Private Project

One World Family - Original Song

Close your eyes
Let us see
What could be

We could take hope and visions
To make better decisions
Built on reason and love
We’d be much better off

We would go and plant trees
And stop global diseases
We could even learn how
Within limits to grow
And chose the right way to go

For the length of a song
Let’s forget what went wrong
Make the good things around
Take root in strong ground

For the length of a song
See ideas sprouting strong
Grow together to be
One world family
One world family

We could sit down and talk
To our friends about god,
About balance and peace
About living at ease

We would go use our voice
To talk about choice
Between now and too late
Between love and hate
Before it’s too late

For the length of a song
Let’s forget what went wrong
Make the good things around
Take root in strong ground

For the length of a song
See ideas sprouting strong
Grow together to be
One world family
One world family

Close your eyes to free your mind and let your body feel
That man made wounds to planet earth are not too deep to heal
Ideas of life, ideas of growth can yet be re-arranged
If we decide to use our voice and hands to be the change

Feel the power of the earth, of water wind and sun
Pray that people understand that “change” means everyone
This planet can stay beautiful for every boy and girl
If we decide to take the steps to balance our world

For the length of a song
Let’s forget what went wrong
Make the good things around
Take root in strong ground

For the length of a song
See ideas sprouting strong
Grow together to be
One world family
One world family

  • Marco Gässler
    Author
  • 11 WIE DU
    Name of Band or Artist
  • Project Type:
    Song, Lyrics Only
  • Genres:
    New Folk, Pop, Change Pop
  • Length:
    3 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 9, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English, German
  • Student Project:
    No
Artist Biography

Angelina and Rosalie refer to themselves as change pop activists. "Take your talent and use it to do something good with it," says Angelina. "We both just like to sing, and that's why we're on stage, wanting to touch and mobilize people with our music." Both believe that there's nothing cooler or more important to do for their generation than to bring "earth forward" - and for that they have been on stage for 10 years. At the age of five and seven, the front girls of 11 WIE DU started performing in public. Since then, they have been making music for children and teenagers to raise awareness of the challenges of our time. How can poverty be tackled, equal rights created, peace maintained and the climate saved? They want to inspire young and old to be positive and creative in solving these issues, and to take responsibility to change the world.

When they are not on stage, they run their own social projects. They organize markets, workshops or youth summits, they collect donations and are committed to helping refugees at home and abroad.
In 2017 they organized a big charity concert near their hometown in Germany and personally brought the donation proceeds to a refugee camp in Lebanon to support the establishment of a school. About this journey, they give lectures that consist of a combination of images, videos and music to students at schools. Their story is also part of the documentary movie "Child of nature" by award winning brazilian director Marcos Negrão. The songs of the band come from the pen of songwriter Marco Gässler, who supports Angelina and Rosalie as an artistic mentor from the very beginning.

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Artist Statement

We believe that there is nothing better and more important to do than to end the global climate and justice crisis. We may be the last to have the opportunity.