Eden Golan - Hurricane

When the 10th season of Rising Star started at the end of November I don't think anyone thought that we would still be at war by the Eurovision final and that there would still be 132 hostages in captivity, among them an unclear number of living hostages. And yet, here we are. We did know that we would still be coping with the aftermath of October 7th and the songwriters who wrote Hurricane for Eden Golan, the winner of Rising Star, knew that the Eurovision semi-final and final would be held during the reflective days of our memorial week which started last Sunday with Holocaust Memorial Day and will continue tomorrow evening with Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Yom HaZikaron will end on Monday evening with Independence Day celebrations, a shift that has always been difficult and understandably will be much more difficult this year, even with toned-down celebrations. There's already been a change in the air as we're getting ready for Memorial Day and 'Hurricane' manages to not only honor the the memory of those who have lost their lives but also capture the feelings of so many of us during this challenging year. It was clear throughout the season of Rising Star that Eden is a star performer and she gave a phenomenal performance at the semi-final. Eden, no matter what happens tonight you're already our winner, thank you for shining a light during the darkness.

Writer of my symphony

Play with me

Look into my eyes and see

People walk away but never say goodbye

Someone stole the moon tonight

Took my light 

Everything is black and white

Who's the fool who told you boys don't cry

Hours and hours, empowers

Life is no game but it's ours

While, the time goes wild

Everyday I'm losing my mind

Holding on in this mysterious ride

Dancing in the storm

I got nothing to hide

Take it all and leave the world behind

Baby promise me you'll hold me again

I'm still broken from this hurricane

This hurricane

Living in a fantasy, ecstasy

Everything is meant to be

We shall pass but love will never die

Hours and hours, empowers

Life is no game but it's ours

While, the time goes wild

Everyday I'm losing my mind

Holding on in this mysterious ride

Dancing in the storm

I got nothing to hide

Take it all and leave the world behind

Baby promise me you'll hold me again

I'm still broken from this hurricane

This hurricane

Don't need big words

Just prayers

Even if it's hard to see

You always leave one single light

Voters outside of Israel can vote for Eden, no.6, here.

Ninet Tayeb - Reborn

Ninet Tayeb wrote this chilling and beautiful song before October 7th and was asked to share it for the must-see documentary "Screams Before Silence". As she wrote in her Facebook post, "It was clear to me the song had found its purpose, music that is part of the tragic and unbearably difficult story of those women and girls who experienced the worst of all. Their story is the story of us all. On October 7th, it seems that the entire nation of Israel felt the need to be reborn".

When I'm scared of myself

I can't make a sound

And if I'm trying to talk

My head meets the ground

I'm laying right there

Chained and unarmed

No don't try to save me

I can handle fear

And if you try to save me

I would disappear

let it all be

I can handle fear

I wanna be reborn

I wanna be reborn

When it's getting darker

It's my time to shine

Like a star in the sky

Yours is just like mine

We're lying right there

Waiting for a sign

No don't try to save me

Because I can handle fear

Waterfalls around me

This time it's not my tears

let it all be

Now it's getting clear

I wanna be reborn

I wanna be reborn

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