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Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2
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01. M. O. S. A. I. C. Is the Place to Be
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CHORUS: x2
M – O – S – A – I – C
Everyone knows
That it’s the place to be
VERSE: x2
Mosaic, let me hear you say it
Mosaic! Mosaic!
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Produced and performed by Chano Tizon
Additional vocals by Marco (Momo) Mendel Holt, Mayla Bilella, and Rosa Parks 3rd Graders
Mixed and mastered by Jabari Tawiah
02. B . B. Wolf
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This song was written to accompany the story of Little Red Riding Hood from the “Big Bad” Wolf’s point of view.
Lyrics
PRE-CHORUS
I’m “the Big Bad Wolf” they say,
“Why did you scare that girl away?”
You don’t even know me
So why you trying to tell me?
I tried and I tried
Misunderstandings really get to me
Take another deep breath
Calm the storm within your chest
When they go low you know the rest
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
V1:
You don’t know me
You only know the rumors
my -reputation proceeds me,
So, as soon as you meet me
You jump to conclusion
Why?
‘Cause I’m a “bad man?”
I did what I had to do
can I – get a little empathy?
Put ya ten toes inside my shoes
And move like I – mean,
take walk with me,
try to see me
or who I am
not just the faults in me
You might identify,
Might even evolve with me
Love – you ever try to just talk to me?
Look,
I don’t bite
But let’s just keep it polite
The fact of the matter,
The bigger the badder
But sometimes just hype
PRE-CHORUS:
I’m “the Big Bad Wolf” they say,
“Why did you scare that girl away?”
You don’t even know me
So why you trying to tell me?
I tried and I tried
Misunderstandings really get to me
Take another deep breath
Calm the storm within your chest
When they go low you know the rest
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
BRIDGE:
I’ve been labeled something I’m not
I’ve been prejudged and it hurts me a lot
Now you don’t see me like I am just lost
I just need time to work out all these thoughts
Now you don’t see me like I am just lost
I just need time to work out all these thoughts
Yea hella mad but more than that
Feel like I never got a chance
And that’s just sad
PRE-CHORUS:
I’m “the Big Bad Wolf” they say,
“Why did you scare that girl away?”
You don’t even know me
So why you trying to tell me?
I tried and I tried
Misunderstandings really get to me
Take another deep breath
Calm the storm within your chest
When they go low you know the rest
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics, performed, & produced by Chano Tizon
Verse written & performed by Do D.A.T.
Mixed and mastered by Jabari Tawiah
03. Peace Blockers
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The three Peace Blockers are:
1. Blame
2. Guilt
3. Defensiveness
Lyrics
V1:
There are three feelings
That block us from peace.
Preventing empathy,
Stopping us from connecting.
You might feel guilty
“I’m such a bad person,”
“I’m always hurting everyone else.”
CHORUS:
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help.
V2:
You might be defensive
“I didn’t do wrong here.”
Ignoring their thoughts
And their perspective.
You can blame someone
“Well it’s all your fault,”
“You did this to me.”
Giving away all your power.
CHORUS:
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
BRIDGE:
This can happen to anyone
Check n with yourself
Take a deep breath
“Am I feeling guilty, blaming, or defensive?”
CHORUS:
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics, performed and produced by Gyasi Ross (@gyasirossmusic)
Mixed and mastered by Nahuel Bronzini
04. Listening Song
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The three Keys to Peace are:
1. Listening
2. Empathy (See Volume 1)
3. Assertiveness
Lyrics
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
And your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up!
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
BRIDGE:
I could use your help
I don’t think can do this by myself
V1:
I got something important to tell you
Gather around
I’d rather not shout it
Come in closer
And show me you hear me
Snap if you feel me
Clap if you with me
I know distractions can happen
Find your way back in
Ask your self
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
And your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up?
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
and your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up!
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
BRIDGE:
I could use your help
I don’t think can do this by myself
V2:
Yo, can I get a word from the wise?
To combat the rhythm
The myth
The lies
It’s like,
Talking to a crowd
Who can really hear you?
Surrounded by people
Do they really care?
How will I know?
Unless you’re willing to show
Open your heart and mind
And let your words flow
I will listen to you
And you will listen to me
Just by listening
We will spread peace
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
and your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
and your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
And your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up?
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music & lyrics by Chano Tizon & Al Staples
Performed by Al Staples
Verse written and performed by Khemnes Fisher
Produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah.
05. Assertiveness Song
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The three Keys to Peace are:
1. Listening
2. Empathy (see Volume 1)
3. Assertiveness
Lyrics
V1:
When you’re passive
You shrink back
And use a weak voice.
When you’re aggressive
You spread poison
And try to force a choice.
Assertive is the answer
It’s strong without being mean.
Stop the poison,
Spread peace.
Come on, let’s sing!
PRE-CHORUS:
It’s your body language,
What you say
And how you say it. (3X)
‘Cause your SUPERPOWER
Is assertiveness!
CHORUS:
Calm, cool, collected, confident and clear.
You gotta be calm, cool, collected confident
And clear.
V2:
It’s okay to say, “No,”
To a hurt person or a friend
And allies who can empathize
Are sure to lend a hand.
Do what you gotta do
As many times as it takes.
Respect.
Connect.
Protect your space!
PRE-CHORUS:
It’s your body language,
What you say
And how you say it. (3X)
‘Cause your SUPERPOWER
Is Assertiveness!
CHORUS:
Calm, cool, collected, confident and clear.
You gotta be calm, cool, collected confident
And clear.
Calm, cool, collected, confident and clear.
You gotta be calm, cool, collected confident
And clear.
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music and lyrics by the Mosaic Team
Performed & produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
06. Fighting Is Not the Solution – the Remix
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See Volume 1 for the original by Brett Dennen & Lara Mendel.
Lyrics
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
V1:
Stop,
Cool off,
And take a deep breath.
When you get angry,
Don’t lose your head.
Tell each other
The way you feel.
Step back
And chill.
Don’t scream,
Don’t shout.
Use your words
To work it out.
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
V2:
Listen to each other.
Find out what you both need.
Stand in each other’s shoes.
Practice a little empathy.
Make a plan you both like
And go for it.
No problem ever gets solved
By fighting over it.
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
BRIDGE: (2x)
I’m going to use my I-Statements
I’m going to use it
I’m going to use it
V3:
I feel…
I feel so sad
When I…
When I’m singing all alone
Because I need…
Because I need community
And could you…
And could you sing with me?
BRIDGE:
I’m going to use my I-Statements
I’m going to use it
I’m going to use it
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
Oh, stand up!
Stand up for my brother
Oh, stand up!
Stand up for my sister
Oh, stand up!
Stand up for each other
Oh stand up!
Oh stand up!
Oh stand up!
Stand up to fight wars no more
Oh stand up!
Stand up whether rich or poor
Oh stand up!
Stand up for each other
Oh stand up!
Oh stand up!
Find a solution
Try conflict resolution (x4)
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Remixed, performed, & produced by William Harper
Mixed & mastered by Nahuel Bronzini
07. The Lost Sock Blues
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We have never ended swim time at Mosaic’s Outdoor Project without lost socks by the pool.
Lyrics
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
What will I do?
Credits
Music by Christian Tizon, Lyrics by Sandra Martin-Dent & Christabel Nunoo
08. Wash Your Hands
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Lyrics
VERSE:
Wash your hands
And get them clean
Protect yourself from Covid 19
PRE-CHORUS:
Wet hands,
Soap, scrub,
rinse then dry
20 seconds
That might save your life
CHORUS:
Wash your hands
I can’t believe that’s somethin’ I gotta ask
But here I am
Wash your hands
Please
Front and back and in between
Finger tips and now you’re clean
PRE-CHORUS:
Wet hands,
Soap, scrub,
rinse then dry
20 seconds
That might save your life
CHORUS:
Wash your hands
I can’t believe that’s somethin’ I gotta ask
But here I am
CHORUS:
Wash your hands
I can’t believe that’s somethin’ I gotta ask
But here I am
Wash your hands
Please
Wash your hands
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics and produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
09. Pick It Up (Homesickness Song)
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Music, lyrics, performed, & produced by Chano Tizon.
Lyrics
V1:
I know that new places get scary,
I know
You know yourself better then anyone else.
And even when your lonely
You’re not alone
And there is no place in the world that feels like home
And you’re never alone
Somebody feels exactly like you do
Break out of this mood
With some Awesome-Attitude
PRE-CHORUS:
‘Cause you’re here now
‘Need you to sessile around
Mix it up somehow
So you don’t miss out
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
Sing and shout
Shake it all around
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
V2:
Let’s make this new place feel like home
And the seasons will change just like you will
Against all the odds you would have grown
Because whoever you become isn’t set in stone
And you’re never alone
Somebody feels exactly like you do
Break out of this mood
With some Awesome-Attitude
PRE-CHORUS:
‘Cause you’re here now
Need you to sessile around
Mix it up some how
So you don’t miss out
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
Sing and shout
Shake it all around
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
V2:
Let’s make this place feel like home
And the seasons will change
Just like you will
Against all the odds,
You will have grown
Because whoever you become
Isn’t set-in-stone
PRE-CHORUS
‘Cause you’re here now
Need you to sessile around
Mix it up some how
So you don’t miss out
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
BRIDGE:
Everybody gets homesick just a little bit (x3)
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
BRIDGE:
Everybody gets homesick just a little bit (x3)
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics, performed & produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
10. Peace High Five
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Sessle: To mix it up and change seats frequently.
At Mosaic, sessle means to mix it up and make new friends with people from different schools and different backgrounds.
The Peace High Five handshake helps us to make to friends. Learn how to do the Peace High Five.
Lyrics
CHORUS:
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
CHORUS:
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
CHORUS:
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
VERSE:
Mix it up
Sessle up
Say what’s up
to someone else
Next to someone
You don’t know
We call this
The Stretch Zone
What’s your fears?
What’s your goals?
Values?
You know how it goes
Sing along “Mamamo”
Tell me when to go
Every night
We got a show
(Echo)
Touching heart
Across the globe
(Echo)
Spreading peace up in my neighborhood
Follow what I do
CHORUS
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
CHORUS
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Alright probably one more?
CHORUS
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Written & produced by Will Harper.
Performed by Chano Tizon & Jakeya Sanders
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
11. Make It Fair
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Lyrics
CHORUS:
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
VERSE:
If an unfair rule hurts you,
It hurts me too
Let’s stand up and
Make a change,
There’s so much we can do
It ain’t you against me
Working together sets us free
No challenge too big
We dream of new possibilities
CHORUS:
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
VERSE:
If an unfair rule hurts you,
It hurts me too
Let’s stand up and
Make a change,
There’s so much we can do
It ain’t you against me
Working together sets us free
No challenge too big
We dream of new possibilities
CHORUS:
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music by Theresa Perez
Lyrics by Annabelle Baylin
Performed by Chano Tizon & Mayla Bilella
Produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & Mastered by Nahuel Bronzini
12. Mosaic In Action
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Lyrics
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me,
Improving my community.
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s Mosaic in Action.
Stand up assertively!
V1
We’re interconnected,
so, we’re allies to our friends.
We use our empathy to understand them.
We assertively protest,
When we see something wrong.
We walk out
or sit in
or even write a song!
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me
Improving my community!
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s being a “Mosaic citizen” to me!
V2
What do you care about
and what are you going to do?
Raise your voice high and follow through
The government’s branches and leaders count on you
You have the tools
and the power to get them to listen to you!
BRIDGE
But it can be hard,
when I look around me
And hurt is what I see
Change isn’t easy
but together
We can see a world of equality!
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me
Improving my community
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s “Mosaic in Action” to me!
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me
Improving my community!
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s “Mosaic in Action” to me!
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, released March 5, 2022
Music, lyrics & performed by Freya Forstall
Produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
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13. Thank You for Peacing It Together!
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Lyrics
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
V1:
Thank you for
All you’ve done so far
Helped us set the bar
And it’s raised real high up
With you,
We can touch the sky love
We can change some minds
With you by our side
We can touch the world
Which you’re down to, right?
And it’s really up to us
To make it way more clear
Because the kids are the future
And the future is here
So, here we go,
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
For making it possible
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
V2:
Thought I told you that we won’t stop/
We want to thank you one more time
Thought I told you that we won’t stop/
We want to thank you one more time
Thought I told you that we won’t stop/
We’re going to thank you one more time
Here we go,
Arigato gozaimashita (Japanese)
We won’t stop
Merci (French)
Gracias (Spanish)
We won’t stop
Efcharistó (Greek)
Salamat po (Tagalog)
We won’t stop
We’re going to thank you some more/
We wont stop
Here we go,
Shukran (Arabic)
Grazie (Italian)
We won’t stop
Danke (German)
Asante (Swahili)
We wont stop
Xièxiè (Mandarin)
E dupe (Yoruba)
We’re going to thank you some more/
We won’t stop
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
14. M. O. S. A. I. C. Is the Place to Be (Reprise)
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Lyrics
CHORUS (x2)
M
O
S
A
I
C
Everyone knows
That it’s the place to be
VERSE: (x2)
Mosaic
Let me hear you say it
Mosaic mosaic
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Produced and performed by Chano Tizon
Additional vocals by Marco (Momo) Mendel Holt, Mayla Bilella, and Rosa Parks 3rd Graders
About: Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2
Credits
March 5, 2022
14 Songs, 38 Minutes
©2022 The Mosaic Project
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Every Mosaic facilitator, youth leader, teacher, and student who has sung around our campfire has contributed to the music on this album! We are infinitely grateful to all of you!
Chano Tizon was essential to creating this album, writing music and lyrics as well as producing and performing many of the songs.
We are deeply grateful to all the artists who created songs for this album:
- Al Staples (Listening Song)
- Do D.A.T. (B.B. Wolf verse)
- Freya Forstall (Mosaic in Action)
- Gyasi Ross (Peace Blockers) @gyasirossmusic
- Jakeya Sanders (Peace High Five)
- Khemnes Fisher (Listening Song verse)
- Theresa Perez & Annabelle Baylin (Make It Fair)
- William Harper (Fighting Is Not the Solution & Peace High Five)
Thank you to all the children who sang on the album including:
- Mayla Moreira Bilella
- Marco (Momo) Mendel Holt
- Quest Tizon
- Julian and Addie Martinez
- Rosa Parks 3rd Graders
- Ryan Davis’ 4th-Grade Class
- Charlotte Trotter (child-at-heart)
Thank you to Bill Croughan (bass), Sandra Martin (harp), and Toby Turner (drums)
Thank you to our mixers/masters, Jabari Tawiah and Nahuel Bronzini.
Thank you to Aidan Schechter who helped to record and produce Assertiveness, Song Pick It Up (Homesickness Song), and Lost Sock Blues.
Thank you to the many Mosaic Magic Makers who helped craft so many songs around the campfire over the years including:
- Christopher (CJJ) Lindstrom
- Sandra Martin
- Andrew Ignacio
- Christabel Nunoo
- Emily Abad
- Myles Posey
- Shanae Savage
- Kara Murray-Badal
- Adhamh Roland
- Amani Carey-Simms
- Mazin Jamal
- Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson
- and of course, No Way Yes Way Maybe So Jose Durante.
Finally, thank you to the original Mosaic Resident Rock Star, Brett Dennen, for the constant inspiration.
Peace, love, and gratitude,
Lara Mendel & Chano Tizon
The Mosaic Project
About: Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2
Credits
March 5, 2022
14 Songs, 38 Minutes
©2022 The Mosaic Project
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Every Mosaic facilitator, youth leader, teacher, and student who has sung around our campfire has contributed to the music on this album! We are infinitely grateful to all of you!
Chano Tizon was essential to creating this album, writing music and lyrics as well as producing and performing many of the songs.
We are deeply grateful to all the artists who created songs for this album:
- Al Staples (Listening Song)
- Do D.A.T. (B.B. Wolf verse)
- Freya Forstall (Mosaic in Action)
- Gyasi Ross (Peace Blockers) @gyasirossmusic
- Jakeya Sanders (Peace High Five)
- Khemnes Fisher (Listening Song verse)
- Theresa Perez & Annabelle Baylin (Make It Fair)
- William Harper (Fighting Is Not the Solution & Peace High Five)
Thank you to all the children who sang on the album including:
- Mayla Moreira Bilella
- Marco (Momo) Mendel Holt
- Quest Tizon
- Julian and Addie Martinez
- Rosa Parks 3rd Graders
- Ryan Davis’ 4th-Grade Class
- Charlotte Trotter (child-at-heart)
Thank you to Bill Croughan (bass), Sandra Martin (harp), and Toby Turner (drums)
Thank you to our mixers/masters, Jabari Tawiah and Nahuel Bronzini.
Thank you to Aidan Schechter who helped to record and produce Assertiveness, Song Pick It Up (Homesickness Song), and Lost Sock Blues.
Thank you to the many Mosaic Magic Makers who helped craft so many songs around the campfire over the years including:
- Christopher (CJJ) Lindstrom
- Sandra Martin
- Andrew Ignacio
- Christabel Nunoo
- Emily Abad
- Myles Posey
- Shanae Savage
- Kara Murray-Badal
- Adhamh Roland
- Amani Carey-Simms
- Mazin Jamal
- Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson
- and of course, No Way Yes Way Maybe So Jose Durante.
Finally, thank you to the original Mosaic Resident Rock Star, Brett Dennen, for the constant inspiration.
Peace, love, and gratitude,
Lara Mendel & Chano Tizon
The Mosaic Project
The Songs
Song lyrics and credits are below. To listen, choose a platform above.
01. M. O. S. A. I. C. Is the Place to Be
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CHORUS: x2
M – O – S – A – I – C
Everyone knows
That it’s the place to be
VERSE: x2
Mosaic, let me hear you say it
Mosaic! Mosaic!
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Produced and performed by Chano Tizon
Additional vocals by Marco (Momo) Mendel Holt, Mayla Bilella, and Rosa Parks 3rd Graders
Mixed and mastered by Jabari Tawiah
02. B . B. Wolf
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This song was written to accompany the story of Little Red Riding Hood from the “Big Bad” Wolf’s point of view.
Lyrics
PRE-CHORUS
I’m “the Big Bad Wolf” they say,
“Why did you scare that girl away?”
You don’t even know me
So why you trying to tell me?
I tried and I tried
Misunderstandings really get to me
Take another deep breath
Calm the storm within your chest
When they go low you know the rest
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
V1:
You don’t know me
You only know the rumors
my -reputation proceeds me,
So, as soon as you meet me
You jump to conclusion
Why?
‘Cause I’m a “bad man?”
I did what I had to do
can I – get a little empathy?
Put ya ten toes inside my shoes
And move like I – mean,
take walk with me,
try to see me
or who I am
not just the faults in me
You might identify,
Might even evolve with me
Love – you ever try to just talk to me?
Look,
I don’t bite
But let’s just keep it polite
The fact of the matter,
The bigger the badder
But sometimes just hype
PRE-CHORUS:
I’m “the Big Bad Wolf” they say,
“Why did you scare that girl away?”
You don’t even know me
So why you trying to tell me?
I tried and I tried
Misunderstandings really get to me
Take another deep breath
Calm the storm within your chest
When they go low you know the rest
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
BRIDGE:
I’ve been labeled something I’m not
I’ve been prejudged and it hurts me a lot
Now you don’t see me like I am just lost
I just need time to work out all these thoughts
Now you don’t see me like I am just lost
I just need time to work out all these thoughts
Yea hella mad but more than that
Feel like I never got a chance
And that’s just sad
PRE-CHORUS:
I’m “the Big Bad Wolf” they say,
“Why did you scare that girl away?”
You don’t even know me
So why you trying to tell me?
I tried and I tried
Misunderstandings really get to me
Take another deep breath
Calm the storm within your chest
When they go low you know the rest
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
CHORUS:
It’s times like this,
I ain’t acting like I know I should
You got me labeled, “Big Bad Wolf”
And now you got me howling at the moon.
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics, performed, & produced by Chano Tizon
Verse written & performed by Do D.A.T.
Mixed and mastered by Jabari Tawiah
03. Peace Blockers
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The three Peace Blockers are:
1. Blame
2. Guilt
3. Defensiveness
Lyrics
V1:
There are three feelings
That block us from peace.
Preventing empathy,
Stopping us from connecting.
You might feel guilty
“I’m such a bad person,”
“I’m always hurting everyone else.”
CHORUS:
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help.
V2:
You might be defensive
“I didn’t do wrong here.”
Ignoring their thoughts
And their perspective.
You can blame someone
“Well it’s all your fault,”
“You did this to me.”
Giving away all your power.
CHORUS:
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
BRIDGE:
This can happen to anyone
Check n with yourself
Take a deep breath
“Am I feeling guilty, blaming, or defensive?”
CHORUS:
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
These are peace blockers
Stopping us from being ourselves
These are peace blockers
They hurt and they never help
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics, performed and produced by Gyasi Ross (@gyasirossmusic)
Mixed and mastered by Nahuel Bronzini
04. Listening Song
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The three Keys to Peace are:
1. Listening
2. Empathy (See Volume 1)
3. Assertiveness
Lyrics
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
And your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up!
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
BRIDGE:
I could use your help
I don’t think can do this by myself
V1:
I got something important to tell you
Gather around
I’d rather not shout it
Come in closer
And show me you hear me
Snap if you feel me
Clap if you with me
I know distractions can happen
Find your way back in
Ask your self
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
And your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up?
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
and your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up!
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
BRIDGE:
I could use your help
I don’t think can do this by myself
V2:
Yo, can I get a word from the wise?
To combat the rhythm
The myth
The lies
It’s like,
Talking to a crowd
Who can really hear you?
Surrounded by people
Do they really care?
How will I know?
Unless you’re willing to show
Open your heart and mind
And let your words flow
I will listen to you
And you will listen to me
Just by listening
We will spread peace
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
and your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
and your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
CHORUS:
Are you listening?
With your eyes
And your ears
Make sure you’re listening
With you heart
And your feelings
I know your listening
When you can repeat it
Listen up?
‘Cause peace ain’t easy
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music & lyrics by Chano Tizon & Al Staples
Performed by Al Staples
Verse written and performed by Khemnes Fisher
Produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah.
05. Assertiveness Song
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The three Keys to Peace are:
1. Listening
2. Empathy (see Volume 1)
3. Assertiveness
Lyrics
V1:
When you’re passive
You shrink back
And use a weak voice.
When you’re aggressive
You spread poison
And try to force a choice.
Assertive is the answer
It’s strong without being mean.
Stop the poison,
Spread peace.
Come on, let’s sing!
PRE-CHORUS:
It’s your body language,
What you say
And how you say it. (3X)
‘Cause your SUPERPOWER
Is assertiveness!
CHORUS:
Calm, cool, collected, confident and clear.
You gotta be calm, cool, collected confident
And clear.
V2:
It’s okay to say, “No,”
To a hurt person or a friend
And allies who can empathize
Are sure to lend a hand.
Do what you gotta do
As many times as it takes.
Respect.
Connect.
Protect your space!
PRE-CHORUS:
It’s your body language,
What you say
And how you say it. (3X)
‘Cause your SUPERPOWER
Is Assertiveness!
CHORUS:
Calm, cool, collected, confident and clear.
You gotta be calm, cool, collected confident
And clear.
Calm, cool, collected, confident and clear.
You gotta be calm, cool, collected confident
And clear.
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music and lyrics by the Mosaic Team
Performed & produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
06. Fighting Is Not the Solution – the Remix
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See Volume 1 for the original by Brett Dennen & Lara Mendel.
Lyrics
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
V1:
Stop,
Cool off,
And take a deep breath.
When you get angry,
Don’t lose your head.
Tell each other
The way you feel.
Step back
And chill.
Don’t scream,
Don’t shout.
Use your words
To work it out.
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
V2:
Listen to each other.
Find out what you both need.
Stand in each other’s shoes.
Practice a little empathy.
Make a plan you both like
And go for it.
No problem ever gets solved
By fighting over it.
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
BRIDGE: (2x)
I’m going to use my I-Statements
I’m going to use it
I’m going to use it
V3:
I feel…
I feel so sad
When I…
When I’m singing all alone
Because I need…
Because I need community
And could you…
And could you sing with me?
BRIDGE:
I’m going to use my I-Statements
I’m going to use it
I’m going to use it
CHORUS: (x4)
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution.
Oh, stand up!
Stand up for my brother
Oh, stand up!
Stand up for my sister
Oh, stand up!
Stand up for each other
Oh stand up!
Oh stand up!
Oh stand up!
Stand up to fight wars no more
Oh stand up!
Stand up whether rich or poor
Oh stand up!
Stand up for each other
Oh stand up!
Oh stand up!
Find a solution
Try conflict resolution (x4)
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Remixed, performed, & produced by William Harper
Mixed & mastered by Nahuel Bronzini
07. The Lost Sock Blues
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We have never ended swim time at Mosaic’s Outdoor Project without lost socks by the pool.
Lyrics
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
Got feet, I’ve got shoes (the lost sock blues!)
They ain’t nothing without you (the lost sock blues!)
Can this be true
I wish I knew
Got a story to tell
Didn’t go very well
Downtime at the pool
I was actin’ a fool
Was changin’ my clothes
Looked down at my toes
Oh where’d my sock go?
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
Got feet, I’ve got shoes (the lost sock blues!)
They ain’t nothing without you (the lost sock blues!)
Can this be true
I wish I knew
My sock’s all alone
They ain’t got no home
I was in such a rush
Now I miss em’ so much
Left em’ lying around
All over the ground
Now they’re in Lost & Found
Sing it with me!
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
The lost sock blues (the lost sock blues!)
Got feet, I’ve got shoes (the lost sock blues!)
They ain’t nothing without you (the lost sock blues!)
I am so blue
What will I do?
I am so blue
What will I do?
Credits
Music by Christian Tizon, Lyrics by Sandra Martin-Dent & Christabel Nunoo
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
08. Wash Your Hands
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Lyrics
VERSE:
Wash your hands
And get them clean
Protect yourself from Covid 19
PRE-CHORUS:
Wet hands,
Soap, scrub,
rinse then dry
20 seconds
That might save your life
CHORUS:
Wash your hands
I can’t believe that’s somethin’ I gotta ask
But here I am
Wash your hands
Please
Front and back and in between
Finger tips and now you’re clean
PRE-CHORUS:
Wet hands,
Soap, scrub,
rinse then dry
20 seconds
That might save your life
CHORUS:
Wash your hands
I can’t believe that’s somethin’ I gotta ask
But here I am
CHORUS:
Wash your hands
I can’t believe that’s somethin’ I gotta ask
But here I am
Wash your hands
Please
Wash your hands
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics and produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
09. Pick It Up (Homesickness Song)
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Music, lyrics, performed, & produced by Chano Tizon.
Lyrics
V1:
I know that new places get scary,
I know
You know yourself better then anyone else.
And even when your lonely
You’re not alone
And there is no place in the world that feels like home
And you’re never alone
Somebody feels exactly like you do
Break out of this mood
With some Awesome-Attitude
PRE-CHORUS:
‘Cause you’re here now
‘Need you to sessile around
Mix it up somehow
So you don’t miss out
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
Sing and shout
Shake it all around
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
V2:
Let’s make this new place feel like home
And the seasons will change just like you will
Against all the odds you would have grown
Because whoever you become isn’t set in stone
And you’re never alone
Somebody feels exactly like you do
Break out of this mood
With some Awesome-Attitude
PRE-CHORUS:
‘Cause you’re here now
Need you to sessile around
Mix it up some how
So you don’t miss out
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
Sing and shout
Shake it all around
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
V2:
Let’s make this place feel like home
And the seasons will change
Just like you will
Against all the odds,
You will have grown
Because whoever you become
Isn’t set-in-stone
PRE-CHORUS
‘Cause you’re here now
Need you to sessile around
Mix it up some how
So you don’t miss out
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
BRIDGE:
Everybody gets homesick just a little bit (x3)
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
BRIDGE:
Everybody gets homesick just a little bit (x3)
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
CHORUS:
Sing and shout
Shake it all about
When you’re feeling down
Pick it up, up, up
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music, lyrics, performed & produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
10. Peace High Five
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Sessle: To mix it up and change seats frequently.
At Mosaic, sessle means to mix it up and make new friends with people from different schools and different backgrounds.
The Peace High Five handshake helps us to make to friends. Learn how to do the Peace High Five.
Lyrics
CHORUS:
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
CHORUS:
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
CHORUS:
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
VERSE:
Mix it up
Sessle up
Say what’s up
to someone else
Next to someone
You don’t know
We call this
The Stretch Zone
What’s your fears?
What’s your goals?
Values?
You know how it goes
Sing along “Mamamo”
Tell me when to go
Every night
We got a show
(Echo)
Touching heart
Across the globe
(Echo)
Spreading peace up in my neighborhood
Follow what I do
CHORUS
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
CHORUS
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Alright probably one more?
CHORUS
High five
Flip it
Drip it
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Jelly fish it out
Peace
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Written & produced by Will Harper.
Performed by Chano Tizon & Jakeya Sanders
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
11. Make It Fair
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Lyrics
CHORUS:
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
VERSE:
If an unfair rule hurts you,
It hurts me too
Let’s stand up and
Make a change,
There’s so much we can do
It ain’t you against me
Working together sets us free
No challenge too big
We dream of new possibilities
CHORUS:
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
VERSE:
If an unfair rule hurts you,
It hurts me too
Let’s stand up and
Make a change,
There’s so much we can do
It ain’t you against me
Working together sets us free
No challenge too big
We dream of new possibilities
CHORUS:
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
If something needs repair
We can unite to make it fair
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Music by Theresa Perez
Lyrics by Annabelle Baylin
Performed by Chano Tizon & Mayla Bilella
Produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & Mastered by Nahuel Bronzini
12. Mosaic In Action
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This song was written to accompany the story of Little Red Riding Hood from the “Big Bad” Wolf’s point of view.
Lyrics
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me,
Improving my community.
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s Mosaic in Action.
Stand up assertively!
V1
We’re interconnected,
so, we’re allies to our friends.
We use our empathy to understand them.
We assertively protest,
When we see something wrong.
We walk out
or sit in
or even write a song!
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me
Improving my community!
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s being a “Mosaic citizen” to me!
V2
What do you care about
and what are you going to do?
Raise your voice high and follow through
The government’s branches and leaders count on you
You have the tools
and the power to get them to listen to you!
BRIDGE
But it can be hard,
when I look around me
And hurt is what I see
Change isn’t easy
but together
We can see a world of equality!
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me
Improving my community
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s “Mosaic in Action” to me!
CHORUS
Fighting for what’s right in the world around me
Improving my community!
Stopping injustice that you and I see
That’s “Mosaic in Action” to me!
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, released March 5, 2022
Music, lyrics & performed by Freya Forstall
Produced by Chano Tizon
Mixed & mastered by Jabari Tawiah
License
13. Thank You for Peacing It Together!
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Lyrics
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
V1:
Thank you for
All you’ve done so far
Helped us set the bar
And it’s raised real high up
With you,
We can touch the sky love
We can change some minds
With you by our side
We can touch the world
Which you’re down to, right?
And it’s really up to us
To make it way more clear
Because the kids are the future
And the future is here
So, here we go,
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
For making it possible
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
V2:
Thought I told you that we won’t stop/
We want to thank you one more time
Thought I told you that we won’t stop/
We want to thank you one more time
Thought I told you that we won’t stop/
We’re going to thank you one more time
Here we go,
Arigato gozaimashita (Japanese)
We won’t stop
Merci (French)
Gracias (Spanish)
We won’t stop
Efcharistó (Greek)
Salamat po (Tagalog)
We won’t stop
We’re going to thank you some more/
We wont stop
Here we go,
Shukran (Arabic)
Grazie (Italian)
We won’t stop
Danke (German)
Asante (Swahili)
We wont stop
Xièxiè (Mandarin)
E dupe (Yoruba)
We’re going to thank you some more/
We won’t stop
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
CHORUS:
Thank you for
Your endless support
With what we’ve done so far
You really are a super hero!
Every dime you give
Matches a smiling kid
Thank you for joining us
In piecing it together
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
14. M. O. S. A. I. C. Is the Place to Be (Reprise)
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Lyrics
CHORUS (x2)
M
O
S
A
I
C
Everyone knows
That it’s the place to be
VERSE: (x2)
Mosaic
Let me hear you say it
Mosaic mosaic
Credits
from Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 2, ©2022 The Mosaic Project
Produced and performed by Chano Tizon
Additional vocals by Marco (Momo) Mendel Holt, Mayla Bilella, and Rosa Parks 3rd Graders
Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 1
The Mosaic Project
The Songs
Song lyrics and credits are below. To listen, choose a platform above.
01. The Mosaic Project Theme Song
Lyrics
M is for MUTUAL RESPECT
Don’t put me down and don’t hurt me.
O is for OPEN MINDEDNESS
See me for who I am and don’t judge me.
S is for SELF RESPECT and
A is for ATTITUDE
You gotta love yourself and stay positive.
I is for INDIVIDUALITY and
C is for COMMUNITY
When we come together in the places we live.
MO MO MO MO MO saic (x8)
And if we live by these lessons
And spread them across land and sea
We can create a better future
And live together in peace.
Credits
©2001 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
02. Empathy Song
Lyrics
I don’t know what it’s like to be you.
I don’t know what you have to go through.
But I can try to see the world through your eyes.
Put myself in your shoes
And empathize.
Emphasize?
No no no no empathize
Not emphasize
But empathize.
Entropy?
No no no no empathy
Not entropy
But empathy.
Every story has more than one side.
It’s not about what’s wrong or right.
Who’s to judge what’s good or bad?
What makes me laugh might make you mad.
Let’s try to make a deal.
We’ll listen to each other and see how the other feels.
With empathy we can understand.
We can solve our problems and make amends.
CHORUS
Everybody’s gotta different point of view.
How would I feel if I were you?
Some people think this, some people think that.
I’m telling you empathy is where it’s at.
We can solve our problems by talking and listening.
Instead of judging we can look at things differently.
Write to Congress and get them to see
Instead of fighting, we can try to use empathy.
Not entropy, but empathy.
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
03. If I Were an ET
Lyrics
The world would look a lot different to me
IF I WERE AN ET!
The world would look like a smaller place
If I WERE FROM OUTER SPACE!
From the smallest flea
To the largest tree
THEY’D ALL JUST BE EARTHLINGS TO ME!
We all share the earth.
We’re all intertwined
Through all of history
Through the web of time.
Coming from a galaxy far far away
Cause there’s just something I got to say.
I’ve been watching planet earth for a long long time.
I’d like to share my little rhyme.
Everything is connected and intertwined
Through all of history
Since the beginning of time.
I’ve seen tiny seeds
Grow up to be trees
And fall back into the earth eventually.
That’s not the end of the energetic flow.
They break down into the ground
For new life to grow.
I’ve watched Gandhi flow down the nonviolent stream
And heard Martin Luther King say “I have a dream.”
The acts of the past have shaped you and me.
Our acts in the present shape the future we’ll see.
CHORUS
If I were an ET what would I see?
I’d see a world that should be living in harmony.
A child, a chipmunk, a chimpanzee
Moss, a mushroom, or salty seaweed
One world, one love, one family
Without hate, or oppression, or war, or greed.
But things aren’t that way unfortunately
So we should all work together to live in peace.
Whether you’re Polish, Portuguese, Sioux, or Shawnee
In a house, a hut, or a teepee
No matter what language you speak or what you believe
We all share the responsibility.
The acts of the past have shaped you and me
Our acts in the present shape the future we’ll see.
CHORUS
Shake your extraterrestrial! Shake your extraterrestrial!
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
04. It’s All Right to Cry
Lyrics
It’s all right to cry.
Crying gets the sad out of you.
It’s all right to cry.
It might make you feel better.
Raindrops from your eyes
Washing all the mad out of you.
Raindrops from your eyes.
It might make you feel better.
It’s all right to feel things
Though the feelings can be strange.
Feelings are such real things
And they change and change
And change.
Sad and grumpy
Down in the dumpy
Snuggly huggly
Mean and ugly
Sloppy slappy
Hoppy happy
Change and change and change
It’s all right to know
Feelings come and feelings go.
And it’s all right to cry.
It might make you feel better.
Chorus
Credits
©1972 Free to Be Foundation, Inc.
Music and Lyrics By Carol Hall
05. Don’t Laugh at Me
Lyrics
I’m the little boy with glasses
The one they call a geek.
A little girl who never smiles
Cause I’ve got braces on my teeth.
And I know how it feels
To cry myself to sleep.
I’m that little kid on every playground
Who’s always chosen last.
A single teenage mother
Trying to overcome my past.
You don’t have to be my friend
But is that too much to ask?
Don’t laugh at me.
Don’t call me names.
Don’t get your pleasure from my pain.
Deep inside we’re all the same.
We all need hope and care and love.
Don’t laugh at me. (CHORUS)
I’m the beggar on the corner.
You’ve passed me on the street,
And I wouldn’t be out here begging
If I had enough to eat.
And don’t think I don’t notice
That our eyes never meet.
CHORUS
I’m rich.
I’m poor.
I’m big.
I’m small.
I’m deaf.
I’m blind.
Does it really matter, after all?
Credits
©1998 Sony Music/Built on Rock Music
Music and Lyrics by Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin
06. Fighting Is Not the Solution
Lyrics
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution. 4x
Stop, cool off, and take a deep breath.
When you get angry don’t lose your head.
Tell each other the way you feel.
Don’t scream, don’t shout.
Use your words not your fists
To work it out.
CHORUS
Listen to each other.
Find out what you both need.
Stand in each other’s shoes.
Practice a little empathy.
Make a plan that you both like
And go for it.
No problem ever gets solved
By fighting over it.
CHORUS
I’m going to use I statements 4X
I feel…
When I…
Because I need…
And could you…
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
07. Dance and Be Free
Lyrics
We can live in equality
Embracing our diversity.
Break down the walls
So we can dance and be free.
Let’s start with you and me.
I wear glasses cause my eyes are weak.
Kids make fun of me, call me names like geek.
That’s stereotyping
Labeling me
Telling me what I can or cannot be.
Building boxes that confine you and me.
Let’s break out and be free.
CHORUS
I am a little girl. I’m not very tall.
You tell me I’m not good enough to play basketball.
That’s prejudice
Judging me without knowing me
Telling me what I can or cannot be.
Building boxes that confine you and me.
Let’s break out and be free.
CHORUS
You say you don’t like me.
You tell me that I don’t fit in.
You won’t let me eat lunch with you
Cause of the color of my skin.
That’s discrimination, an action based on prejudice and stereotyping
Telling me what I can or cannot be.
Building boxes that confine you and me.
Let’s break out and be free.
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
08. Amani (Serian’s Song)
Lyrics
In Swahili:
Tuimbe pamoja
Kubadilisha dunia.
Sisi watoto pamoja
Ni uso, mwili, kichwa wa dunia.
Sauti moja, sauti moja
Kwa amani na usalama 2x (CHORUS)
Upindi wa mvua
Ni utulivu na raha.
Sisi watoto pamoja
Ni rangi inchi zote za dunia.
CHORUS
In English:
Let’s sing together
To change the world.
We, the children together
Are the face, the body and head of the world.
One voice, one voice
In peace, in safety (CHORUS)
A rainbow
Is serenity and joy.
We, the children, together
Are all the colors, all the countries of the world.
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music and Lyrics by Serian Leti Strauss
09. Paz
Lyrics
In Spanish:
Somos los niños.
Somos el futuro.
Queremos paz.
Tendremos paz.
Trabajamos por la paz.
Tendremos paz.
Queremos paz.
Tendremos paz.
Tenemos mentes.
Pensamos paz.
Tenemos corazones.
Sentimos paz.
Tenemos almas.
Somos paz.
Paz vendrá, paz vendrá.
In English:
We are the children.
We are the future.
We want peace.
We will have peace.
We work for peace.
We will have peace.
We want peace.
We will have peace.
We have minds.
We think peace.
We have hearts.
We feel peace.
We have souls.
We are peace.
Peace will come, peace will come.
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
10. Salaam
Lyrics
In Hebrew and Arabic:
Od yavoh shalom aleinu (3X)
Ve al koolam.
Salaam.
Aleinu ve al kol ha’olam.
Salaam. Salaam. (2X)
In English:
Peace will come to us and to everyone.
Peace to us and to the whole world.
Peace. Peace.
Credits
©1997 Sheva/Globalev
Music and Lyrics by Sheva
11. We are the Mosaic (The Closing Song)
Lyrics
We are all the many tiles, so different and unique
Bound together in strength and unity.
We all make the Mosaic
Of our community
And help the world to live in harmony.
We must all do our share
To carry on what we learned here.
We can teach our sisters and brothers
To appreciate ourselves and others.
Celebrate diversity.
Feel free to be who you want to be.
You can depend on me.
Let’s work to build community.
CHORUS
Teamwork and cooperation
Empathy and communication
Prejudice we won’t tolerate.
We shall not discriminate.
Celebrate diversity.
Feel free to be who you want to be.
You can depend on me.
Let’s work to build community.
CHORUS
Credits
©2001 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
About: Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 1
Description
Our first album, The Mosaic Project Presents: Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, highlights our original musical curriculum and includes our well-loved songs about empathy, diversity, conflict resolution, and peace. It won a Children’s Music Web 2004 Award and a Parents’ Choice 2004 Approved Award and has been played on the popular Bay Area radio stations, KFOG and KPFA. It features our very own original Resident Rock Star, Brett Dennen.
Credits
11 Songs
31 Minutes
©2003 The Mosaic Project
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Produced by The Mosaic Project
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Congas, and Musical Arrangements: Brett Dennen Additional Vocals/Guitar: Serian Leti Strauss Back Up Vocals: Gogi Hodder, Rachael Huang, Juliana King, Jillian Kwan, Diane Leroy, Lara Mendel, Nina Mollard, Elcy Reclosado, Tilly Reclosado
Recorded and mixed by Brad McGowan at Little Red Wagon Studios, Fremont, CA
Mastered by Tardon Feathered at Mr. Toad’s, San Francisco, CA Manufactured and printed by Disc Makers, Fremont, CA
Logo/Cover Illustration: Lori Fischer
Photos: Ray Buetens and Laurie Grossman
Graphic Design: Slub Design
This album is dedicated to all The Mosaic Project’s students and future students.
For more information about Brett Dennen, visit his website.
For the accompanying curriculum and songbook with sheet music, see Peacing it Together!®: The Mosaic Project’s Musical Curriculum & Accompanying Activities.
About: Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World, Volume 1
Description
Our first album, The Mosaic Project Presents: Children’s Songs for Peace and a Better World, highlights our original musical curriculum and includes our well-loved songs about empathy, diversity, conflict resolution, and peace. It won a Children’s Music Web 2004 Award and a Parents’ Choice 2004 Approved Award and has been played on the popular Bay Area radio stations, KFOG and KPFA. It features our very own original Resident Rock Star, Brett Dennen.
Credits
11 Songs
31 Minutes
©2003 The Mosaic Project
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Produced by The Mosaic Project
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Congas, and Musical Arrangements: Brett Dennen Additional Vocals/Guitar: Serian Leti Strauss Back Up Vocals: Gogi Hodder, Rachael Huang, Juliana King, Jillian Kwan, Diane Leroy, Lara Mendel, Nina Mollard, Elcy Reclosado, Tilly Reclosado
Recorded and mixed by Brad McGowan at Little Red Wagon Studios, Fremont, CA
Mastered by Tardon Feathered at Mr. Toad’s, San Francisco, CA Manufactured and printed by Disc Makers, Fremont, CA
Logo/Cover Illustration: Lori Fischer
Photos: Ray Buetens and Laurie Grossman
Graphic Design: Slub Design
This album is dedicated to all The Mosaic Project’s students and future students.
For more information about Brett Dennen, visit his website.
For the accompanying curriculum and songbook with sheet music, see Peacing it Together!®: The Mosaic Project’s Musical Curriculum & Accompanying Activities.
The Songs
Song lyrics and credits are below. To listen, choose a platform above.
01. The Mosaic Project Theme Song
Lyrics
M is for MUTUAL RESPECT
Don’t put me down and don’t hurt me.
O is for OPEN MINDEDNESS
See me for who I am and don’t judge me.
S is for SELF RESPECT and
A is for ATTITUDE
You gotta love yourself and stay positive.
I is for INDIVIDUALITY and
C is for COMMUNITY
When we come together in the places we live.
MO MO MO MO MO saic (x8)
And if we live by these lessons
And spread them across land and sea
We can create a better future
And live together in peace.
Credits
©2001 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
02. Empathy Song
Lyrics
I don’t know what it’s like to be you.
I don’t know what you have to go through.
But I can try to see the world through your eyes.
Put myself in your shoes
And empathize.
Emphasize?
No no no no empathize
Not emphasize
But empathize.
Entropy?
No no no no empathy
Not entropy
But empathy.
Every story has more than one side.
It’s not about what’s wrong or right.
Who’s to judge what’s good or bad?
What makes me laugh might make you mad.
Let’s try to make a deal.
We’ll listen to each other and see how the other feels.
With empathy we can understand.
We can solve our problems and make amends.
CHORUS
Everybody’s gotta different point of view.
How would I feel if I were you?
Some people think this, some people think that.
I’m telling you empathy is where it’s at.
We can solve our problems by talking and listening.
Instead of judging we can look at things differently.
Write to Congress and get them to see
Instead of fighting, we can try to use empathy.
Not entropy, but empathy.
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
03. If I Were an ET
Lyrics
The world would look a lot different to me
IF I WERE AN ET!
The world would look like a smaller place
If I WERE FROM OUTER SPACE!
From the smallest flea
To the largest tree
THEY’D ALL JUST BE EARTHLINGS TO ME!
We all share the earth.
We’re all intertwined
Through all of history
Through the web of time.
Coming from a galaxy far far away
Cause there’s just something I got to say.
I’ve been watching planet earth for a long long time.
I’d like to share my little rhyme.
Everything is connected and intertwined
Through all of history
Since the beginning of time.
I’ve seen tiny seeds
Grow up to be trees
And fall back into the earth eventually.
That’s not the end of the energetic flow.
They break down into the ground
For new life to grow.
I’ve watched Gandhi flow down the nonviolent stream
And heard Martin Luther King say “I have a dream.”
The acts of the past have shaped you and me.
Our acts in the present shape the future we’ll see.
CHORUS
If I were an ET what would I see?
I’d see a world that should be living in harmony.
A child, a chipmunk, a chimpanzee
Moss, a mushroom, or salty seaweed
One world, one love, one family
Without hate, or oppression, or war, or greed.
But things aren’t that way unfortunately
So we should all work together to live in peace.
Whether you’re Polish, Portuguese, Sioux, or Shawnee
In a house, a hut, or a teepee
No matter what language you speak or what you believe
We all share the responsibility.
The acts of the past have shaped you and me
Our acts in the present shape the future we’ll see.
CHORUS
Shake your extraterrestrial! Shake your extraterrestrial!
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
04. It’s All Right to Cry
Lyrics
It’s all right to cry.
Crying gets the sad out of you.
It’s all right to cry.
It might make you feel better.
Raindrops from your eyes
Washing all the mad out of you.
Raindrops from your eyes.
It might make you feel better.
It’s all right to feel things
Though the feelings can be strange.
Feelings are such real things
And they change and change
And change.
Sad and grumpy
Down in the dumpy
Snuggly huggly
Mean and ugly
Sloppy slappy
Hoppy happy
Change and change and change
It’s all right to know
Feelings come and feelings go.
And it’s all right to cry.
It might make you feel better.
Chorus
Credits
©1972 Free to Be Foundation, Inc.
Music and Lyrics By Carol Hall
05. Don’t Laugh at Me
Lyrics
I’m the little boy with glasses
The one they call a geek.
A little girl who never smiles
Cause I’ve got braces on my teeth.
And I know how it feels
To cry myself to sleep.
I’m that little kid on every playground
Who’s always chosen last.
A single teenage mother
Trying to overcome my past.
You don’t have to be my friend
But is that too much to ask?
Don’t laugh at me.
Don’t call me names.
Don’t get your pleasure from my pain.
Deep inside we’re all the same.
We all need hope and care and love.
Don’t laugh at me. (CHORUS)
I’m the beggar on the corner.
You’ve passed me on the street,
And I wouldn’t be out here begging
If I had enough to eat.
And don’t think I don’t notice
That our eyes never meet.
CHORUS
I’m rich.
I’m poor.
I’m big.
I’m small.
I’m deaf.
I’m blind.
Does it really matter, after all?
Credits
©1998 Sony Music/Built on Rock Music
Music and Lyrics by Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin
06. Fighting Is Not the Solution
Lyrics
Fighting is not the solution.
Try conflict resolution. 4x
Stop, cool off, and take a deep breath.
When you get angry don’t lose your head.
Tell each other the way you feel.
Don’t scream, don’t shout.
Use your words not your fists
To work it out.
CHORUS
Listen to each other.
Find out what you both need.
Stand in each other’s shoes.
Practice a little empathy.
Make a plan that you both like
And go for it.
No problem ever gets solved
By fighting over it.
CHORUS
I’m going to use I statements 4X
I feel…
When I…
Because I need…
And could you…
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
07. Dance and Be Free
Lyrics
We can live in equality
Embracing our diversity.
Break down the walls
So we can dance and be free.
Let’s start with you and me.
I wear glasses cause my eyes are weak.
Kids make fun of me, call me names like geek.
That’s stereotyping
Labeling me
Telling me what I can or cannot be.
Building boxes that confine you and me.
Let’s break out and be free.
CHORUS
I am a little girl. I’m not very tall.
You tell me I’m not good enough to play basketball.
That’s prejudice
Judging me without knowing me
Telling me what I can or cannot be.
Building boxes that confine you and me.
Let’s break out and be free.
CHORUS
You say you don’t like me.
You tell me that I don’t fit in.
You won’t let me eat lunch with you
Cause of the color of my skin.
That’s discrimination, an action based on prejudice and stereotyping
Telling me what I can or cannot be.
Building boxes that confine you and me.
Let’s break out and be free.
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
08. Amani (Serian’s Song)
Lyrics
In Swahili:
Tuimbe pamoja
Kubadilisha dunia.
Sisi watoto pamoja
Ni uso, mwili, kichwa wa dunia.
Sauti moja, sauti moja
Kwa amani na usalama 2x (CHORUS)
Upindi wa mvua
Ni utulivu na raha.
Sisi watoto pamoja
Ni rangi inchi zote za dunia.
CHORUS
In English:
Let’s sing together
To change the world.
We, the children together
Are the face, the body and head of the world.
One voice, one voice
In peace, in safety (CHORUS)
A rainbow
Is serenity and joy.
We, the children, together
Are all the colors, all the countries of the world.
CHORUS
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music and Lyrics by Serian Leti Strauss
09. Paz
Lyrics
In Spanish:
Somos los niños.
Somos el futuro.
Queremos paz.
Tendremos paz.
Trabajamos por la paz.
Tendremos paz.
Queremos paz.
Tendremos paz.
Tenemos mentes.
Pensamos paz.
Tenemos corazones.
Sentimos paz.
Tenemos almas.
Somos paz.
Paz vendrá, paz vendrá.
In English:
We are the children.
We are the future.
We want peace.
We will have peace.
We work for peace.
We will have peace.
We want peace.
We will have peace.
We have minds.
We think peace.
We have hearts.
We feel peace.
We have souls.
We are peace.
Peace will come, peace will come.
Credits
©2003 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel
10. Salaam
Lyrics
In Hebrew and Arabic:
Od yavoh shalom aleinu (3X)
Ve al koolam.
Salaam.
Aleinu ve al kol ha’olam.
Salaam. Salaam. (2X)
In English:
Peace will come to us and to everyone.
Peace to us and to the whole world.
Peace. Peace.
Credits
©1997 Sheva/Globalev
Music and Lyrics by Sheva
11. We are the Mosaic (The Closing Song)
Lyrics
We are all the many tiles, so different and unique
Bound together in strength and unity.
We all make the Mosaic
Of our community
And help the world to live in harmony.
We must all do our share
To carry on what we learned here.
We can teach our sisters and brothers
To appreciate ourselves and others.
Celebrate diversity.
Feel free to be who you want to be.
You can depend on me.
Let’s work to build community.
CHORUS
Teamwork and cooperation
Empathy and communication
Prejudice we won’t tolerate.
We shall not discriminate.
Celebrate diversity.
Feel free to be who you want to be.
You can depend on me.
Let’s work to build community.
CHORUS
Credits
©2001 The Mosaic Project
Music by Brett Dennen, Lyrics by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel