http://youtu.be/e1U3Ldx_LQg
Saw the lyrics of this song on FB adapted by Suetyoong Leong on FB, and it warmed my heart.I immediately roped my little sister to sing it with me.
It's a rough video recorded with a little Canon ixus. Hope to record some proper audio/visuals for it later, but couldn't wait till then. Bursting with too much emotion inside :D So, I'll just upload the demo version first :D
In the words of the writer, Suetyoong Leong:
"In the aftermath of GE13, there has been a lot of anger, confusion, and hopelessness. I think a lot of us are pretty much exhausted both physically and emotionally, but I just want to encourage each and every one of you to keep fighting the good fight -- To paraphrase a quote from one of my favorite scenes from The Sound of Music: 'My fellow Malaysians, we may not be seeing justice again, perhaps for a very long time. I would like to sing for you now... a love song. I know you share this love. I pray that you will never let it die.'
I haven't done song parodies in awhile, but this song snuck into my head and then very stubbornly refused to leave :) Please sing it to the tune of 'I Won't Give Up' by Jason Mraz haha
Call me idealistic if you must, but I'd like to dedicate this love song to Malaysia, and Malaysians everywhere"
Title: "I Won't Give Up a.k.a. Lawan Tetap Lawan"
Today Malaysians may sigh and cry
Say the stakes have been too high
That the elections are all a lie
But there are stories untold
About the healing of wounds and scars
People coming from near and far
To enter the ring for a spar
With the government of old
And I won't give up on us
Even when the times get tough
I'm giving You all my love
I'm still looking up
And though injustice has 'won' the race
Through cheating and manipulating
Our future is still in the making
It's too soon to be resigned
'Cause the government has been spurned
We know what their 'promises' are worth
Malaysians still have a lot to learn
but God knows it's worth it
No, I won't give up
[this part is unchanged]
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got,
Yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not, and who I am
I won't give up on us
Even when the Government gets rough
We'll overwhelm them with love
We're still looking up, still looking up.
Well, I won't give up on us
God knows we're strong enough
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
Please don't give up on Us
Especially now that times are tough
We all need to spread the love
And keep looking up
