i refuse (song/audio) - in solidarity with refuseniks

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i refuse (2003/1) in solidarity with conscientious objectors, refuseniks, and all active
non-cooperators of the occupation forces in palestine and elsewhere

text by ofek

i was born in this place for a reason
to be here and now and to make a just choice
i'll provoke the rotten state
i will not cooperate
with violence and self-deception
and the criminals in office

my conscience is my only weapon
i won't take part in the occupation

i was raised to be naive and combative
but blind i am not i am human i am
i can tell what is right
i can see it is wrong
i will not be so passive
as to join into the sham

my conscience is my only weapon
i won't take part in the occupation

i prefer to be called one than be one
no matter what they say i am not a traitor
i will fast in my cell
until justice prevails
for the sake of my son
whom i promised a future

my conscience is my only weapon
i won't take part in the occupation

i am here to live and let live
i choose to oppose and refuse and resist
i oppose the oppressive
i refuse the repressive
i must not be aggressive
in my quest to coexist

my conscience is my only weapon
i won't take part in the occupation

[mp3 (3.8mb)]

[ogg (3.1mb)]

participating instruments:

corrugated cardboard box (previous use: organic bananas)
glass jug (previous use: 1 gallon of organic apple juice)
tuba in c (borrowed from dr. t)
accordion (didn't have one - used sound module)
soprano recorder (i actually had this)
rusty human voice
[score (37.5kb)]

featuring the voice of haggai matar, yaniv itzkovitz, david zonshein, noam wiener, amit mashiah, and robin damelin (mother to david damelin r.i.p.)

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