One Tribe Black Eyed Peas Leigh Anne Pastore

“One Tribe” Black Eyed Peas Leigh Anne Pastore 4 th Bllock

Whoa-oh-oh! Whoa-oh-oh-oh! Woah-oh-ooooh! Oh-woah-oh!

One Tri. . . One tribe, one time, one planet, one race Its all one blood, don't care about your face The color of your eye or the tone of your skin Don't care where ya are Don't care where ya been Cause where we gonna go Is where we wanna be The place where the little language is unity And the continent is called Pangaea And the main ideas are connected like a spear

No propaganda, They tried to upper hand us Cause man I'm loving this peace Man, man, I'm loving this peace I don't need no leader That's gonna force feed a Concept that make me think I need to Fear my brother and fear my sister And shoot my neighbor or my big missile If I had an enemy to [enemy] If I had an enemy, then my enemy is gonna try to come and kill me Cause I'm his enemy There's one tribe ya'll

One tribe ya'll We are one people Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil Forget about all that evil, that evil that they feed ya Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil That evil that they feed ya Remember that we're one people We are one people One people, one people [One People]

One tribe, one tribe One tribe, one time, one planet, one [race] Race, one love, one people, one [and] Too many things that's causing one [to] To forget about the main cause Connecting, uniting But the evil is seen and alive in us So our hopes are colliding

And our peace is sinking like Poseidon But, we know that the one [one] The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum] So he'll come and try and separate the sum But he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcome Rejuvenated by the beating of the drum Come together by the cycle of the hum Freedom when all become one [one] Forever

One tribe ya'll We are one people Let's cast amnesia Forget about all that evil [evil] That evil that they feed ya Let's cast amnesia Forget about all that evil [evil] That evil, that they feed ya [feed ya] Remember that we're one people We are one people One people, one people [One People]

One love, one blood, one people One heart, one beat, we equal Connected like the internet United that's how we do Lets break walls, so we see through Let love and peace lead you We could overcome the complication cause we need to Help each other, make these changes Brother, sister, rearrange this The way I'm thinking that we can change this bad condition Wait, use you mind and not your greed Let's connect and then proceed This is something I believe We are one, we're all just people

One tribe ya'll We are one people Let's cast amnesia Forget about all that evil, that evil that they feed ya Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil That evil, that they feed ya We're one tribe ya'll We people, we people One tribe ya'll One people, one people [One People] One people, one people [One People]

Lets, lets cast amnesia Lord help me out Trying to figure out what its all about [what its all about] Cause we're one in the same [one in the same] Same joy, same pain And I hope that you're there when I need ya Cause maybe we need amnesia And I don't wanna sound like a preacher But we need to be one

One world, one love, one passion One tribe, one understanding Cause you and me can become one.

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Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas formed as a band in 1995. It was a group of four individuals who had a passion for music. The band is made up of Fergie, Taboo, Will. I. Am, and Apl. De. Ap. They formed in Los Angeles, where they began a journey to fame. The American band sings hip hop and pop and has eight plus hits. These hits include: “Shut Up, ” “My Humps, ” “Don’t Phunk With My Heart, ” “Boom Pow, ” “I Gotta Feeling, ” “Meet Me Halfway, ” “Imma Be, ” and “Rock That Body. ” Their very first hit however, was “Where is the Love? ” which came out in 2003. It won many awards and made it to the top of the charts. At one point, “Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” took up the number one and two spots on the Billboard Top 100 list. This made the Black Eyed Peas one of eleven bands to have that honor. The group sings mostly about making change and about the current events going on around the world. They continue to write music that people of all ages love, and many different radio stations with different styles of music continue to play their hits. (The Black Eyed Peas Biography) Back

Literary Reference: Alliteration One tribe, one time, one planet, one race Alliteration: when a word, letter, or sound is repeated Alliterates on the word “one”, it is repeated four times in one stanza of the song Back

Literary Reference: Simile And the main ideas are connected like a spear Simile: when two unlike nouns are compared using “like” or “as” It is comparing the main ideas of the world with a spear using the word “like. ” Back

Literary Reference: Rhyme Scheme The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum] So he'll come and try and separate the sum But he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcome Rejuvenated by the beating of the drum Come together by the cycle of the hum Rhyme Scheme: a consistent, regular pattern of rhyme Back

Literary Device: Allegory Lets break walls -This could be a historical and symbolical reference to the Berlin Wall that was taken down in 1989. (Berlin Wall Online, Burkhardt) Allegory: a symbolic reference Back

Literary Reference: Repetition One tribe ya'll Repetion: when a word or saying is used more then once and is used in the same verse of the song Back

Literary Reference: Simile And I don't wanna sound like a preacher Simile: when two unlike nouns are compared using “like” or “as” Is comparing the way a person sounds to a preacher using the word “like. ” Back

Historical Reference: Pangaea It was the supercontinent during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Era. It was theory that all the continents were once joined and over time separated into the seven continents there are today. The theory came from Alfred Wegener’s theory of Continental Drift. (Plate Tectonics- Pangaea Continent Maps) Back

Historical Reference: Propaganda A specific type of message aimed at a certain group of people. It is used for different purposes and is used to make people more aware of something, and it tries to persuade those to join a cause or idea. There are many different forms of propaganda, and It is very popular during wars. (Propaganda, Source Watch) Back

Historical Reference: Amnesia is when your memory Is disturbed or lost. There can be both functional and organic brain damage that can lead to amnesia. Organic brain damage is through physical damage and functional brain damage is through psychological factors such as a mental disorder. (Amnesia, Miller) Back

Historical Reference: Poseidon He is a Greek and Roman mythological god. He is best known for being the god of the sea. In Roman mythology he is known as Neptune. Poseidon is always depicted with a trident in his right hand. He is also shown with a beard. (Poseidon, Atsma) Back

The internet was invented in the 1980 s. Many experts from a common field of practice all got together to reach their common goal of inventing the internet. In the 1990 s email was invented and the World Wide Web was further advanced. This enabled better and further ways of communication. (Who Invented the Internet? ) Historical Reference: Internet Back

Historical Reference: Lord can have many different meanings. Those with the title usually have royal superiority. Some religions refer to the god they worship to as Lord. Royals are called Lord because in earlier years people believed that those who were royal had a direct relation to their god or gods. (“Lord”) Most people show a sign of respect to the King by addressing him as “Lord” Back