I wrote this song for my campers in 2007. I was thinking about how they always rush to be the first to get somewhere, even though nothing starts until we’re all together. That led me to contemplating the same idea, in a larger sense, how we can work together as a society to make a better world, but it only happens if everyone helps.
CONVERSATION STARTERS:
What can you do personally to make the world a better place?
What could we do as a whole group to improve the world? Our city? Our neighborhood? Our community?
How can you "make peace"?
lyrics
"WHEN WE GET THERE" (by Jay Rapoport)
Been dreaming of a better world, not sure where to start
People got their stories, yeah people they got their scars
I got my own ideas like everyone else
But I’m not gonna make it by myself
Bells will ring
The children gonna sing
And we’re all gonna get there when we get there
Nothing’s ever easy if it’s worth working for
That’s why making peace is so much harder than making war
If you want to change the world start with where you live
Believe me, there is just so much you have to give
Bells will ring
The children gonna sing
And we’re all gonna get there when we get there
We will get there (2x)
And when we get there
You’re gonna see
Oh when we get there
And we will get there
Oseh Shalom
We’re making peace
And all you warriors can move along
And all those criminals should right what they did wrong
And all you secret-keepers, just give us some truth
And all you leaders show us what to do
credits
from With All Your Heart,
released November 2, 2010
Music and Lyrics by Jay Rapoport
Jay Rapoport: piano, vocals, Hammond organ
Glenn Grossman: drums
Louis Glaser: electric bass
Rachel Reef-Simpson: backing vocals
Recorded by Jon Notar at Mercy Sound Recording Studios, NYC
Piano recorded at Jon's Apartment Studio, NYC
Hammond organ recorded at La Sala Studio, NYC
Produced by Glenn Grossman
Mastered by Discmakers
Jay Rapoport, RJE takes Jewish values and texts and transforms them into “Ruach Rock”, a catchy piano-pounding style
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