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Jim James Live Solo Acoustic Performance | Jim James | TEDxUniversityofNevada


[Music]

[Music] no compromise but we’re to sacrifice

the stone is thrown it’s coming fast

the stone is thrown it’s coming fast next thing you know it’s crashing

next thing you know it’s crashing

next thing you know it’s crashing through the glass now we’re down on our

through the glass now we’re down on our

through the glass now we’re down on our knees picking up the scraps whatever it

knees picking up the scraps whatever it

knees picking up the scraps whatever it takes we’re gonna build it back if you

takes we’re gonna build it back if you

takes we’re gonna build it back if you don’t speak out

don’t speak out

don’t speak out [Music]

[Music]

[Music] we can’t hear it

we can’t hear it

we can’t hear it [Music]

[Music]

[Music] all is always he

go on dance through the night

go on dance through the night [Music]

[Music]

[Music] gonna be one with the light

gonna be one with the light

gonna be one with the light [Music]

[Music]

[Music] full

full

full [Music]

[Music]

[Music] the stone is thought it’s coming fast

the stone is thought it’s coming fast

the stone is thought it’s coming fast next thing you know it’s crashing

next thing you know it’s crashing

next thing you know it’s crashing through the glass now we’re down on our

through the glass now we’re down on our

through the glass now we’re down on our knees picking up the scraps whatever it

knees picking up the scraps whatever it

knees picking up the scraps whatever it takes we’re gonna build it back if you

takes we’re gonna build it back if you

takes we’re gonna build it back if you don’t speak out

we can hear it

we can hear it [Music]

Harlem is always in here in spirit year

Harlem is always in here in spirit year spirit year

[Laughter]

[Laughter] [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

imagine if society’s greatest goal was

imagine if society’s greatest goal was to take care of each and every human

to take care of each and every human

to take care of each and every human being imagine if that goal was reflected

being imagine if that goal was reflected

being imagine if that goal was reflected in our elected leaders imagine if it was

in our elected leaders imagine if it was

in our elected leaders imagine if it was the pride and joy of our president to

the pride and joy of our president to

the pride and joy of our president to make sure that not one person was left

make sure that not one person was left

make sure that not one person was left to suffer on the streets not one person

to suffer on the streets not one person

to suffer on the streets not one person was left without the treatment they need

was left without the treatment they need

was left without the treatment they need whether it’s for mental illness or

whether it’s for mental illness or

whether it’s for mental illness or addiction imagine if not one family was

addiction imagine if not one family was

addiction imagine if not one family was ravaged by insane healthcare costs and

ravaged by insane healthcare costs and

ravaged by insane healthcare costs and completely wiped out by something they

completely wiped out by something they

completely wiped out by something they could not foresee or control imagine

could not foresee or control imagine

could not foresee or control imagine [Music]

[Music]

[Music] that a nation of immigrants imagine if

that a nation of immigrants imagine if

that a nation of immigrants imagine if we opened our arms and embraced each and

we opened our arms and embraced each and

we opened our arms and embraced each and every immigrant and refugee who came to

every immigrant and refugee who came to

every immigrant and refugee who came to this great nation knowing it is a nation

this great nation knowing it is a nation

this great nation knowing it is a nation that is made completely

that is made completely

that is made completely of immigrants who in fact stole the land

of immigrants who in fact stole the land

of immigrants who in fact stole the land from our Native American brothers and

from our Native American brothers and

from our Native American brothers and sisters imagine if we gave them the

sisters imagine if we gave them the

sisters imagine if we gave them the respect they deserve

respect they deserve

respect they deserve elevated them back to a place of

elevated them back to a place of

elevated them back to a place of leadership

leadership

leadership perhaps we could really learn something

perhaps we could really learn something

perhaps we could really learn something that could get us out of this mess

that could get us out of this mess

that could get us out of this mess imagine if somehow people were so just

imagine if somehow people were so just

imagine if somehow people were so just open and hungry for love and we just as

open and hungry for love and we just as

open and hungry for love and we just as a society as a nation as a world we just

a society as a nation as a world we just

a society as a nation as a world we just could not get enough love it doesn’t

could not get enough love it doesn’t

could not get enough love it doesn’t matter what race you are what gender you

matter what race you are what gender you

matter what race you are what gender you are what your religious beliefs are as

are what your religious beliefs are as

are what your religious beliefs are as long as you’re a consenting adult that

long as you’re a consenting adult that

long as you’re a consenting adult that we just like we’re like yes yes yes yes

we just like we’re like yes yes yes yes

we just like we’re like yes yes yes yes yes yes right I mean those things aren’t

yes yes right I mean those things aren’t

yes yes right I mean those things aren’t that hard for me to imagine I don’t

that hard for me to imagine I don’t

that hard for me to imagine I don’t think they’re that hard for a lot of

think they’re that hard for a lot of

think they’re that hard for a lot of people to imagine but I feel like many

people to imagine but I feel like many

people to imagine but I feel like many of us have been privileged enough to

of us have been privileged enough to

of us have been privileged enough to lead a life of comfort and security and

lead a life of comfort and security and

lead a life of comfort and security and I think with the current state of the

I think with the current state of the

I think with the current state of the world we just can’t afford to do that

world we just can’t afford to do that

world we just can’t afford to do that anymore so I’m trying to encourage

anymore so I’m trying to encourage

anymore so I’m trying to encourage people to use their voice to get up off

people to use their voice to get up off

people to use their voice to get up off the couch and speak out in a way that

the couch and speak out in a way that

the couch and speak out in a way that matters for causes that they believe in

matters for causes that they believe in

matters for causes that they believe in we all can’t become political experts

we all can’t become political experts

we all can’t become political experts over the night overnight I am no

over the night overnight I am no

over the night overnight I am no political expert but I guess my whole

political expert but I guess my whole

political expert but I guess my whole the whole thing I wanted to express with

the whole thing I wanted to express with

the whole thing I wanted to express with with my opportunity to talk to you all

with my opportunity to talk to you all

with my opportunity to talk to you all today was just to encourage you to speak

today was just to encourage you to speak

today was just to encourage you to speak out for what you believe in to get up

out for what you believe in to get up

out for what you believe in to get up and speak out however you can and it’s

and speak out however you can and it’s

and speak out however you can and it’s not always easy at first but you know it

not always easy at first but you know it

not always easy at first but you know it can start with social media you can

can start with social media you can

can start with social media you can attend a meeting or a rally for a cause

attend a meeting or a rally for a cause

attend a meeting or a rally for a cause you believe in

you believe in

you believe in you can speak out for what you believe

you can speak out for what you believe

you can speak out for what you believe is the truth

is the truth

is the truth I think our days of silence and sitting

I think our days of silence and sitting

I think our days of silence and sitting around thinking that things will just

around thinking that things will just

around thinking that things will just change if we ignore them I think those

change if we ignore them I think those

change if we ignore them I think those days are over and I think we can only

days are over and I think we can only

days are over and I think we can only bring about positive change in equality

bring about positive change in equality

bring about positive change in equality and universal love and acceptance if we

and universal love and acceptance if we

and universal love and acceptance if we all stand up together and get to the

all stand up together and get to the

all stand up together and get to the truth and make sure ultimately is the

truth and make sure ultimately is the

truth and make sure ultimately is the least that you do or your friends do is

least that you do or your friends do is

least that you do or your friends do is vote use your power to vote to bring

vote use your power to vote to bring

vote use your power to vote to bring about actual change in this strange

about actual change in this strange

about actual change in this strange world

like my heart and soul and mine would

like my heart and soul and mine would love to dwell why

love to dwell why

love to dwell why fraid to say what I really feel

fraid to say what I really feel

fraid to say what I really feel why am I afraid to live the life I’d

why am I afraid to live the life I’d

why am I afraid to live the life I’d love

love

love [Music]

[Music]

[Music] change the pin and change the ink change

change the pin and change the ink change

change the pin and change the ink change the way you talk and think change the

the way you talk and think change the

the way you talk and think change the tubes and change the ties change the

tubes and change the ties change the

tubes and change the ties change the things your heart desires change your

things your heart desires change your

things your heart desires change your makeup change your curls change the ways

makeup change your curls change the ways

makeup change your curls change the ways of this changing world change the ways

of this changing world change the ways

of this changing world change the ways of this changing will change the way

to this changing world afraid to live

to this changing world afraid to live live live fraid to love love love afraid

live live fraid to love love love afraid

live live fraid to love love love afraid to walk walk walk

to walk walk walk

to walk walk walk afraid to talk talk talk

afraid to talk talk talk

afraid to talk talk talk I’m afraid to live here friend

I’m afraid to live here friend

I’m afraid to live here friend I’m afraid to die

change the pin and change think change

change the pin and change think change the way you don’t can think change the

the way you don’t can think change the

the way you don’t can think change the to change the TAS change the things your

to change the TAS change the things your

to change the TAS change the things your heart desires change your makeup change

heart desires change your makeup change

heart desires change your makeup change your clothes change the ways and this

your clothes change the ways and this

your clothes change the ways and this changing will change the ways of this

changing will change the ways of this

changing will change the ways of this changing world shave the blade

changing world shave the blade

changing world shave the blade [Music]

whew

whew [Music]

[Music]

[Music] James Lee

it’s changing world and I doubt that

it’s changing world and I doubt that that now

it’s the same only why they tell you

it’s the same only why they tell you when you live try to make you forget

when you live try to make you forget

when you live try to make you forget just what it is you really

just what it is you really

just what it is you really and follow all just like most everyone

and follow all just like most everyone

and follow all just like most everyone but you’ll a week back most everyone

but you’ll a week back most everyone

but you’ll a week back most everyone your individual bright as the shining

your individual bright as the shining

your individual bright as the shining Sun it’s yours

it is we come from and we me

it is we come from and we me yeah we probably going back to but man

yeah we probably going back to but man

yeah we probably going back to but man we got a live

we got a live

we got a live try and find a little truth it’s the

try and find a little truth it’s the

try and find a little truth it’s the same old

it’s the same old lie you’ve been

it’s the same old lie you’ve been reading about bleeding out now whose get

reading about bleeding out now whose get

reading about bleeding out now whose get 10 cheated out you best believe it’s the

10 cheated out you best believe it’s the

10 cheated out you best believe it’s the silent majority and if you don’t vote

silent majority and if you don’t vote

silent majority and if you don’t vote it’s on you not

it’s on you not

it’s on you not it’s the same old life told from the

it’s the same old life told from the

it’s the same old life told from the you stretch it out a little try to milk

you stretch it out a little try to milk

you stretch it out a little try to milk every last dime hate-crimes she’ll tell

every last dime hate-crimes she’ll tell

every last dime hate-crimes she’ll tell lies they try to take what’s yours and

lies they try to take what’s yours and

lies they try to take what’s yours and mine is there any piece

mine is there any piece

mine is there any piece found in a lifetime

it’s the same old lie you gotta live

it’s the same old lie you gotta live with or if you got sense then you

with or if you got sense then you

with or if you got sense then you try changing it but nothing is more

try changing it but nothing is more

try changing it but nothing is more different : changing what’s been

different : changing what’s been

different : changing what’s been comfortable we’ve seen it tried a

comfortable we’ve seen it tried a

comfortable we’ve seen it tried a million times it’s hard to think when

million times it’s hard to think when

million times it’s hard to think when hypnotized the lies alive it destroys

hypnotized the lies alive it destroys

hypnotized the lies alive it destroys from

from

from inside the case the teeth from behind

as alive

as alive but I know I’m gonna suffer for the

but I know I’m gonna suffer for the

but I know I’m gonna suffer for the I put out there

I put out there

I put out there [Music]

[Music]

[Music] it’s the same

[Music]

[Music] is the same Oh

is the same Oh

is the same Oh think I’d idly

think I’d idly

think I’d idly strong faces long how much killing can’t

strong faces long how much killing can’t

strong faces long how much killing can’t be done

be done

be done is the same old lie they tell you when

is the same old lie they tell you when

is the same old lie they tell you when you die there’s mansions up in here

you die there’s mansions up in here

you die there’s mansions up in here 50 virgins off in the sky you can’t

50 virgins off in the sky you can’t

50 virgins off in the sky you can’t trade today the safar off promise up

trade today the safar off promise up

trade today the safar off promise up while you can’t build a

while you can’t build a

while you can’t build a out of guns blood and sorrow they say we

out of guns blood and sorrow they say we

out of guns blood and sorrow they say we can’t live together but we know that’s a

can’t live together but we know that’s a

can’t live together but we know that’s a lot cuz we know it in our hearts we can

lot cuz we know it in our hearts we can

lot cuz we know it in our hearts we can make it if we try

you know it in our hearts we can’t make

you know it in our hearts we can’t make it if we try

[Music]

[Music] I’m amazed did Aquinas young

I’m amazed did Aquinas young

I’m amazed did Aquinas young [Music]

[Music]

[Music] did you want the motion ever made

did you want the motion ever made

did you want the motion ever made and what the people say

and what the people say

and what the people say I’m

I’m

I’m my divided nation like the rhythm

my divided nation like the rhythm

my divided nation like the rhythm leave

leave

leave ha in this one day

I’m amazed it all it has been I’m amazed

I’m amazed it all it has been I’m amazed it all we could be Harbor Maine

it all we could be Harbor Maine

it all we could be Harbor Maine to the TV stations I made

to the TV stations I made

to the TV stations I made what they want me to believe after all

what they want me to believe after all

what they want me to believe after all is Santa

is Santa

is Santa where is the justice

where is the justice

where is the justice [Music]

I’m amazed like evolution

I’m amazed like evolution love me

love me

love me at the lack of faith

at the lack of faith

at the lack of faith I’m amazed

I’m amazed

I’m amazed at the lovely rejecting I’m amazed what

at the lovely rejecting I’m amazed what

at the lovely rejecting I’m amazed what we accept in his place

yeast at the love we reject in I’m

yeast at the love we reject in I’m amazed when we accept in its place in

amazed when we accept in its place in

amazed when we accept in its place in the movie

the movie

the movie in the return

in the return

in the return of the ages ago

of the ages ago

of the ages ago [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I get disrupted

I get disrupted

I get disrupted [Music]

and after all is said and done where is

and after all is said and done where is the justice

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