Song title: A Lesson in Forgiveness
Music by: E. Jackson / C. Jackson
Lyrics by: E. Jackson / C. Jackson
Performed by: Lamph
The public will have the opportunity to contribute towards the final vote between 7-14 November. In the meantime you can listen to the song here ⬇️ (and all the other entries on their own individual pages ⬆️ )
Hi. I am Eoin Jackson. Together with my sister Clodagh, we’ve been writing music under the name “Lamph” since we were both in our teens. Our first release as a ‘pop group’ was a 4-track EP with lead songs “Here I Am (Again)” and “Dream Away”. That was in 1996! Since then, we’ve done a few bits and pieces… including the occasional flirtation with ESC – mostly submitting songs for consideration by Linda Martin and her esteemed judging panels. These days we upload videos to YouTube and sometimes try to self-release them.
“A Lesson In Forgiveness” was a heartfelt earnest song about a desire to make the world a better place. I wrote in in my teenage years, and this tape-recorded version is the only recording made of it. It seems naïve and simple to me now, but I always had a soft spot for it, so may as well run it by the Home Composed family for a peer review.
Lyrics:
Let’s all march out in glory,
And come to our senses and hear the world,
It cries…
We need to change the story of our lives;
Learn a lesson in forgiveness from the days gone by.
We all belong to a universal tribe,
And we all must live together.
Verse 1.
Nobody likes isolation,
And no-one lives in solitude.
We depend on all of creation to survive,
So open up your minds to some reason in your lives.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2.
Sex, your race, your religion,
Should not be grounds for prejudice.
Unique, original copy and design,
To shun you for this would be wasting all our time.
Repeat Chorus
Bridge.
Reach the conclusion that war’s the only answer; ☹
Death and destruction controlling all of life. ☹
When I’m suddenly reminded,
Of the joy and where to find it! 😊
The magic of love and laughter! 😊
Repeat Chorus
Coda
We all must live together.
We must depend on all creation to survive.
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