MBA- Who am I?

Song Used:Where is the love?
Artist: Black Eyed Peas
Lyrics: What's wrong with the world mama?
People living like aint got no mamas
I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama
Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma
Overseas yeah we tryin to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin
In the USA the big CIA the Bloodz and the Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And if you hatin you're bound to get irate
Yeah madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
You gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love y'all

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach or
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)

It just ain't the same all ways have changed
New days are strange is the world the insane?
If love and peace so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations dropping bombs
Chemical gases filling lungs of little ones
With ongoing suffering
As the youth die young
So ask yourself is the loving really strong?
So I can ask myself really what is going wrong
With this world that we living in
People keep on giving in
Makin wrong decisions
Only visions of them livin and
Not respecting each other
Deny thy brother
The wars' going on but the reasons' undercover
The truth is kept secret
Swept under the rug
If you never know truth
Then you never know love
Where's the love y'all?(I don't know)
Where's the truth y'all?(I don't know)
Where's the love y'all?

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can practice what you preach or
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father father father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the lovex2)

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm getting older y'all people get colder
Most of us only care about money makin
Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach or
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(fade)

Analysis: This song is mainly stating the evils of the human race. This song really represents what i believe in, in other words, like the singers, i really hope to change the world to be a better place, not the one that the singer is describing and which unfortunately, is the real world we are living in.

The first two lines of the first stanza end with the same word,"mama."This is a bit of a paradox as the first sentence potrays a little kid asking his mother what is wrong with the world, when in fact, everyone was living like they had no mothers to teach them right from wrong.The following lines show the current evils of the world. Problems like terrorism and racism are shown. "Love" and "hatin" are two words used by the songwriter. This two words may be contradictions of each other, but they're are actually used to show the balance between the love for your race and religion. Loving your own race and discriminating other races are signs of racism and like the songwriter, I do not believe in this. "Love" is repeated three times to show the different things. It's used to show the love for your own race that causes discrimination. The other two times it was used,however, are used to show that love can be used to solve the problems that the previous kind of 'love' caused. In this case, repetition is used to emphasize on this word and to show the pains and joys of 'love.'

The next stanza is the chorus. The words used inside the chorus potrays the main theme of this entire song. A large part of this stanza actually makes reference to religion, with words like "Father", in other words,God, and also "Preach", which is reminiscient of preachings and sermons made by the church. I strongly believe in what this stanza says, as it questions humans atrocities and killings and also thier heartlessness with the simple question,"Where is the love?" 'People killing people dying/Children hurtin you hear them crying' may seem like satire but this is actually the truth and it is being used to evoke negative emotions of the human race.

The next stanza writes about the wars that are happening. This may be reminiscient of the atomic bombings by the U.S.A, a historical event that has scarred the roots of Japan for a long time. I feel the same way as the songwriter. Is this really neccessary? Or was it just because people are making the wrong descisions? If love,peace and harmony are so important, why must such a tragedy be caused? Near to the end of the stanza, the sentence 'The wars' going on but the reasons' undercover' states that the war is going on for no reason at all. This further evokes the negative emotions as even though there were bombings and chemical raidings, this cruel things happened for no reason at all.

The second last stanza potrays the human in a very bad light. It states that humans are greedy and are only interested in making money. They fail to understand each other, leading them away from unity. As time passes, everyone gets colder, forgetting the values taught to us by our parents.

To conclude, this song really shows what i belive in, a better, harmonious world without these mass killings and acts of cruelty. A world with humanity, not senseless barbarians and most importantly, with love.