Sharon Holzman - Anew and Clean

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Life goes on
And all the days are like yesterday
Black and white who would have believed
Twelve steps just don't fall
What if this is all the love you'll ever get
What if this is all the love that there is
All of the fears, the fits of anger, the weights, and the demons
I'm removing all of the madness from me
The spell that flows through my body
The torments, the sins, will I know to start anew and clean
Anew and clean
Looking for a chance to hold on
Not afraid anymore of being alone
Alert and composed facing towards the light
Could I really choose
What if this is all the love you'll ever get
What if this is all the love that there is
All of the fears, the fits of anger, the weights, and the demons
I'm removing all of the madness from me
The spell that flows through my body
The torments, the sins, the memories that don't let go
Will I know to release, to reconcile
Will I know to start
Anew and clean
Anew and clean

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Jasmin Moallem - Tel Aviv

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An apartment in Tel Aviv in the dark
Thinking of how to make ends meet this month
And what is the meaning of freedom
Recalling periods in which
I wasn't interested in keeping the change, the pockets were heavy
Today among thoughts of holiness, missing my parents
I have empty conversations with two hundred friends
But I need a close one now

Trying to bravely turn
To the deepest place in me
There are things that can break me
Like the gap between my imagination
And reality
It's coming slyly and I'm already in outer space
And it's good for me to be there with myself, not admitting that in my life
There was self-destruction but look what I built
And come look me in the eye and tell me it's not worth it

And there's no choice
But to go how I'm proud of myself
Because even if it's not perfect
It's all there is
Staying in motion
And I have no goal
Believing

I'm afraid it won't work out for me
It's flying demons in my heart
And dad calls my wise girl
Try to take it easy
And on Yom Kippur, a synagogue moves me like music
Going back to the city and shutting myself in, I'm guarding
My integrity
Deleting Tinder, what's the connection between that and essence
But then night comes and I'm lonely, so I download it again
And I feel empty and roll what's in the drawer
Because I'm afraid to look fear in the eye

There's no choice
But to go how I'm proud of myself
Because even if it's not perfect
It's all there is
Staying in motion
And I have no goal
Believing

E-Z - Nishbar Lanu

I have reservations about attending a mass protest during a spike in coronavirus cases, but it feels like the contract between the government and its citizens has been broken and this dire situation could have been avoided.

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Woahhh mmmm
I hope u don't hear me right now
I hope u don't hear me right now
It's impossible to argue with a feeling and the truth is...

I live here with the feeling that I'm not being counted
I'm being loaded with taxes and I'm lied to
Cops check me like polite rapists
They put something in my drink and then they screw me
Politicians lose orientation
There's no need to steal take all the information
I'm a lab rat in an experiment
But if someone will only dare to touch my freedom of speech
From day to day my feed looks scary
Like a person who no longer has anything to lose
Do you want to see one say?
If only I was the only one
But like me, millions here are thinking about the future
When they think about the future they think about the debts
When they hear that there are no answers they go out into the streets
The oil prices went down so the thoughts rose up
You don't want to see a country in flames

We hereby announce, we hereby announce
No one fights for one people alone yo
You won't hear this song on the radio
No one fights for one people alone yo
You won't hear this song on the radio

(Dad, what's that swamp there?)
Look, once there was a sea here which we called the Dead Sea
Bad people carried out a massacre here many years ago
(And they didn't sit in jail for murder?) Yes, sure
To this day they're counting the fuckin money from the profit
(oh no, and what did the government do)
They said look this is for you this is to improve the economy
And it will lower the unemployment and contribute to the beginning
Because the country is still wearing diapers we need to push the cart
Yes, yes the justice warrior just wants to shed light
Like the fire spreading in the gas field on Dor Beach
Like cancer from the factories in Haifa, enough, no more
Even in cemeteries, there's no room for more another plot
So it's no wonder that the barbarian in me gets out like a wild horse imprisoned in a safari
To all those who tell me what I'm allowed to do, I'm not a kid, I'm not a kid anymore
And they won't talk about old age benefits
Or about the Ethiopian Jews which they pushed to a corner
And also why talk about access for the disabled
When you can whip up a civil war here
That exactly what they need, to have me glued to the screens
Hating him, hating her, and not understanding where we go from here
Far away from the safe shore deep within the conflicts
You can erase values in order to screw the citizens

We hereby announce, we hereby announce
No one fights for one people alone yo
You won't hear this song on the radio
No one fights for one people alone yo
You won't hear this song on the radio

E-Z on the microphone
Joseph on the Joseph on the beat
So, there's going to be a celebration
But what is the happiness of one who will be on the right side

Haze'evot - Terminal Luminlet

I couldn't help but think of this song when it was announced that the EU will grant entry to 14 countries but Israel is not on the list due to the rising cases of Coronavirus. Well, I actually thought of the original song by Meir Ariel but then I discovered this brilliant version by Haze'evot. It requires an open heart because it's quite different from the original but I love the new take on it and it is so fitting for these chaotic days. Haze'evot recently released their debut album which you can check out here.
And if you're stuck in Israel like me check out the new documentary on Meir Ariel which will be streaming from Tuesday here.

Excellent translation by Trans Lator.  You can find the full translation in the comments of the timeless original version.

As I got discharged the doctors recommended a monthly visit to the airport on my own
Sight of large plane taking off through lucid teardrops does help ones comfort zone
Then later some ease of pressure on the naked eye can well be shown

Picking me a positive afternoon, heading for the port
To myself a say while going, this new habit also needs to be cut short
My-self answers me as we arrive: So we'll start to exercise, just like in sport

Terminal, Je t'aime, I love you
Terminal, bella mia

Sliding doors can guess my moves and open when I'm near
I step inside as though in ritual, vision clear
And all this inter-continental mentality is tickling me here, and here, and here

Carrying myself to the washroom to relax and check my wear
Quickly glancing in the mirror, see a madman standing there

Terminal, Je t'aime, I love you
Terminal, bella mia

As I got discharged the doctors recommended a monthly visit to the airport on my own
Sight of large plane taking off through lucid teardrops does help ones comfort zone
Now indeed some ease of pressure on the naked eye can well be shown
In the zone, fully blown, highly flown, nicely drawn, left alone
Hazard prone, Made as clown, clearly gone, neatly sewn,
Lo and behold, myself then tells me, a remedy is finally known.

Terminal, Je t'aime, I love you
Terminal, bella mia