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  1. Just heard it, and really really not sure where they were going with it....

    Only listened once, it's not in my head so it's not that catchy, but one thing I did hear that actually bothered me....

    Jay Z (that's a "zed" here in Canada, not a "Zee" ) raps at one point about (not a direct quote, don't know the lyrics) "don't trust the Government, look at Katrina"

    Katrina was something completely different. Yes tragic, but it was it's own event, that had it's own fundraiser, and it's still ongoing. But how much is it still talked about? It was a hot topic, the celebs had their say, and everyone moved on with their lives. I fear the same will happen with Haiti....I pray it doesn't, but if history is any example of peoples responses to tragedies in recent years, that's what's gonna happen. But bottom line, this is Haiti, not Katrina.

    And I don't think even the most left-thinking liberal could blame Haiti on Bush! I do wonder how they would react if Obama didn't act in a timely matter?

    And speaking of blame, as an evangelical Christian I would like to apologise for Pat Robertson. I don't believe that Haiti was punished by God for some "pact with the devil", and neither do most Christians I know. What a tool!
  2. amen matt. pat robertson is an ass and I doubt Jesus appreciated those comments.
  3. "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)"
    When the sky falls
    And the earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break
    When the sky falls
    And the earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break

    Sa Pa Sé
    My Port-Au-Princes
    My Haitian goddess
    And all of my princesses
    Our condolences as you’re fighting against this
    We’re right by your side
    As we’re trying to make sense of this
    Heavenly father
    Help us see through these problems
    And for those that left
    Accept them into your garden
    So here’s my theory
    The country’s already starving
    So we sacrificed many
    To shed light on all of them
    God please pardon, I speak from the heart
    It’s the only way I see this tragedy befalling them
    So lets get involved with them
    Hand to hand with them, arm to arm with them
    Until they get strong again
    When the sky falls

    Not tomorrow
    Can’t wait until tomorrow

    Haiti, mon amour
    Haiti, mon amour
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    Oh no, oh no, oh no

    When the sky falls
    And the earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break
    When the sky falls
    And the earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break

    Learn from the past
    New Orleans was flooded
    So we know we just can’t rely on the government
    We under the rubble again
    Here we go rumbling
    When we gonna catch a break
    My friend lost his mother and then
    And then, Caroline lost her uncles and them
    Buried with no caskets
    They just put covers on them
    And the tears fall, and we fight back
    The story ain’t done, it can’t end like that
    Nah not like this
    Tomorrow’s survivors are gonna carry on your name
    You live on inside us
    Your memory’s alive with us
    You inspired us to rebuild this country
    You just guide us

    Not tomorrow
    Can’t wait until tomorrow
    Haiti, mon amour
    Haiti, mon amour
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    Hey, not gonna leave you stranded
    Oh no, oh no, oh no

    It’s not the angels that are on their way
    It’s not the bells of Santa Trinité
    The people waiting, position vacant
    for hands to help, not just to pray

    Ensemble, ensemble, ensemble
    Ensemble, ensemble, ensemble

    Haiti, mon amour
    Haiti, mon amour
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    Hey, not gonna leave you stranded
    Oh no, oh no, oh no

    Not gonna leave
    Haïti va s’élever
    Not gonna leave
    Tu vas te relever
    Oh no
    Nous nous éléverons
    Oh no
    Ensemble ensemble ensemble

    We’re gonna put this back together, we wont break
    Not gonna leave stranded
    We’re gonna put this back together, we wont break
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    We’re gonna put this back together, we wont break
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    We’re gonna put this back together, we wont break
    We’re gonna put this back together, we wont break

    (This charity single is performed by Bono, the Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna)

    taken from atu2
  4. And these are the live lyrics:-

    Yeah, yeah

    The sky falls and
    The earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break
    The sky falls and
    The earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break

    Sa Pa Sé
    A port of princes
    A Haitian goddess
    And all of my princesses
    Our condolences
    As we fight against this
    We’re right by your side
    While we trying to make sense of this
    Heavenly father
    Help us see through these problems
    And put those that left
    Accept them into your garden
    So, here’s my theory
    The country’s already starving
    So we sacrifice many
    To shed light on all of them
    Y’all please
    I speak from my heart
    The only way I can see this tragedy befalling
    So let’s get involved with it
    Hand to hand, arm to arm with it
    To make it strong again
    When the sky falls

    Not tomorrow
    Can’t wait until tomorrow

    Haiti, mon amour
    Haiti, mon amour
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    Oh no, oh no, oh no

    The sky falls and
    The earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break
    The sky falls and
    The earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break

    We learned from the past
    New Orleans was flooded
    So we know we just can’t rely on the government
    Under the rubble
    Here we going rumbling
    When we gonna catch a break
    A friend lost his mother and then
    Colleen lost her uncles again
    Buried with no caskets
    They just put covers on them
    A tense call, I’ll be right back
    Still it can’t end, no, not like that
    No, not like this
    The smallest survivors are gonna carry on your name
    The broadest silence
    Your memory’s alive with us
    You inspired us to rebuild this country
    You just guide us when the sky falls

    Not tomorrow
    Can’t wait until tomorrow

    Haiti, mon amour
    Haiti, mon amour
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    Hey, not gonna leave you stranded
    Oh no, oh no

    It’s not the angels that are on their way
    It’s not the bells of Santa Trinité
    The people waiting, positions vacant
    For hands to help, not just to pray

    Haitia, mi amour
    Haiti, mon amour
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    Hey, not gonna leave you stranded

    Not gonna leave you, oh no
    Not gonna leave you, oh no
    Not gonna leave you
    The sky falls, oh no
    The earth quakes, oh no

    Haïti va s’élever
    Tu vas te relever
    Nous nous éléverons
    Ensemble, ensemble, ensemble

    Not gonna leave you stranded
    The sky falls, not gonna leave you
    Not gonna leave you stranded
    The earth quakes, not gonna leave you
    Oh no, oh no
    The earth quakes
    Oh no, not gonna leave you
    We gonna put this back together
    Not gonna leave you
    We won’t break
    The sky falls and
    The earth quakes
    We gonna put this back together
    We won’t break

    (This live version of the Haiti benefit recording is performed by Bono, the Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna)

    I think this is all better in the one topic, so I'm closing this.

    http://www.u2start.com/topic/7281/
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