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Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh!Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooooh!

Oh-woah-oh!

One Tri...One Tri...

One tribe, one time, one planet, one raceIts all one blood, don't care about your

faceThe color of your eye or the tone of your

skinDon't care where ya are

Don't care where ya beenCause where we gonna go

Is where we wanna beThe place where the little language is

unityAnd the continent is called Pangaea

And the main ideas are connected like a spear

No propaganda, They tried to upper hand usCause man I'm loving this peaceMan, man, I'm loving this peaceMan, man, I'm loving this peace

I don't need no leaderThat's gonna force feed a

Concept that make me think I need toFear my brother and fear my sister

And shoot my neighbor or my big missileIf I had an enemy to [enemy]If I had an enemy to [enemy]

If I had an enemy, then my enemy is gonna try to come and kill meCause I'm his enemyThere's one tribe ya'll

One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll

We are one peopleLet's cast amnesia, forget about all that evilForget about all that evil, that evil that they

feed yaLet's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil

That evil that they feed yaRemember that we're one people

We are one peopleOne people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]

One tribe, one tribeOne tribe, one time, one planet, one

[race]Race, one love, one people, one [and]Too many things that's causing one

[to]To forget about the main cause

Connecting, unitingBut the evil is seen and alive in us

So our hopes are colliding

And our peace is sinking like PoseidonBut, we know that the one [one]

The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum]So he'll come and try and separate the sumBut he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcomeRejuvenated by the beating of the drumCome together by the cycle of the hum

Freedom when all become one [one]Forever

One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll

We are one peopleLet's cast amnesia

Forget about all that evil [evil]Forget about all that evil [evil]

That evil that they feed yaLet's cast amnesia

Forget about all that evil [evil]That evil, that they feed ya [feed

ya]Remember that we're one people

We are one peopleOne people, one people [One

People]One people, one people [One

People]One people, one people [One

People]

One love, one blood, one peopleOne heart, one beat, we equal

Connected like the internetUnited that's how we do

Lets break walls, so we see through

Let love and peace lead youWe could overcome the

complication cause we need toHelp each other, make these

changesBrother, sister, rearrange this

The way I'm thinking that we can change this bad condition

Wait, use you mind and not your greed

Let's connect and then proceedThis is something I believe

We are one, we're all just people

One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll

We are one peopleLet's cast amnesia

Forget about all that evil Forget about all that evil, that evil

that they feed yaLet's cast amnesia

Let's cast amnesia, forget about all that evil

That evil, that they feed yaWe're one tribe ya'll

We people, we peopleOne tribe ya'll

One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]One people, one people [One People]

Lets, lets cast amnesiaLord help me out

Trying to figure out what its all about [what its all about]

Cause we're one in the same [one in the same]

Same joy, same painAnd I hope that you're there

when I need yaCause maybe we need

amnesiaAnd I don't wanna sound like a preacher

But we need to be one

One world, one love, one passion

One tribe, one understanding

Cause you and me can become one.

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The Black Eyed Peas formed as a band in 1995. It was a group of four individuals who had a passion for music. The band is made up of Fergie, Taboo, Will.I.Am, and Apl.De.Ap. They formed in Los Angeles, where they began a journey to fame. The American band sings hip hop and pop and has eight plus hits. These hits include: “Shut Up,” “My Humps,” “Don’t Phunk With My Heart,” “Boom Boom Pow,” “I Gotta Feeling,” “Meet Me Halfway,” “Imma Be,” and “Rock That Body.” Their very first hit however, was “Where is the Love?” which came out in 2003. It won many awards and made it to the top of the charts. At one point, “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” took up the number one and two spots on the Billboard Top 100 list. This made the Black Eyed Peas one of eleven bands to have that honor. The group sings mostly about making change and about the current events going on around the world. They continue to write music that people of all ages love, and many different radio stations with different styles of music continue to play their hits. (The Black Eyed Peas Biography) Back

One tribe, one time, one planet, one race

Alliteration: when a word, letter, or sound is repeated

Alliterates on the word “one”, it is repeated four times in one stanza of

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And the main ideas are connected like a spear

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Simile: when two unlike nouns are compared using “like” or “as”

It is comparing the main ideas of the world with a spear using the word “like.”

The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum]So he'll come and try and separate the sumBut he dumb, he didn't know we had a way to overcomeRejuvenated by the beating of the drumCome together by the cycle of the hum

Rhyme Scheme: a consistent, regular pattern of rhyme Back

Lets break walls-This could be a historical and symbolical reference to the Berlin Wall that was taken down in 1989. (Berlin Wall Online, Burkhardt)

Allegory: a symbolic reference

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One tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'llOne tribe ya'll

Repetion: when a word or saying is used more then once and is used in the same verse of the song

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And I don't wanna sound like a preacher

Simile: when two unlike nouns are compared using “like” or “as”

Is comparing the way a person sounds to a preacher using the word “like.”

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It was the supercontinent during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Era. It was the theory that all the continents were once joined and over time separated into the seven continents there are today. The theory came from Alfred Wegener’s theory of Continental Drift. (Plate Tectonics- Pangaea Continent Maps)

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A specific type of message aimed at a certain group of people. It is used for different purposes and is used to make people more aware of something, and it tries to persuade those to join a cause or idea. There are many different forms of propaganda, and It is very popular during wars. (Propaganda, Source Watch)

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Amnesia is when your memory Is disturbed or lost. There can be both functional and organic brain damage that can lead to amnesia. Organic brain damage is through physical damage and functional brain damage is through psychological factors such as a mental disorder. (Amnesia, Miller)

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He is a Greek and Roman mythological god. He is best known for being the god of the sea. In Roman mythology he is known as Neptune. Poseidon is always depicted with a trident in his right hand. He is also shown with a beard. (Poseidon, Atsma)

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The internet was invented in the 1980s. Many experts from a common field of practice all got together to reach their common goal of inventing the internet. In the 1990s email was invented and the World Wide Web was further advanced. This enabled better and further ways of communication.(Who Invented the Internet?) Back

Lord can have many different meanings. Those with the title usually have royal superiority. Some religions refer to the god they worship to as Lord. Royals are called Lord because in earlier years people believed that those who were royal had a direct relation to their god or gods. (“Lord”)

BackMost people show a sign of respect to the King by addressing him as “Lord”