Dedicated to the students of Tiananmen Square and every person who's ever witnessed or experienced a tragedy.
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enya
female vocalist
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human rights
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loreena mckennitt
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Story behind the song
This song was written shortly after the Tiananmen Square Massacre in June of 1989. I was deeply touched by the beautiful idealism and commitment of the students, the support and hope of the adults. I, with the rest of the world, wept at the violence that followed.
I believe in the dream of the students, of all people who dare to use their voice, who earn to embrace a greater reality and freedom for themselves and others.
However, I wrote this song more for the dreamers, themselves, than for the actual dream, because I knew the blame would be placed on them. I knew many survivors would accept that blame, because that's what survivors often do.
But they weren't wrong for dreaming or making a stand for that dream, and even if it wasn't time for that dream to come to manifestation back then, it is my hope and my belief the dream still lives as long as we keep it safe, unfettered with hatred and regrets, in our hearts...
...for there are many ways for life to give birth to itself.
Keeping the dream,
Demian,
~DreamSinger
Lyrics
Keeping the Dream Alive
I heard the anguished cry
Saw them fall and die
A dream turn nightmare
The soul in despair
A part of me dies
But the dream still survives
Keeping the dream alive
Safe me in me will survive
Someday I'll see the way it can be
I'm keeping the dream alive - in me
I won't turn my love to hate
For the dream dies with that mistake
I'll honor the dead
And choose life instead
My passion will burn
Till the Goddess returns
Keeping the dream alive
Safe in me it will survive
Someday I'll see the way it can be
I'm keeping the dream alive - in me
Keeping the dream alive
I'm keeping the dream alive in me
Someday I'll see the way it can be
I'm keeping the dream alive...
Someday I'll see the way it can be
I'm keeping the dream alive...in me