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Oasis ft. Queenie

from Water (Purified) by Drematic & Y?Arcka

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“Oasis” featuring Queenie
(A. Pascoe, S. Kelly)


Verse1-Commentary (Queenie)

In Ethiopia, a country with a population of 85 million, there are nearly 50 million people that lack access to safe drinking water. With inadequate sanitation and purification systems, people are forced to resort to using contaminated water from remote streams, rivers and wells. The collection of this water is a daunting task in itself, often requiring individuals to walk hours to secure water. This responsibility is often delegated to women and children.

Verse 1

I sacrificed my childhood to do it
In search of you I walk barefooted
Over distant lands
Bucket in my hands
Lackin’ fluid to sustain me
Replenish my life
See what I came across is tainted
Oh yes it trife
Our lips long for you
Liquefied utopia
We cry for you in Ethiopia
Resilient to the end
‘Cuz rebellion’s in the souls of us
Give all I own if just to soak in ya-
Exfoliate the waste
Desperate livin’ motivates
Our synergy will procreate
And then the flow rejuvenates my whole body-
Transcending into realms of unseen
You redefine the meaning of having wet dreams…
When I awaken
I find myself in school
Engaged in activities a normal child would do
An answer to my prayers?
So long I felt forsaken-
Mirage?
Or is it really an oasis?

…I feel so confused


Verse 2- Commentary (Queenie)

The Gibe III Dam, which is being built on the Omo River, supplies 80 percent of the water in Lake Turkana on the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Now on the verge of being completed, the dam threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans that rely on Lake Turkana for fishing and irrigation. To date, the construction of massive dams has displaced more than 2 million people worldwide. Now forced to relocate to recreate their lives, a father must explain to his son why they must leave the only home he’s ever known.

Verse 2

I can’t believe what was said
What I asked
What he told me
I said, “Why must we leave?
Why to Nairobi?”
“Son rest assured
As the day is long
We will endure
We will stay strong
God is supreme
Ruler of creation
Man is a fool
Blind to limitations
Careless the few
Who knowingly defile
The lake, the water
And all that it provides
In the face of brutality our people have survived
And we will continue to survive
Son walk tall”-
And that was all
Then his voice dissolved
Echoed soft in my ears as we all marched on
I was in awe
Baffled by his brave resolve
How can he stay calm in a world so wrong?
Piece of mind was provided
A break of frustration
Dealing with displacement
Seeking an oasis

…what else can we do?

Verse 3-Commentary (Queenie)

During a conversation with an acquaintance, recording artist Drematic, discusses his outlook on the global implications of the struggle for clean water and his motivation for the forthcoming album entitled “Water”.

Verse 3
Ok, we talk that water water
Think it’s time to go in directly
To ensure that the audience gets me
H2O, the magic mixture
Fixture in all things earthly
Who should go thirsty?
Easy enough
Ok, let’s give ‘em all bottles
Corruption with a twist
Human rights get toppled
‘Cuz what’s the sense in helping others clean and sustain it?
You profit when you claim it and drain it
(I’m so confused!!)
Wrestling with natural commodities
Turning into property
Polluted foreign policies, proliferating poverty
The third world’s tapped out
Arid economically
Squeezed to the last drop, Robbed of their sovereignty
A watershed statement?
It’s kinda heavy ain’t it?
When global scale issues get sized up and weighed in
But these are the stories
Despicable trends
That only our actions can bring to an end
But I still believe
Together we can change it
We owe it to ourselves to create an oasis

…what path will you choose, what you gonna do?
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from Water (Purified), released October 5, 2011

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Drematic & Y?Arcka Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A collaborative effort between recording artist Drematic and producer Y?Arcka, the first priority of Water is to present listeners with an essential piece of music. Just as the substance that inspired the project; the purpose, functionality and presentation of Water is rife with all of the complexities that are synonymous with being a citizen of the world. In short, water is humanity. ... more

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