Marc 2Ray's, "1915," is a historical song about The Armenian Genocide which occurred in 1915. As the grandson of a survivor, Marc made this song to be used as a tool to educate the next generation and it is currently being used in multiple High School and College curricula. Marc has performed this song hundreds of times at schools, music festivals, and political rally's include outside of The White House and in Times Square. The lesson of "1915" is extremely relevant today. Love can rule the world.
lyrics
1915 a year that will live in infamy,
Countless people murder by hostile infantry,
Children still in their infancy, killed instantly,
Mass executions without any sympathy,
The Ottoman Empire set fire to Armenian,
Killing more people than untreated leukemia,
Their mission, the extinction of our religion,
So they started nearby where my family was living,
My great grandma and her kids fled their town,
Her husband and friends had already been gunned down,
They escaped but she lost her daughter along the way,
She came to America held her son and prayed,
Back home the Turks deny the genocide happened,
They say the countless dead are simply imagined,
For 100 years, their regime holds control,
And speaking out will land you life without parole!
You can't fool the World!
Ayy yeah, Ayy yeah,
You can't fool the World!
Ayy yeah, Ayy yeah,
No more violence it's insane,
No more heartache no more pain,
Having faith that we can make that change,
Cause love can rule the World!
So in the mist of WWII's confusion,
When Hitler planned out his final solution,
He said Jews are pollution ripe for execution,
We can get ride of em it's been proven!
"After all who remembers the Armenians?"
A real quote he spoke before murdering millions,
Cause 1 and a half million Armenians died,
And gave Hitler motivation when he would arise,
Ya see one genocide will lead to another,
People made to suffer, children torn from mothers,
Neighbors killing neighbors, cities turned to craters,
Poisonous vapors, from shower gas chambers,
Humanity seems prone to self destruction,
We can't think straight like we gotta concussion,
Why so much hate? It serves no real function,
We gotta tolerate or face the repercussions.
You can't fool the World!
Ayy yeah, Ayy yeah,
You can't fool the World!
Ayy yeah, Ayy yeah,
No more violence it's insane,
No more heartache no more pain,
Having faith that we can make that change,
Cause love can rule the World!
So Cmon, why keep the lie prolonged?
So much energy to cover up your wrongs,
If you deny your past how can you move on?
Especially when the truth is coming in too strong,
People's eyes are opening looking for the light,
A new dawn is rising ending the long night,
And can clutch a feeble lie and try to fight,
But the world has realized you can't deny what's right,
And we're all the same despite colors and creeds,
Stop evil where it starts or it spreads like weeds,
From Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur, and Ukraine,
To Cambodia, and Nanking, we all feel your pain,
Don't be content inside, to let it slide,
It's crimes like this that prevent our strides,
An olive branch to turkey, time to rectify,
Let's heal 1915, and this Genocide.
You can't fool the World!
Ayy yeah, Ayy yeah,
You can't fool the World!
Ayy yeah, Ayy yeah,
No more violence it's insane,
No more heartache no more pain,
Having faith that we can make that change,
Cause love can rule the World!
credits
released April 20, 2015
Written and performed by Marc 2Ray
Chorus sung by Miriam
Produced by Godfather
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Calin Enache
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