ext_50431 ([identity profile] huladavid.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] pegkerr 2008-02-13 03:37 pm (UTC)

As God is my witness the first thing that popped into my mind was "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Miserables



Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!


At the most basic level this song just hooks my inner drama junkie. Also, there are a number of battles in my life, both internal and external, and "ODM" says how I'm feeling. Plus this song just happened to come up on the tape player when I was driving down to crash the Aquatenial parade with the rest of the ACT-UP Minnesota group...

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