We Shall Overcome

1. Title: "Jimmy Crow"
Genre: Rap
Explanation: This song would explore racism against blacks, hispanics, asians, caucasians, etc. that would influence listeners to see the commonalities between them, and understand how much knowledge individuals of different cultures can gain from eachother. The lyrics would be harsh and profane at parts, using clips of people being called deragatory terms such as "spic", "cracker", etc. to allow listeners to see how hurtful the terms really are.

2. Title: "Practice what you preach"
Genre: Punk
Explanation: This song would confront religious intolerance that exists in America, despite the common goal of America to embrace differences. It will also explore how most religions teach compassion to others regardless of their background, and many individuals remain one-sided and don't practice what they preach. Snipits of parts of laws about tolerance would also be included in the song.

3.Title: "Drinking to Death"
Genre: Hip-hop
Explanation: The health problems associated with binge drinking, specifically among teens and young adults would be examined in this song. The song would be set up as a story, about a relationship between a boy and a girl where one was slowly drifting away from the other because they favored drinking over their relationship. The climax of the song would be when the individual died from binge drinking, and the song would explain the details of the funeral and that the death could have been been better prevented.

4.Title: "Gasses from their asses"
Genre: Experimental
Explanation: Alternative forms of energy are more common than they seem, and can be found in your local park or backyard. This humorous song would discuss how animal feces can be turned into gas for cars. It would also explain how this resource is not unlimited, and would be extremely benefictial. Animals sounds would be incorportated subtly for laughs.

5.Title: "We're sorry"
Genre: Country
Explanation: The devastating issue of child abuse would be shown in this song through lyrics between a father and his little girl. There would be two parts to the song, first the young girl's who would explain how no matter what she does, it's not right to her father. The father would explain his frustration with work, his wife, life in general, and express how he lets out his anger on his daughter. The end of the song would be through the mother of the family, who ends up loosing her husband and daughter. Abuse killed the daughter, and the father's guilt caused him to commit suicide. This song would advocate awareness of abuse, and dealing with it as soon as possible. "We're sorry" speaks for all the children abused who dont have a voice

6.Title: "Annihilate"
Genre: Hardcore
Explanation: Suicide remains to be a common cause for death. This song would follow the emotions of a teenager who wanted to end their life because it seemed easier than trying to work through it. The song would start off with an angry tone, but progress to a calmer and more reasoned one, where the individual realizes they will be gone forever if they commit suicide. Not only will they destroy their life, but will also destroy the hearts of their loved ones.

7.Title: "Thinspiring"
Genre: Pop
Explanation: The seriousness of eating disorders would be examined in this song. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa consume many teenagers lifestyles, and a common reason for their low self-esteem is the media. The struggle between a teenage girl and her boyfriend would explain the opposing views. The boyfriend would constantly tell the girl how beautiful she was, but the girl would never see herself as good enough. The girl would refer to popular icons in the media that she wants to be like.

8.Title: "Intervene the Genocide"
Genre: Alternative Rock
Explanation: This song would focus specifically on the genocide in Darfur, and the need for action to discontinue it, and prevent future genocides. It would mention past genocides, like Rwanda and The Holocaust. Politics and ethics would be discussed, and questions of why certain discriminations happen would occur throughout the song.

Lyrics to "We're Sorry" (# 5)
Daughter:
Do you hate me daddy?
'cause i still love you
I never meant to be bad.
It's all my fault daddy.
It's hard to pretend not to be sad
I'll try not to interrupt you to show you my artwork,
and i'll remember not to say anything when mommy thinks you're being a jerk.
Your kicks and punches hurt so much.
I wish i didn't have to lie about why i have a crutch.

Dad:
I thought life would get easier, but it's all a pain
You, my child, make me insane
Mom never stops worrying about the bills
My boss overloads me with work i cant find time to do
You push me to the end after such a long day
I wish you'd leave me alone
You still love me even when i hurt you
That's why the abuse is so easy to overdo

The video for this song would show the perspective of the child at school, then at home when her father's pressures are let out on her. It would also show the father's perspective, and follow him from the morning to late at night, when he's stressed out the most. Bruises and marks on the girl would progress through the video, and the final scenes would be the most violent abuse on the daughter, where she is killed, then the father would kill himself. The final scene would be a funeral from the perspective of the grieving mother.

Album Title: "We Shall Overcome"

CD cover: My CD cover would have a black background with a single mountain and white text going up the mountain saying "We shall overcome" in Times New Roman, in a gradually increasing font size(text on the bottom of the mountain will be small, but get larger as it reaches the top) . The text will look disoriented and scattered on the mountain, but will eventually lead to the top, which will show the ability to overcome a problem.