Anthony Assaker - Some things never change (Words of a War Child)

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2021Aug 4

Some things never change is the 2nd acoustic track that I recorded with great talents from England (Jo Quail on Cello), Germany (Matthias Landes on Drums) and Syria (Michael Al Asmar on Bass). The artwork in this clip is one of my paintings with Oil on Canvas that was brought to life by the great talents behind Dronicon Films (Argentina) Call it poetry, call it music, name it whatever you want. These notes and words came to me as I looked back to what is happening in the world with a war child lens. The past 2 years will definitely occupy space in the history books where humanity battled a pandemic, activists were demanding better rights over several problems from racism to climate change and some countries were collapsing into a deeper kind of slumber such as Lebanon with its economic meltdown and corruption, Yemen with its war, and Latin america with more and more polarization. This is not a song but a message to inspire change and start conversations. I believe in a world without borders. I believe in justice, equality, diversity and equal opportunity for all. Today marks one year since the massive non nuclear explosion in Lebanon that took the lives of 218 people, injured 7,000 and left 300,000 homeless. My house in Beirut was damaged beyond repair, the streets i played in as a child changed forever beyond recognition. This event rendered the Lebanese hopeless as the situation seems helpless. This is what Lebanon has been ever since i saw the light. We always try to comfort ourselves and look at the positive side of things. My parents are “at least” alive, our houses were destroyed but “at least” we are all still here, we lost all our hard earned life savings but we “still” have our body parts. This is the result of a corrupt regime that has paralyzed a nation and knocked out its rebellious spirit into a coma of numbness - One year later and there is still no one to blame and no hope of a better tomorrow. On the contrary, the situation worsens each day, the Lebanese are fighting for basic supplies: from simple medicine to gasoline. This is heartbreaking. What hurts even more is knowing that many other nations that suffered and made news headlines are still suffering in silence and the world goes on. This is an exemplary life of a war child who did not chose the land nor the race nor the religion they were born into. George Carlin once said: “Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth. Being Irish isn't a skill... it's a … genetic accident. You wouldn't say I'm proud to be 5'11"; I'm proud to have a pre-disposition for colon cancer.” This works the other way around too, some people are cursed for a lifetime of troubles and hardship because they hold the scars of the nation they were born into. The difference between you and them is just Destiny. Thank you to all those who helped and continue to help make the world a better place for future generations. There is no me and you. We are one nation, we are human, we are all sharing this tiny little planet in this vast dark universe. Our differences make us beautiful, our openness makes us stronger. We cannot change the past but we are the future. If you are a citizen of the earth who believes in compassion and freedom of being. Please subscribe to the channel, share the message and let me know what you think in the comments. It helps keep the engines of creation going. If you are into loud metal music - check out the full metal movie: • The Red Experiment (Full Metal Movie - Eng...