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Nothing left to fear

from DISPLACED​/​MISPLACED by Norman Nawrocki

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Migrants are confronted with growing hostility worldwide & need our support.

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As migrants,
we fear for family left behind
we fear for ourselves because we have no rights
we fear because we’re classified ‘Illegal’
we have no papers, no legality
we fear photos being taken
‘No faces! No faces!’ we shout
because to know us is to deport us
We fear because
anyone can take advantage of us
become our ‘friend’ and help us – for a price
We fear that all we have left
is our dignity and it’s always vulnerable
In a shelter they tell us to sleep and shut up
so we return to the street
and we fear for losing ourselves

We erect our own camps
but fear that we are trapped like animals
by prejudice and illegality
We hunt for work, food and papers to set us free
We fear the authorities each time they
drive us out, trash our belongings and tents
but we return and start again
Everywhere they build walls of fear
to intimidate us to try to keep us out
We who they colonized, we who they terrorized,
we who they abused, exploited and still shun
Do they think that after all we have suffered
a wall will stop us?
That we will remain fearful for the rest of our lives?
No wall, no barbed wire, no border
can keep the desperate from escaping misery,
pain, violence and death
We will find the weak spots, the cracks, the light
and we will push through
We’ve been afraid too long
Now we are becoming fearless
with nothing left to lose
nothing left to fear
and nothing left to lose
nothing left to fear
and nothing left to lose

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from DISPLACED​/​MISPLACED, track released February 14, 2017
Words & vocals: Norman Nawrocki.
Guitar: Greg Smith.
Violin:Norman Nawrocki.
Interviewee: Abdelkader Belaouni.

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Norman Nawrocki Montreal, Québec

Norman Nawrocki is a Canadian Polish/Ukrainian violinist & composer based in Montreal, Quebec. A veteran of the city’s underground music scene & also tours internationally. Since 1986, he's released 33 albums (solo & with his many bands like Rhythm Activism, DaZoque!, Bakunin’s Bum, SANN, Wild Plains, Crocodile!) & has 35 compilations. He's also an author & a playwright. ... more

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