Freed from desire

I have just seen a great music video from 1996 – Freed From Desire by Gala (Italian singer). It was a hit in Europe at that time, but I was a teenager then and I didn't realise how great the lyrics really are. Now, after so many years, I must agree that many problems of people come from empty desire.

Below there are also two other singles from 1990s which are still great today. One is All 'Bout The Money (from 1998) by Meja (Swedish singer) and the other one is You Gotta Be (from 1994) by Des'ree (British singer).



My love has got no money
He's got his strong beliefs
My love has got no power
He's got his strong beliefs

My love has got no fame
He's got his strong beliefs
My love has got no money
He's got his strong beliefs

Want more and more
People just want more and more
Freedom and love
What he's looking for

(…)

Freed from desire
Mind and senses purified
Freed from desire
Mind and senses purified

(…)




Sometimes I find another world inside my mind
When I realise the crazy things we do
It makes me feel ashamed to be alive
It makes me wanna run away and hide

It's all about the money
It's all about the dum dum didudumdum
I don't think it's funny
to see us fade away
It's all about the money
It's all about the dum dum didudumdum
And I think we got it all wrong anyway

We find strange ways of showing them how much we really care
when in fact we just don't seem to care at all
This pretty world is getting out of hand
So tell me how we fail to understand

It's all about the money
(…)




Listen as your day unfolds, challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears, stand up and be counted
Don't be ashamed to cry

You gotta be
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

Herald what your mother said
Read the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view, my oh my, heh, hey

You gotta be (…)

Life asks no questions, it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning
You can't stop it, if you try to
This time it's danger staring you in the face

(…)

(Saturday, 10 October 2015)