The story of how Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit peddler lit up the entire Arab world, starting what they called the Arab Spring. To this day its still simmering.
lyrics
Mohamed Bouazizi lived on a dusty narrow street
In a tiny, three-room house with a patio of concrete
(where his) mother hung the laundry and the red chillis to dry
five brothers, and a sister, all somehow getting by
Mohamed Bouazizi this fruit vendor, standing tall
worked every day and somehow, he fed them all
But on December 17 two thousand and ten
The municipal inspector and Mohamed had a run in
CHORUS:
sometime a spark
is all that we need
to see how dark
our world has come to be
sometime a spark
sometime a spark
sometime a spark
will light up the world
Faida Hamdy followed the law down to the 'T'
She said, 'You don't have a license, give those apples to me
He said no and she slapped him and he fell against his cart
That moment changed the world, she broke Mohamed's heart
He was beaten by her colleagues several times that day
Teach him a lesson, disobedience does not pay
But at high noon, Mohamed went to the governor's high gate
soaked in paint thinner, Mohamed changed our fate
CHORUS
Mohamed, this fruit vendor, shook the world with his power
Tunis, Cairo and Washington, so-called leaders hide out and cower
'We'll give you what you want, Give you everything you seek'
'Just go back to pretending, it's you who is meek'
But there was no turning back, and just like in days of old
Sacred parchments torched the heaven, and touched every soul
But this was no cheap religion these flames purged every heart
Mohamed gave his life, and gave us a new start
CHORUS
Innaharda, ehna kullina Misryeen
Today we are all Egyptians
Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Baahareen, China, Saudi Arabia, Madison, Wisconsin… Here we go!
credits
from Sometime a Spark,
released March 2, 2021
Mike Esposito - bass
Eric Parker - drum kit
Brahim Fribgane - Doumbek & Oud
Steve Gorn - Indian Flutes
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