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Soldiers of Allah – 1924

Last night, I was surfed the web and landed on this Youtube page. Heard the song and start finding more information about this American-Islamic rap group, Soldiers of Allah. The song title I heard for the very first time was “1924″. What is 1924? What’s on that year? According to Wikipedia, the name of the album refers to the year 1924 when “Islamic state was destroyed” (see Abolishment). The album was recorded before 9/11, but it is supposed that after 9/11 the group became controversial as Islam came further into public awareness in the United States.

Okay, now, you might want to hear the song, below I embed the Youtube video.

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30 Minutes

Tiga puluh menit, waktu yang cukup singkat untuk merubah keadaan…

Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of time
To decide

Do we run?
Should I hide?
For the rest
Of my life

Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail

In the moment
It takes
To make plans
Or mistakes

30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide

30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide

Carousels
In the sky
That we shape
With our eyes

Under shade
Silhouettes
Casting shade
Crying rain

Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail

Either way
Options change
Chances fail
Trains derail

30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide

30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide

To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide

To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide

To decide

[Tatu - 30 Minutes]

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Ah, lagu yang akhir-akhir ini paling sering saya dengarkan. Slow but sure, great and easy listening music. Semua bisa berubah dalam 30 menit… :)

Be brave! Face the world!

The Toy Master

Ini lagu yang paling sering saya denger, gahar sie, dan makna dibalik liriknya sedikit menyeramkan, apalagi bila melihat latar belakang si penciptanya, Tobias Sammet. Walau begitu, ambil sisi positifnya aja. Lagu ini juga yang kadang membuat saya tegar dan bangkit berdiri. To be the toy master…

Artist: Avantasia
Title: The Toy Master
Composer: Tobias Sammet
Album: The Scarecrow
Year: 2008
Genre: Symphonic Metal, Power Metal

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