It was written for Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, the only Nobel Peace Prize recipient currently imprisoned. Apparently, the dictatorship in place in Burma has put her away for pushing democracy in a fair and peaceful manner.
It has certainly raised my awareness to this cause, as I had no idea such a situation was taking place.
The lyrics remind me of Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", yet completely inversed. It's almost as if she's quietly accepting her prison sentence, and Damien is saying, "we need to get this woman out, she's got this great song the world needs to hear..."
I guess I'll start this one off:
It was written for Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, the only Nobel Peace Prize recipient currently imprisoned. Apparently, the dictatorship in place in Burma has put her away for pushing democracy in a fair and peaceful manner.
It has certainly raised my awareness to this cause, as I had no idea such a situation was taking place.
The lyrics remind me of Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", yet completely inversed. It's almost as if she's quietly accepting her prison sentence, and Damien is saying, "we need to get this woman out, she's got this great song the world needs to hear..."