Eli DhiansanThe song that hits closest to home
The terrorist attack in Manchester that left 22 dead and hundreds scarred in the aftermath of Ariana Grande’s concert may just be another “tick off the bucket list” for the terrorists who sows fear and domination. But not for Mancunians, who retaliated back with a tribute ceremony and ended up singing the song, “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Manchester’s own, Oasis. It started with a voice in the crowd relentlessly singing the 1996 hit, meek and valiant enough to cause a surge of emotions for the people present at the tribute. The tide (and the tears) swept all over the place. Such a beautiful thing to witness in the wake of a tragedy. The world can definitely learn from Manchester. It’s amazing what music and love can do. Here’s our list of songs Manchester and the world can use right now.
Slip inside the eye of your mind
Don’t you know you might find
A better place to play
You said that you’d never been
But all the things that you’ve seen
Will slowly fade away
I’m a firm believer that listening to music soothes away the pain. In line of the endless tragic events our world has witnessed and will be witnessing, we could all just plug our earphones on and for a moment, block the outside chaos.
And so Sally can wait, she knows it’s too late as we’re walking on by
Her soul slides away, “But don’t look back in anger,” I heard you say
A Mixtape to the World: Music for Healing
Lean on Me
Nothing could be more touching than school children singing Lean on Me for Manchester. The real goosebumps moment for me is when they started singing, “Lean on, Manchester.”Isn’t it a vision to behold, children seemingly comforting the people of Manchester with their innocent embrace?
You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you’ll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
