Where Is The Love?

Banjarmasin, 19 Januari 2007

What’s wrong with the world, mama
People livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that’ll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin’
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you’re bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that’s exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y’all, y’all

People killin’, people dyin’
Children hurt and you hear them cryin’
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love

It just ain’t the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don’t belong
Nations droppin’ bombs
Chemical gasses fillin’ lungs of little ones
With ongoin’ sufferin’ as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin’ really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin’ wrong
In this world that we livin’ in people keep on givin’ in
Makin’ wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin’ each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin’ on but the reason’s undercover
The truth is kept secret, it’s swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where’s the love, y’all, come on (I don’t know)
Where’s the truth, y’all, come on (I don’t know)
Where’s the love, y’all

People killin’, people dyin’
Children hurt and you hear them cryin’
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love?

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I’m gettin’ older, y’all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin’
Selfishness got us followin’ our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo’, whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead of spreading love we’re spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feelin’ under
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feelin’ down
There’s no wonder why sometimes I’m feelin’ under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
Now ask yourself

Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love?

Sing wit me y’all:
One world, one world (We only got)
One world, one world (That’s all we got)
One world, one world
And something’s wrong wit it (Yeah)
Something’s wrong wit it (Yeah)
Something’s wrong wit the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got
(One world, one world)
That’s all we got
(One world, one world)

The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk (2003)

Yup, pekan-pekan emosional di blogosphere akhir-akhir ini sungguh menarik buat saya cermati, walau diskusi yang terjadi cukup untuk membuat kuping memerah, kepala panas, dan darah bergolak. Sebagai blogger yang baik tentulah kita tidak perlu mengambil golok atau C4. Cukup beri komentar mengenai pendapat kita, dan turut serta dalam forum diskusi yang bagi saya sebagai orang awam amat bermutu, atau, cukup copy-paste saja sebanyak-banyaknya rujukan untuk mendukung dan mencari pembenaran pendapat kita.

Saya sih kurang bisa banyak komentar, lha wong ilmu saya masih cetek, referensi saya juga masih kurang, komen terlalu asal juga malas, sedang yang lain komen sedemikian bermutunya. Hanya ada beberapa hal yang saya sesalkan, yang kerap terlupakan dalam diskusi yang melibatkan puluhan blogger ini:
1. Tak bisakah kita pakai bahasa yang santun? (bagi saya tidak masalah kata-katanya kurang sopan, tapi harus santun!)
2. Tak bisakah membaca dulu sampai selesai baru berkomentar?
3. Tak bisakah hanya membahas isi, tidak perlu menyerang individu?

Saya mungkin cuma bisa komplain saja, tidak bisa ngasih pencerahan apa-apa. Tapi terus terang saya ngikutin dan membaca semua isi diskusi teman-teman baik yang pro maupun kontra (asal bukan yang ngutipnya kebanyakan, terpaksa sekip-sekip).

Halah, yang penting saya lagi pengen ngadem sebentar. Dan lagu ini saya dengar tadi pagi. Tertarik dengan liriknya, saya taruh liriknya sekalian. Mari sama-sama kita resapi, bagaimana warga Amerika sekalipun sebenarnya sudah muak dengan sikap penuh rasa benci dan rasa curiga.

But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you’re bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that’s exactly how anger works and operates

Yok, ngaso dulu…. *Berdiri di depan AC*