Don't Let Us Fail

An original song inspired by the recent protests in Burma ending in a violent military crackdown

LYRICS
Lennon says it's gonna be alright
Bono prays stay safe tonight
U Jon sang "Kay Sa Mashi Bu"
We all wait to see what the world will do

Your daughter's wedding was a farce
While on the streets the children starve
You rule with fear and intimidation
Lock up our Lady who speaks for our Nation

CHORUS:
Watched it on CNN, saw it on BBC
Oppression and brutality, the world can see
Download from You-tube, open the g-mail
This time peace and kindness will prevail
Heard it from RFA, listened to VOA
I beg the world -- don't let us fail

You say the sky's full of lies
And that you were compelled to act and fire
But as the true facts multiply
Be prepared to say goodbye

United Nations and Capitol Hill
Hold sanctions on you, but still you kill
You pillage and destroy a generation
Empty monasteries, an abomination

CHORUS:

A slain monk's body lays beaten and disrobed
But don't think -- we've given up hope
You say only 9 are dead
Then why are people still living in dread

CHORUS:

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Aung
• San
• Suu
• Kyi
• Buddhist
• monks
• Burma
• Myanmar
• Protests
• Music
• Freedom
• Military
• Junta
• Democracy
• Don't
• Let
• Us
• Fail

[shweminthamee]

Our monks have shown sacrificing their lives, "what Buddhism has taught them, it is to face the automatic rifles,when themselves armed only with Metta (loving-kindness),they asked nothing for themselves".

These monks don't want the POSITION (as the junta accused to politicians). The monks aren't COMMUNISTS (like the junta accused to student leaders). The monks don't want to be MILLIONAIRES either (like the junta itself).They only asked to be treated like... "Human Beings".

[redboran]

Animals need to be locked up in cages, the Burmese leaders need to be locked up, or forever be put to sleep. How dare they assault buddhism, how dare anyone who claims to be buddhist assaults buddhism. Those who support the Burmese governemt, shame on them.

[yuwahaye]

That happened when i was in grade 11.... I still can't forget or blind my eyes...what had occured.... plz...our Myat Swar Phayarr...plz...see this.... plz..do something....

[bangyilay]

့့္ဘပါအကပ့ ထထ်ျကပုိ ါ္က့အမခထဘလ္

[attie3]

after the olympics games the u.s.a should start a insurgent campaign to free Tibet i can not stand to see the people of Tibet get killed or put in jail just cuz there cant to religion in the open. in just make me mad to see the u.s.a. not to a damn thing to help those people i would love to get of iraq for this fight to free Tibet and the some thing go's for the people in Myanmar free them alson from the China

[101FrenchKisses2]

Excelent :)

[MissyTarantula]

I have but sadly as you know the UN is close to useless and do NOTHING but give speeches. However your correct better to try than just complain .

[kurohune07]

Act Now: Contact U.N Secretary General and urge him to recognize that over 3000 villages in E.Burma have been destroyed in the past decade, and this requires urgent action by the U.N Security Council and by Burma's neighbors in the region. 45 years of violence in burma is enough! PLEASE go to 'Act Now' then sign a petition.

[kurohune07]

ziber22: Where do you get off promoting the ownership of unregister guns? What's your problem? Why don't you wise-up!

[yethuthu]

Wow, 5 thumbs up!! Thank you for supporting burmese people. FREE BURMA!!