Lucky Dube - Guns And Roses

Name: Lucky Dube - Guns And Roses
Uploaded: 2022-06-02T22:20:15+00:00
Duration: 4 min 3 s
Channel: Hans Guevara
Description: The excerpt from Lucky Dube’s song “Guns And Roses” is a spoken‑word style lyric that critiques the dominance of money and partisan politics, laments how…

2 Jun 2022 · 4 min

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The excerpt from Lucky Dube’s song “Guns And Roses” is a spoken‑word style lyric that critiques the dominance of money and partisan politics, laments how societal judgments have shifted from skin color to the color of one’s flesh, and uses the contrasting symbols of guns (conflict) and roses (beauty) to illustrate deep social divisions. The speaker expresses frustration that promises of unity are hollow while highlighting the need for collective action and a renewed call for unity despite entrenched political, economic, and racial fractures.

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I don't know why I keep believing that one day they'll bring us together when they've shown in more ways than one that all they care about is the dollar. You belong to the to one political party. I belong to the wrong musical party. Our differences are worlds apart, just like guns and roses. If we don't take control of the situation, we'll All together now. One time we were judged by the color of our skin. Skin. Now we are judged by the color of our flesh. Color of our flesh. Let us unite. Again, it's been divided. You belong to the one political party. Political party. I belong situation. We got that thing. We got that situation. And we, we got that thing. The every time.