Excellente cover. Belle réussite plaisante. Joli travail. Bravo.

it could sound much better, but then it wouldn't be nearly as good. your heart beats every technology. thank you for sharing your beautiful passion!!!

Good old fashioned lyrics and simple melody beautifully done Linda

This song is a powerful protest against the privatization and exploitation of water, shining a light on the injustices faced by communities denied access to this basic human right. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of life without clean water, while corporations profit from this essential resource. I want to give special credit to my dear friend and sister in music, @DJShAnkAri, whose ideas and research inspired this piece. I wrote the lyrics based on her vision, and I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to bring it to life.

The song is raw, emotional, and unapologetic — a rallying cry against greed, corruption, and the systems that profit from human suffering. It demands that we recognize water’s true value and fight to protect it for generations to come.

*Note: ShAnkAri and I are sisters in music, though our tastes sometimes differ. We each had our own vision for how this song should sound, so I ended up creating two versions. This is the angrier, more intense version — definitely more my style. If you’d like to hear the mellower version, you can listen here:
https://on.soundcloud.com/oPG1tEYoYDsBOR8SdV

Love you, sis 😘 — thank you for all the brilliant ideas and inspiration!


LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
They signed the deals behind closed doors,
While our rivers dried and our springs ran sore.
Evian bottles shipped to foreign lands,
While locals get one drop in their hands.
Nestlé calls it not a right,
While we drink mud by candlelight.
A million liters pumped each day,
While Berlin showers wash away.

[Pre-Chorus]
You speak of “sobriety” as our wells go dry,
But tankers float while our children cry.

[Chorus]
Water for sale — in bottles and lies,
You drain our homes, you monetize our skies.
You tax our thirst, then call it aid,
But every drop we lose — you’ve already paid.
Water for sale — we see your plan,
To bottle the world, to starve the land.

[Verse 2]
From Ontario’s poisoned stream,
To the hills of France, it’s the same damn scheme.
They steal the flow from village veins,
And trade it off like oil or grain.
Digital meters, watching tight,
Punish us for every night
We dare to wash, or plant, or live —
While billionaires take what we give.

[Pre-Chorus]
A global market built on drought,
Silence the farms, and sell us out.

[Chorus]
Water for sale — in boardroom bids,
They sell our lives for executive gigs.
You privatize what once was free,
Then hand us shame, not dignity.
Water for sale — we’re done being calm,
You’ve bled our rivers, you’ve dropped the bomb.

[Bridge]
Forget the cows, forget the grain,
Synthetic meat, bug-burger chains.
You call it “green” while storms are sprayed,
And weather bends the way you’ve paid.
You whisper “scarcity” with fake concern,
While tanks of spring water churn and churn.
You weaponize the clouds above,
But all we needed… was water and love.

[Verse 3]
A village left with rust and dust,
While shareholders toast in gold and trust.
You mask the theft as “world demand,”
But it’s genocide dressed in plastic brands.
From Veolia’s grip to Coca’s name,
Every stream dies the same.

[Chorus]
Water for sale — at a premium price,
While mothers boil mud to feed their rice.
You ration hope, you auction rain,
You sell us drought, you package pain.
Water for sale — not anymore,
We’ll break your locks, we’ll flood your store.

[Outro]
We’re not your numbers, not your prey,
We’re wells rising at break of day.
So mark this line, and mark it well —
We won’t die silent while you sell...

Water.
Yeah, fucking water!!

Water For Sale (Angry Version)

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J'peux plus me faire saigner les oreilles
J'ai l'choix entre Céline Fion
Et la brune indonésienne
Qui m'dit qu'elle s'appelle Isabelle

Aider les gens
C'est bien
Mais j'ai mes priorités
Et là
Je préfère être un
j'men passerai bien
Désolé
Je dois y aller

J'ai une grosse soirée ce soir
Une soirée de fils de lutte
Y a du poulet au barbecue
J'ai une grosse soirée ce soir
Une soirée d'office m'impute
Y a les poulets au barbecue
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J'ai une grosse soirée ce soir
tu fais quoi, tu veux venir voir?

J'peux plus me faire saigner les yeux
J'ai l'choix entre les petites jeunes
Ou les ex de mes collègues
Pourquoi pas celle qui est une reine

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Aider les gens
C'est bien
Mais j'ai mes priorités
Et là
Je préfère être un crétin
Désolé
Je dois y aller

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"Honest Life"
Original song and lyrics by
Courtney Marie Andrews

Honest Life (Cover)

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I am drawn to folk, blues, soft rock, and country music, new and old. I love songs that tell a story, especially the Irish, English, and Scottish ballads of long ago because their stories are often timeless, and most everyone at any time can relate to. 
 
I also am a pastel painter and find being able to express universal emotions through my art, as well as writing lyrics and putting them to music that I can sing and play on my guitar or ukelele so rewarding and comforting.

Memories of people, places, and events throughout my life influence the songs I write.





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