Story Behind The Song

I was sitting in an outdoor mexican restaurant in austin texas with my friend ebet, when she got a call from her girlfriend. the news was sad, disturbing, and hard to believe. her friend?s daughter, a girl named Rachel Corrie, had been killed. Rachel had gone to palestine to become a human shield. to protect the house of a palestinian family and the only well in the area. when she kneeled on the ground to keep the army away, a young soldier drove over her with his bulldozer. he said he didn't see her. Rachel?s friends said she was trying to get up and get out of the way when the bulldozer pulled her under. she was a quiet girl, very sensitive and warm, and very brave. the next day the new york times ran a small article. 2 or 3 sentences, about an american girl getting killed in gaza. that was all. no one tried to find out what exactly happened, no one asked out loud why this had to happen and will most likely happen again. this song is dedicated to rachel, her mother, her friends, to everyone who works for peace to come.

Song Description

A song dedicated to Rachel Corrie who was killed as she tried to be a human shield protecting a Pleatinian family in Palestine.

Lyrics

When evening falls by the ocean
When the sky and the earth have a tangerine glow
There?s a silver road on the water
That?s where I wanna go

We all travel along to the gate of dawn
We all get called to the sky
The gentle hand of love makes us weak makes us strong
We whisper we shout we sigh

So why can?t we be brothers
Why can?t we live in peace
Why do we hate each other
Why do we bring war and grief
When we could all live in paradise
If we?d open up our eyes
If we?d look around and realize
That peace could come today


We?re all looking for hope with the eyes of a child
We gather our loved ones around
We could learn to forgive to let go of our pride
We?re lost and we?ll all be found

So why can?t we be brothers ?