Peter, Paul and Mary had it right

PETER, PAUL AND MARY lyrics - Some Walls

Some walls are made of stone
Sometimes we build our own
Some walls stand for years
And some wash away with tears
Some walls Some walls

Some walls are lined with gold
Where some hearts stay safe and cold
Some walls are made of doubt
Holding in and keeping out

If there's any hope for love at all
Some walls must fall
Some walls Some walls

Some walls are built on pride
Some keep the child inside
Some walls are made in fear
That love let go will disappear

If there's any hope for love at all
Some walls must fall

How will you ever know what might be found
Until you let the walls come tumbling down
If there's any hope for love at all
Some walls, some walls must fall

If there's any hope for love at all
Some wall, some walls, some walls
Must fall

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I don't know much about the group, but I do know this song is not only amazing, but incredibly true.

This past thursday we had a rally at Elmhurst to protest the hate going on at our school. There were recently hate crimes committed against all sorts of different minorities. (Things included a quote from American History X, the N word, swastikas, and tearing down of a Black history month poster.) These happened in three different res. halls. I'm not going to get into the politics of it because students were upset at the administration for not informing us or doing anything. But either way, the issue is hate and the walls which are formed from it.

If there is any hope for love at all, walls must fall. A lot of these walls around hate issues I think are built out of fear on behalf of those who committed the crimes.

I don't have much thought besides that other than that. The lyrics explain this pretty darn well.



What kind of walls have you built? How are you going to help them fall?