On 13th November Justin Bieber’s new
studio album Purpose came out. Now,
this information is cool for me as I’ve been long waiting for it but why is it
relevant to you?
Among all the hits the album is made of, one
song has stood out for me ever since I listened to it for the first time; so
today I want to comment/review with you this one song called Children.
Because the thing is that, in a country where
clubs and discos are crowded common places and young teenagers change toys for
high heels and cigarettes at a much younger age every time; one finds club music to be senseless beats
about anything silly you could imagine: love, sex, makeup, skinny shaming, fat
shaming, break ups…. And this leads me to a much bigger concern than empty
lyrics, and the funky beats played over and over again on clubs; it is the
people listening to it every weekend –their passions, their values, their
purpose in life…
I don’t know about you but to me it looks like the
majority of those kids are brain-washed robots programmed to only care about
how good their makeup is and who has the prettiest clothes. I don’t see a
living vibrant soul wanting to change the world for better, I don’t see ambition
away from materialistic useless stuff we have been trained to need on a daily
basis. Oh wow, this blog post has gotten serious!
I have been thinking about this whole world-changing
idea lately and it is something I want to deepen in but for now I only want to
say that I am so happy that songs like this one are out there.
The song is an ode to youngsters who quoting
the lyrics, want to make a difference. The very serious message behind the upbeat
dance tune sings lines like:
Look at all the
children we can change
What about a vision? BE
A VISIONARY FOR A CHANGE
We’re the generation
who’s gonna be the one to fight for it
We’re the inspiration
Powerful words beautifully thrown directly to us;
the raising generation. Asking and even
begging to change the situation of those
who suffer now and fight to give them a better future –because it is in our hands . Following by lines like:
Who’s got the heart?
Who’s got it?
Whose heart is the
biggest?
Wear it on your sleeve
Bet we can make a
difference
See the competition these words lead to? I bet
it would be great if we cared more about how nice and lovely and caring we are
and “make it a competition” than today’s who’s-prettier, who-has-a-hotter-boyfriend
and who-earns-more-money toppings. I bet
the world would immediately become a better place for sure.
The outcome of the hit is a melancholy tune
with a very profound and powerful message to be passed on among the youngest
ones. And I found it particularly genius the fact that it could perfectly fit
at a dance floor on any Saturday night! I really hope this song gets played in
many places such as clubs and discos so that the message can reach those that
might be lost in this crazy-brain-distracting world we live in.
I am well aware that you might despite Justin
and I am not here to change that, all I want you to do is to give this powerful one-of-a-kind song a go. I know you’ll get inspired from it; after all, we are the
ones who CAN make this difference he’s referring to. Here's the fabulous video for the song (even tho the song is cut out) you can also find it on Spotify or iTunes.
It all comes down to love and compassion, once
again.
Tania xx
