarm clocks have rung The world needs our love Good morning America Contact: Abigayle@AbigayleRoseMusic.c
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Soul Glitch - Tribe of Gods 04:22
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Wayne Willingham - All That Matters is Love 02:23
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It doesn't matter if you're red or blue or Black or white or brown, Doesn't matter if you're any shade at all Doesn't matter if you're rich or poor Or if you're up or down Doesn't matter if you're short or if you're tall What matters is love. Love. All that really matters is love. What matters is love. Love. It matters that we share each other's love. It doesn't matter where you're going Doesn't matter where you've been Doesn't matter if you're young or gettin' old Doesn't matter where you worship Doesn't matter, thick or thin, Doesn't matter what you've bought or what you've sold What matters is love. Love. All that really matters is love. What matters is love. Love. It matters that we share each other's love. What matters is love. Love. All that really matters is love. What matters is love. Love. It matters that we share each other's love. © 2019 Wayne Willingham

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This is a compilation of the best songs in the Songs for Social Change songwriting competition for 2019. The competition is sponsored by the Renaissance Artists and Writers Association (RAWA)

This is the fourth year of the song contest and the prize winning song was Mary Lou Fulton's "Not Going Back (I Don't Think So). The other eight songs on the CD are the runners-up in the competition.

To learn more about RAWA and about Songs for Social Change visit our website www.rawa.net . If you have a song which belongs on a compilation like this one, enter the contest.

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released January 30, 2020

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