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Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh!Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooooh!
Oh-woah-oh!
One Tri...One Tri...
One tribe, one time, one planet, one raceIts all one blood, don't care about your
faceThe color of your eye or the tone of your
skinDon't care where ya are
Don't care where ya beenCause where we gonna go
Is where we wanna beThe place where the little language is
unityAnd the continent is called Pangaea
And the main ideas are connected like a spear
No propaganda, They tried to upper hand usCause man I'm loving this peaceMan, man, I'm loving this peaceMan, man, I'm loving this peace
I don't need no leaderThat's gonna force feed a
Concept that make me think I need toFear my brother and fear my sister
And shoot my neighbor or my big missileIf I had an enemy to [enemy]If I had an enemy to [enemy]
If I had an enemy, then my enemy is gonna try to come and kill meCause I'm his enemyThere's one tribe ya'll
One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll
We are one peopleLet's cast amnesia, forget about all that evilForget about all that evil, that evil that they
feed yaLet's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil
That evil that they feed yaRemember that we're one people
We are one peopleOne people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]
One tribe, one tribeOne tribe, one time, one planet, one
[race]Race, one love, one people, one [and]Too many things that's causing one
[to]To forget about the main cause
Connecting, unitingBut the evil is seen and alive in us
So our hopes are colliding
And our peace is sinking like PoseidonBut, we know that the one [one]
The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum]So he'll come and try and separate the sumBut he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcomeRejuvenated by the beating of the drumCome together by the cycle of the hum
Freedom when all become one [one]Forever
One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll
We are one peopleLet's cast amnesia
Forget about all that evil [evil]Forget about all that evil [evil]
That evil that they feed yaLet's cast amnesia
Forget about all that evil [evil]That evil, that they feed ya [feed
ya]Remember that we're one people
We are one peopleOne people, one people [One
People]One people, one people [One
People]One people, one people [One
People]
One love, one blood, one peopleOne heart, one beat, we equal
Connected like the internetUnited that's how we do
Lets break walls, so we see through
Let love and peace lead youWe could overcome the
complication cause we need toHelp each other, make these
changesBrother, sister, rearrange this
The way I'm thinking that we can change this bad condition
Wait, use you mind and not your greed
Let's connect and then proceedThis is something I believe
We are one, we're all just people
One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll
We are one peopleLet's cast amnesia
Forget about all that evil Forget about all that evil, that evil
that they feed yaLet's cast amnesia
Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil
That evil, that they feed yaWe're one tribe ya'll
We people, we peopleOne tribe ya'll
One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]
Lets, lets cast amnesiaLord help me out
Trying to figure out what its all about [what its all about]
Cause we're one in the same [one in the same]
Same joy, same painAnd I hope that you're there
when I need yaCause maybe we need
amnesiaAnd I don't wanna sound like a preacher
But we need to be one
One world, one love, one passion
One tribe, one understanding
Cause you and me can become one.
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The Black Eyed Peas formed as a band in 1995. It was a group of four individuals who had a passion for music. The band is made up of Fergie, Taboo, Will.I.Am, and Apl.De.Ap. They formed in Los Angeles, where they began a journey to fame. The American band sings hip hop and pop and has eight plus hits. These hits include: “Shut Up,” “My Humps,” “Don’t Phunk With My Heart,” “Boom Boom Pow,” “I Gotta Feeling,” “Meet Me Halfway,” “Imma Be,” and “Rock That Body.” Their very first hit however, was “Where is the Love?” which came out in 2003. It won many awards and made it to the top of the charts. At one point, “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” took up the number one and two spots on the Billboard Top 100 list. This made the Black Eyed Peas one of eleven bands to have that honor. The group sings mostly about making change and about the current events going on around the world. They continue to write music that people of all ages love, and many different radio stations with different styles of music continue to play their hits. (The Black Eyed Peas Biography) Back
One tribe, one time, one planet, one race
Alliteration: when a word, letter, or sound is repeated
Alliterates on the word “one”, it is repeated four times in one stanza of
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And the main ideas are connected like a spear
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Simile: when two unlike nouns are compared using “like” or “as”
It is comparing the main ideas of the world with a spear using the word “like.”
The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum]So he'll come and try and separate the sumBut he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcomeRejuvenated by the beating of the drumCome together by the cycle of the hum
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Lets break walls-This could be a historical and symbolical reference to the Berlin Wall that was taken down in 1989. (Berlin Wall Online, Burkhardt)
Allegory: a symbolic reference
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One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll
Repetion: when a word or saying is used more then once and is used in the same verse of the song
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And I don't wanna sound like a preacher
Simile: when two unlike nouns are compared using “like” or “as”
Is comparing the way a person sounds to a preacher using the word “like.”
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It was the supercontinent during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Era. It was the theory that all the continents were once joined and over time separated into the seven continents there are today. The theory came from Alfred Wegener’s theory of Continental Drift. (Plate Tectonics- Pangaea Continent Maps)
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A specific type of message aimed at a certain group of people. It is used for different purposes and is used to make people more aware of something, and it tries to persuade those to join a cause or idea. There are many different forms of propaganda, and It is very popular during wars. (Propaganda, Source Watch)
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Amnesia is when your memory Is disturbed or lost. There can be both functional and organic brain damage that can lead to amnesia. Organic brain damage is through physical damage and functional brain damage is through psychological factors such as a mental disorder. (Amnesia, Miller)
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He is a Greek and Roman mythological god. He is best known for being the god of the sea. In Roman mythology he is known as Neptune. Poseidon is always depicted with a trident in his right hand. He is also shown with a beard. (Poseidon, Atsma)
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The internet was invented in the 1980s. Many experts from a common field of practice all got together to reach their common goal of inventing the internet. In the 1990s email was invented and the World Wide Web was further advanced. This enabled better and further ways of communication.(Who Invented the Internet?) Back
Lord can have many different meanings. Those with the title usually have royal superiority. Some religions refer to the god they worship to as Lord. Royals are called Lord because in earlier years people believed that those who were royal had a direct relation to their god or gods. (“Lord”)
BackMost people show a sign of respect to the King by addressing him as “Lord”