Truth On Tour : Vol. 1
by Truth On Tour - Various Artists
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Belle - Be The Voice
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This persecution can’t go on
Innocent lives have been lost
These beautiful people they’ve suffered so long
Tortured for practicing Falun Gong
It’s time for the world, it’s time for the world to stand up
Come now my friend
The time has come to walk into the sun
Let’s be the voice, let’s be the voice of the future
Their souls have been lifted up
And beaten and raped, they keep love in their hearts
This genocide hidden behind the Great Wall
And forever their screams
Forever their screams will be heard
Forever their screams will be heard
Come now my friend
The time has come to walk into the sun
Let’s be the voice, let’s be the voice of the future
They face this nightmare, no help from the world
Conscience comes 2nd place when there’s money to be earned
But if we could have stopped this
And instead we turned away
Someday soon when the truth comes out
We’ll hang our heads in shame
Come now my friend
The time has come to walk into the sun
Come take my hand
Let’s stand as one
As the wheels of history turn
The night is cold, and this broken heart can’t take any more
Let’s be the voice, let’s be the voice of the future
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The Wall
Great Wall
The Wall
Great Wall
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Chorus:
Did you hear what’s hidden behind the wall
The wall
The wall
So much is hidden behind the wall
The wall
The Great Wall
Horrible killings behind the wall
Over 3 thousands lives
The red evil regime’s
Murders they try to hide
Daughters, mothers and wives
Sons, fathers and husbands
They kill them and sell their organs like it is nothing
Millions maybe billions have been deceived
Turning a blind eye
Fear, money and greed
A feeling something is wrong
Another day is too long
For this to go on
Persecution of Falun Gong behind the wall
Chorus:
The wall
The wall
So much is hidden behind the wall
The wall
Great Wall
Did you hear what’s hidden behind the wall
The wall
The Wall
So much is hidden behind the wall
The wall
Great wall
Horrible killings behind the wall
Over 3 thousands lives
The red evil regime’s
Murders they try to hide
Daughters, mothers and wives
Sons, fathers and husbands
They kill them and sell their organs like it is nothing
Millions maybe billions have been deceived
Turning a blind eye
Fear, money and greed
A feeling something is wrong
Another day is too long
For this to go on
Persecution of Falun Gong behind the wall
Chorus:
The wall
The wall
So much is hidden behind the wall
The wall
Great Wall
Did you hear what’s hidden behind the wall
The wall
The Wall
So much is hidden behind the wall
The wall
Great wall
Horrible killings behind the wall
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Horrible killings behind the wall
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Horrible killings behind the wall
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Back in 1989 in Germany the Berlin Wall
was fallin’ down.
The same year tanks were rollin’ in on Tianmen Square,
I heard the crazy sound.
Today China is a battlefield between good and bad.
Soon the walls gonna fall down here.
The frustration’s like a ticking time bomb,
that’ll make all the walls disappear.
Hey you people on the outside,
outside the border of this land.
Can’t you hear my call? We are suffocating!
Can somebody understand?
So many dynasties ago the emperor
let folks have liberty.
Nowadays the men in charge
are so afraid of losing power,
they talk about stability.
And the leaders of the party,
they got blood on their hands.
They got blood on their minds too.
They control my mind, my heart and soul,
they even control my tears. So what can I do?
I wanna cry out loud, I wanna cry my tears away.
But it’s not allowed, to sob in silence is the Chinese way.
Hey you people on the outside…
I wanna cry out loud, I wanna cry those tears away.
But then I'm gonna stand up proud, and quit the party.
THAT’S the Chinese way.
To quit the party, to quit the party, to quit the party,
is the Chinese way, the Chinese way.
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An ancient world not long ago
Prosperity along a silken road
A wise man leaves 5,000 words
5,000 years, the wonders unheard
Chorus
Mother China, tell me
Where or where can your virtue be found?
The ones whom you’ve raised that carry it on
Are all beaten, raped, and tortured then run out of town
And those grand mountains all call down
Oh why has this happened to you?
This man he does Falun Gong, and just wants to be kind
The country’s leader says he’s out of line, so he might have
Your naked wife thrown into a male jail cell
They beat you a thread from death, light you on fire and then tell the
world it’s suicide.
Chorus
Mother China, tell me
What oh what has happened to you?
The virtues you held, now the ancients look on in disgust
At this murder, at this abuse
And those wide rivers, they ask it too
Oh why has this happened to you?
Chorus
Mother China, please tell me
What oh what has happened to you?
Tell me ‘cuz I can’t understand
Since they carry this virtue for you,
Yet he murders them and lies through and through
Those grand mountains, they know it’s so wrong
Those wide rivers cry on and on
It’s gone too far for too long
Oh why has this happened to you?
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Evil deceit
and wicked lies
Came down on thee
when goodness died inside
A mob of people cursed themselves
into a long, dark night
As the will is stirred, she
steps into the light
In this final stage
when one must choose
Long ago, prearranged
for the world to see
No enemies
Her heart is pure
Done just for thee
the moment passed you by
Standing with her master
her mind is clear
Inside, so still
Immortal grace
Frozen in time
the heavens weep
A heart divine
for the world to see
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At the turning of the season, in that somber time of year
When bone-chilled, weary people long for spring
A sign of life renewed arrives, bringing hope and cheer
From Washington to Paris to Beijing
The plum tree's delicate and small, ignored when all is green
Humble in the heat of summer sun
But in the barren cold its flowers burst upon the scene
Proclaiming a new season has begun
Oh, winter's back is broken though the Northern winds still blow,
Plum blossoms in the snow.
Instrumental Break
A refugee from China, with her daughter in her arms
Steadfast in days so bleak and nights so long
Pays tribute to her husband and tells how he came to harm,
Murdered 'cause he practiced Falun Gong
Now to this martyr's mission, his wife has remained true
Explaining to the people 'round the world
Just what the broken families in China must go through
When Moms and Dads are tortured, jailed and killed
The seeds of justice that she plants will germinate and grow
Plum blossoms in the snow.
Instrumental Break
The glory that was China, is fading by the hour
Mammon worshiped on the dingy street
The best are found in prisons when the worst are wielding power
The ancient culture forced into retreat
But wintertime has run its course, the plum trees are in bloom
People turn their faces to the sky
The good are blessed, the evil crushed, the sun breaks through the gloom
The ordeal's over, peaceful days are nigh
Myriad flowers dot the land, their treasures to bestow,
Plum Blossoms in the snow.
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about
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In July of 1999, China’s communist regime began a brutal campaign of persecution against the peaceful spiritual practice of Falun Gong. The regime has targeted millions of its own citizens, using brainwashing camps, torture, rape, murder, and the unspeakable institution of forced organ harvesting on live practitioners. The persecution of Falun Gong is a direct assault on a human being’s fundamental right to freedom of belief, and ranks as one of the greatest human rights crimes in modern history. It continues to this day.
Artists from around the world, of different backgrounds, genres and media, have come together to form Truth on Tour: Artists Against the Persecution of Falun Gong. Truth on Tour exposes the truth of this injustice, while supporting Falun Gong’s principles of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance.
Truth on Tour, a non-profit organization, announces the release of our first project, the compilation album Truth on Tour (Volume #1).
Our Songs Tell Their Story
From Australia, pop artist Belle’s ‘Be The Voice’ tells us it’s time we stand for the persecuted Falun Gong: “These beautiful people they’ve suffered so long | Tortured for practicing Falun Gong | It’s time for the world, it’s time for the world to stand up”
DC Rap artists Rise Ascend and Direction’s ‘Behind the Wall’ exposes the CCP’s coverup of atrocities, including the horrific practice of forced organ harvesting: “The red evil regime’s | Murders they try to hide | Daughters, mothers and wives | Sons, fathers and husbands | They kill them and sell their organs like it is nothing”
From Missouri, father and daughter folk artists Randall and Sara Effner’s song ‘Plum Blossoms in the Snow’ tells the story of practitioner Jane Dai and her daughter Fadu. Jane’s husband was murdered in China in 2001 after appealing to the CCP to stop the persecution of Falun Gong: ”A refugee from China, with her daughter in her arms | Steadfast in days so bleak and nights so long | Pays tribute to her husband and tells how he came to harm | Murdered ’cause he practiced Falun Gong.”
LA artist/producer Kevin Dippold’s rock song ‘Rally The World’ tells us: “This is our time | This is our fight”, as we are “Unified, On One Side, Unstoppable!”
Guyana’s Malcolm Wilson, with his reggae-influenced style, reminds us of the power to implement change in his uplifting song ‘Righteous Generation’: “We the positive generation | Stand for all nations | There’s no trials or tribulations … Give us the power to face the day”
Canadian artist Jesse Laine’s song ‘Truth Is Tall’ challenges the CCP’s lies: ”Truth is tall, stayed and unchanged | By lies, misdeeds, deceit and defame | So hear the call, feed the hope, see the blame | And free Falun Gong, free us all from this reign”
Truth On Tour has come together with one voice, and one mission: to expose and end this persecution.
In July of 1999, China’s communist regime began a brutal campaign of persecution against the peaceful spiritual practice of Falun Gong. The regime has targeted millions of its own citizens, using brainwashing camps, torture, rape, murder, and the unspeakable institution of forced organ harvesting on live practitioners. The persecution of Falun Gong is a direct assault on a human being’s fundamental right to freedom of belief, and ranks as one of the greatest human rights crimes in modern history. It continues to this day.
Artists from around the world, of different backgrounds, genres and media, have come together to form Truth on Tour: Artists Against the Persecution of Falun Gong. Truth on Tour exposes the truth of this injustice, while supporting Falun Gong’s principles of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance.
Truth on Tour, a non-profit organization, announces the release of our first project, the compilation album Truth on Tour (Volume #1).
Our Songs Tell Their Story
From Australia, pop artist Belle’s ‘Be The Voice’ tells us it’s time we stand for the persecuted Falun Gong: “These beautiful people they’ve suffered so long | Tortured for practicing Falun Gong | It’s time for the world, it’s time for the world to stand up”
DC Rap artists Rise Ascend and Direction’s ‘Behind the Wall’ exposes the CCP’s coverup of atrocities, including the horrific practice of forced organ harvesting: “The red evil regime’s | Murders they try to hide | Daughters, mothers and wives | Sons, fathers and husbands | They kill them and sell their organs like it is nothing”
From Missouri, father and daughter folk artists Randall and Sara Effner’s song ‘Plum Blossoms in the Snow’ tells the story of practitioner Jane Dai and her daughter Fadu. Jane’s husband was murdered in China in 2001 after appealing to the CCP to stop the persecution of Falun Gong: ”A refugee from China, with her daughter in her arms | Steadfast in days so bleak and nights so long | Pays tribute to her husband and tells how he came to harm | Murdered ’cause he practiced Falun Gong.”
LA artist/producer Kevin Dippold’s rock song ‘Rally The World’ tells us: “This is our time | This is our fight”, as we are “Unified, On One Side, Unstoppable!”
Guyana’s Malcolm Wilson, with his reggae-influenced style, reminds us of the power to implement change in his uplifting song ‘Righteous Generation’: “We the positive generation | Stand for all nations | There’s no trials or tribulations … Give us the power to face the day”
Canadian artist Jesse Laine’s song ‘Truth Is Tall’ challenges the CCP’s lies: ”Truth is tall, stayed and unchanged | By lies, misdeeds, deceit and defame | So hear the call, feed the hope, see the blame | And free Falun Gong, free us all from this reign”
Truth On Tour has come together with one voice, and one mission: to expose and end this persecution.
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Truth on Tour artists are spread throughout the world, from different backgrounds and social strata. An urgency to expose and help end this human rights tragedy binds us together. Additionally, the practice of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) and its universal principles of Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance, have greatly impacted each of us, becoming a foundation and inspiration for our art. ... more
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