{"article":{"id":32254,"heading":"i refuse (song\/audio) - in solidarity with refuseniks","author":"ofek","created":"2003-03-02 09:44:44","modified":"2005-08-15 01:13:32","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:13:32","article":"
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i refuse (2003\/1)\r\nin solidarity with conscientious objectors, refuseniks, and all active
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\r\n\r\n\r\n\ttext by ofek<\/b>i was born in this place for a reason\r\nto be here and now and to make a just choice\r\ni'll provoke the rotten state\r\ni will not cooperate\r\nwith violence and self-deception\r\nand the criminals in office\r\n\r\nmy conscience is my only weapon\r\ni won't take part in the occupation\r\n\r\ni was raised to be naive and combative\r\nbut blind i am not i am human i am\r\ni can tell what is right\r\ni can see it is wrong\r\ni will not be so passive\r\nas to join into the sham\r\n\r\nmy conscience is my only weapon\r\ni won't take part in the occupation\r\n\r\ni prefer to be called one than be one\r\nno matter what they say i am not a traitor\r\ni will fast in my cell\r\nuntil justice prevails\r\nfor the sake of my son\r\nwhom i promised a future\r\n\r\nmy conscience is my only weapon\r\ni won't take part in the occupation\r\n\r\ni am here to live and let live\r\ni choose to oppose and refuse and resist\r\ni oppose the oppressive\r\ni refuse the repressive\r\ni must not be aggressive\r\nin my quest to coexist\r\n\r\nmy conscience is my only weapon\r\ni won't take part in the occupation\t
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  • corrugated cardboard box (previous use: organic bananas)\r\n<\/li>
  • glass jug (previous use: 1 gallon of organic apple juice)\r\n<\/li>
  • tuba in c (borrowed from dr. t)\r\n<\/li>
  • accordion (didn't have one - used sound module)\r\n<\/li>
  • soprano recorder (i actually had this)\r\n<\/li>
  • rusty human voice\r\n<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n [score (37.5kb)]
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    featuring the voice of haggai matar, yaniv itzkovitz, david zonshein, noam wiener, amit mashiah, and robin damelin (mother to david damelin r.i.p.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n


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