Hello everyone:

My friend, Ben Freed, who is a student at New School studying Jazz, would like to share one of his most recent productions with you. The lyrics talk on many different levels, from pain around the world to righteous faith and upstanding integrity in the midst of inhumane persecution. Please let me know if you have any feedback. Thanks.


http://www.ninerevolutions.com/audio/integrity.mp3


Here are the lyrics:

If you could take away my integrity
Then you might as well just take my body
Cause you can kill my life physically but you could never
Kill the soul inside of me
If they took away the clothes off my back
I might be naked but beyond that fact I got skin tough as nails
That will see me through
And I know I got what I need to keep my heart true
If they took away the food off my table
My belly would be rumbling but I would still be able to
Live off the energy supplied by the creator
The one who comes to earth and serves as the people's savior
I know it's not easy but
I keep my spirit high
And if they take everything
I'll still know how to survive
And if you have faith
You know just what I mean
It doesn't matter what you believe in
It keeps your soul clean

If you could take away my integrity
Then you might as well just take my body
Cause you can kill my life physically but you could never
Kill the soul inside of me

And if they took away my guitar
They could never stop the music
Cause it shines just like a star
In the microcosmic universe that is a human being
It's the soul inspiration that keeps my voice ringing
And if they took the truth
I'd stand up to take it back
Cause you can't fool the people forever
And that's a fact
If we all stood up
For our own sense of purpose
It would just make their attack on humanity
Simply worthless

And all my people know, I only spread love
And when I need help
I look to heaven above
And in the end we'll see
They can't take anything
So come and take my hand
As we let our voices sing

If you could take away my integrity
Then you might as well just take my body
Cause you can kill my life physically
But you could never kill the soul inside of me

If you take away my dignity
Then you might as well just take my body
Cause you can kill my life physically
But you could never kill the soul inside of me
If you could take away my humanity
Then you might as well just take away my body
Cause you can kill my life phyiscally
But you could never kill the soul inside of me

If you could take away my spirituality
Then you might as well just take my body
Cause you can kill my life physically
But you can never kill the soul inside of me.

Here's more background information on my friend:
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cyy216/my...experience.html

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Last edited by spacechica on Nov-23-2004 at 17:54

i really like his guitar instrumental.....


after going to that link at the bottom.. i think i've definitely seen your friend at union square practicing w/ some other demonstrators for falun dafa. its pretty cool how just doing simple things like meditating can completely change your health around. there are so many chinese medicine and health practices that are overlooked which can help tons of people. too bad the chinese government are still bastards.... i have hope that it will get better though. if you've visited china within the past couple years, u'll know what i mean.

Thanks, he's actually working on producing a soundtrack for a movie his friends made in submission for the Sundance Film Festival. He added the lyrics recently- I think it's a beautiful and powerful song. Thanks for your feedback.

As for the persecution of people who believe in religious, spiritual and independent faiths in China, the Chinese people have a right to know what is really going on in their country. Thanks for your support.

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Originally posted by trancinchink i really like his guitar instrumental..... after going to that link at the bottom.. i think i've definitely seen your friend at union square practicing w/ some other demonstrators for falun dafa. its pretty cool how just doing simple things like meditating can completely change your health around. there are so many chinese medicine and health practices that are overlooked which can help tons of people. too bad the chinese government are still bastards.... i have hope that it will get better though. if you've visited china within the past couple years, u'll know what i mean.

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