MC Yogi, a very creative rap singer, who really turn me up side down. I wonder how' such a modern rap singer, can assimilate the essence of spirituality with the rythm of rap music. It really open up my eyes how American so keen in taking something old and change it to something new, acceptable by all the people in the US. They got their great talent. I really salute their creativity and innovative soul and mind.
Share with you one of my favourite songs from MC yogi. He sing out the whole story, of Mahatma Gandhi, the great gist of his life time in this great song !
Be The Change - Dedicated to All The Spiritual Activist
Share with you one of my favourite songs from MC yogi. He sing out the whole story, of Mahatma Gandhi, the great gist of his life time in this great song !
Be The Change - Dedicated to All The Spiritual Activist
1st verse
Once upon a time not long ago / there was a boy who would grow & become a great soul he lived in India and his name was Gandhi / he believed in human rights & he felt so strongly / that he made a vow to train himself / because he realized first he’d have to change himself / he changed his clothes & decided to walk / some days he practiced silence and refused to talk / when he was young he studied to be a lawyer / and then he became a great spiritual warrior / he read from the scriptures of every religion / came to the realization that we’re all God’s children / because he understood that we’re all equal he became a spokesman for the people / a karma yogi devoted to service to spread truth & peace was his purpose.
chorus
Be the change that you wanna see / in the world, just like Gandhi
Gandhi dedicated his life to the cause / even when it meant breaking unjust lawshe often faced prison and incarceration / but that only strengthened his determination he said he would make every sacrifice / but that he would never kill or take a life he used his heart instead of his fist / and he taught non-violence as the way to resist a peaceful soldier who used his mind / to fight for the rights of human kind but not just people, animals too / and his basic teaching “God is Truth” he joined Muslims, Sikhs, & Hindus / Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Jews all the many paths that lead into / the light that shines bright inside of me and you
chorus
Be the change that you wanna see / in the world, just like Gandhi
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” / and it takes more strength and faith to be kind / with that in mind Gandhi took a stand / against the foreign occupation of his land / when things got violent Gandhi would fast / not eating for days until the riots would pass / but the biggest event that made the British halt / is when Gandhi-ji decided to harvest salt / the British empire installed a salt tax / and stealing salt was an unlawful act / so Gandhi and his peeps, took the streets / ten thousand deep they marched to the beach / but when they arrived they were beaten with clubs / but they didn’t fight back instead they chose love / the British military realized they were wrong / and eventually decided to go back home / you see, Gandhi-ji was a very great leader / but before all that he was shy & meager /as a young child he was just like you and me / before he became Mahatma Gandhi / the word “Mahatma” it means great soul / and its inside of us just waiting to unfold / if you follow your heart and act real bold / next time it’ll be your story that’s told!
chorus
Be the change that you wanna see / in the world, just like Gandhi
Namaste !
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