It's a Kaleidoscope World

The Master Rapper, Francis Magalona, is gone but his songs will remain.
Honestly, I am not into rap music. This is the only song that I have loved from his music.

I used the lyrics when my professor in English asked us to analyze a song in poetic sense.
The content is a powerful call to everyone. It reflects that our differences should not be a hindrance for us to work things out in our survival. WE can create a better world. Just like a kaleidoscope which consists of various colors but when you put them together, wonderful images are produced.


Kaleidoscope World - Francis Magalona

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Kaleidoscope World
(Popularized by Francis Magalona)
So many faces, so many races
Different voices, different choices
Some are mad, while others laugh
Some live alone with no better half
Others grieve while others curse
And others mourn behind a big black hearse
Some are pure and some half-bred
Some are sober and some are wasted
Some are rich because of fate and
Some are poor with no food on their plate
Some stand out while others blend
Some are fat and stout while some are thin
Some are friends and some are foes
Some have some while some have most

Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin' round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world

Some are great and some are few
Others lie while some tell the truth
Some say poems and some do sing
Others sing through their guitar strings
Some know it all while some act dumb
Let the bassline strum to the bang of the drum
Some can swim while some will sink
And some will find their minds and think
Others walk while others run
You can't talk peace and have a gun
Some are hurt and start to cry
Don't ask me how don't ask me why
Some are friends and some are foes
Some have some while some have most

Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin' round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world

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Cat Stevens: on biography

Let me share what i learned from his biography.
He was such a person who strove hard to define his purpose. He was a famous pop singer yet he believed that his celebrity status is leading him to nowhere. After he suffered tuberculosis, he began his search for answers. It was also during those times that he started to write books and novel. His life made a sudden turn when he got hold of a book that reflects the kind of life he has and the life he wanted in the future. He researched on topics like spirituality and living. He learned to read the KORAN in Arabic language and turned his back from his career. He professed his faith to be a Muslim. He changed his name to Yussuf Islam, wed his wife and taught his kids the ways of being a Muslim. He built the first Muslim school in UK using his own money. He auctioned his instruments and gave the proceeds to charity. With his popularity, he became the spokesperson for the Muslim community when war broke in Bosnia. He returned to his singing career after his 15 years of abandonment. His songs now depicts life and the music was different from before. He was such a person who searched and found what he had been looking. I am truly inspired on how he made a significant life out of his lifetime.

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