| Oasis – Let There Be Love Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Fools!! This is not a simple love song. Noel Gallagher is a deeper poet than that. This song is about the decline and fall of the modern Western powers and economies that is happening in our lifetime. Here is my translation. Who kicked a hole in the sky so the heavens would cry over me? Who's responsible for the ozone hole and acid rain? Who stole the soul from the sun in a world come undone at the seams? Where's the sacred joy of life gone in this wretched, evil violent world? Let there be love - Let there be love Why can't we simply have a world of love instead? I hope the weather is calm as you sail up your heavenly stream Will we ever see an end to conflict as long as we continue on our materialistic binge at the expense of the world's poor? Suspended clear in the sky are the words that we sing in our dreams The whole world is crying out a fairer deal - for something better Let there be love - Let there be love - Let there be love - Let there be love Come on baby blue Baby Blue = the West that aspires to conquer and dominate, as in Bob Dylan's 'It's all over now, BB' Shake up your tired eyes Controlling an ever-more-complex world militarily is a wearying pursuit The world is waiting for you The whole non-wealthy world is waiting for the West to wake up and find a better way to create a more equitable system May all your dreaming fill the empty sky May all the wealth and benefits the West enjoys and pursues be accessible to the poor (the empty sky) also But if it makes you happy Keep on clapping Clapping to make ourselves happy = patting ourselves on the back, reiterating the false hero/peace/bringers of democarcy/modernism narrative that the West has deceitfully promoted since the colonial age Just remember I'll be by your side Don't forget that we who don't agree with selfish Western policies but couldn't help being born in the West will suffer alongside the short-sighted policy makers of our nations And if you don't let go, it's gonna pass you by If we don't wake up and change to share the wealth of the world with out fellow man, our time as dominant national powers will be eclipsed by the new growth economies (eg, China, India, Taiwan) and we will become Second World countries. |
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