"There Must Be More To Life Than This"

There must be more to life than this

There must be more to life than this
How do we cope in a world without love
Mending all those broken hearts and tending to those crying faces
There must be more to life than living
There must be more than meets the eye
Why should it be just a case of black or white
There must be more to life than this

Why is this world so full of hate

People dying everywhere
And we destroy what we create
People fighting for their human rights
But we just go on saying c'est la vie
So this is life

There must be more to life than killing

A better way for us to survive
What good is life, if in the end we all must die,
There must be more to life than this

There must be more to life than this

there must be more to life than this
I live and hope for a world filled with love
Then we can all just live in peace
there must be more to life, much more to life,
There must be more to life, more to life than this

“THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS” – FREDDIE MERCURY

Listen to the music and do the following;
1. What is the message of the song?
The following are considered to be worth reflecting (issues and messages)
a. Coping in the world without love;
b. Case of black or white (racial discrimination);
c. Hate (human rights, destruction, death);
d. Killing (survival, value of life if in the end all must die);
e. Hope for love in the world (so that all may live in peace)
2. What theme can you extract from the lyrics?
“All human issues are supposedly resolved when love reigns in the hearts of humans”
3. Did the artist mean more than what the lyrics say?
Yes, he is dying for change and understanding to happen because the issues of colour
discrimination caused a lot of deaths and displacements especially in U.S. (even before
the time that there were advocates who fought for the rights of the blacks like Mandella
and Luther King)
Former South African president and civil rights advocate Nelson Mandela dedicated his
life to fighting for equality—and ultimately helped topple South Africa's racist system of
 apartheid. His accomplishments are now celebrated each year on July 18, Nelson
Mandela International Day.
Martin Luther King, Jr., is known for his contributions to the American civil rights
movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech,
delivered in 1963, in which he spoke of his dream of a United States that is void of
segregation and racism.
4. Reflect and draw some life experiences related to the lyric of song.
Nowadays, this issues are happening. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many issues
that include Asians. Many racists are attacking Asians because they believe that the
pandemic was caused by Asians.
5. What type of music did you listen to?
It is classic because serious or conventional music following long-established principles
rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition. It is also considered pop music because
the genre of popular music produces the most hits. Like, songs that become hits almost
always share certain features that are sometimes called the pop-music formula. They
have a good rhythm, a catchy melody, and are easy to remember and sing along to.

*classical music was dated from 1800s