domingo, 21 de fevereiro de 2010

Incapacidade descritiva

Devido a problemas de sobriedade postarei mais uma musiquinha até que um certo teor de inspiração atinga o vil corpo humano que aqui escreve.

The Who - Behind Blue Eyes


No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes

No one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies

But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

No one knows what it's like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you

No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through

But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

When my fist clenches, crack it open
Before I use it and lose my cool
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Before I laugh and act like a fool

If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
If I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat

No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes

sábado, 13 de fevereiro de 2010

Haiti

Haiti, the world's first black independent nation, the scene of the first successful slave rebellion in western history, is currently the poorest country in the western hemisphere. It has been plagued with a history of dictatorship, human rights abuses and natural disasters, including severe hurricanes in 2004 and 2008 (Hurricanes Katrina and Ike respectively), the effects of which were aggravated by years of deforestation. On January 12th, 2010, hundreds of thousands of Haitians, along with people from many other countries lost their lives by the near absolute devastation of a major earthquake, with its epicenter in the most populated area of the capital, Port-Au-Prince. The city�s already weak infrastructure (particularly its roads and electric grid) has been damaged in such a way that it severely impedes humanitarian efforts. While the scope of the disaster is still not clear, extraordinary stories of children and adults surviving several days under collapsed buildings keep emerging. However, from contacts and friends in the United Nations (who have lost 37 of their own personnel in the earthquake), we have learned that medical aid is not reaching the people in need. Amputations are being performed with hacksaws and without anesthesia. There is an acute shortage of qualified physicians to tend to the victims. There is no timeline on this situation. Donations to Doctors Without Borders and International Red Cross are essential.

Na íntegra - http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/ - há também alguns links de doações; essa de dizer que o Haiti é aqui não cola. A mãe natureza destruiu justamente quem pouco tinha, mas há de se questionar? É necessário agir! Ao menos nossa cabeça foi aberta e agora podemos ver o mundo com outros olhos, menos apego a materialismos e mais amor, ao próximo, ao semelhante, à vida. Já se passa um mês desde que a tragédia aconteceu, porém as cicatrizes ainda estão abertas e para muitos nunca cicatrizarão. Os dados foram lançados, mais uma vez.