Webs’ Random Ideas

Here is a link to a great music video: Outlandish - Look Into My Eyes.  For those of you that are unaware, this song is about the conflict between Israel and Palestine.  The song is told from a Palestinian point of view, and has metaphors to help show what Israel is doing to the Palestinians, such as the wall that was built to "cage in" the Palestinians.  Other references include the checkpoints that are everywhere that keep the Palestinians from leaving, and being treated inhumanly.  I really like how Outlandish used the story of Little Red Riding Hood to get the message across.  It's simple but effective.

The song itself is based off a poem written by, Gihad Ali, and follows the same premise as the song, but I do like the poem more because there are lines that were left out of the song, and I believe those lines are powerful and help to signify the message being said.  My favorite lines from the poem are what Outlandish used as the chorus,

Yet do you know the truth
of where your money goes?
Do you let your media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth that no one knows?

Excellent questions because I think many Americans do not realize where their money goes all the time.