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songs for a cause

Maybe this could be the name of a future album of mine. I find myself feeling more and more 'active' as of late. I use this work in the 'activist' sense, not the 'get off my ass and run around' sense. I get plenty of exercise, and that obsession won't stop any time soon, I don't imagine. There are some causes that I have always supported, but all of a sudden I am feeling like perhaps I can make a difference via my music.

As many of you know, I am in the midst of collecting material for a pro-filesharing song. This is a cause I care very strongly about. And I soon hope to setup a webpage where I can collect voices of supporters of Ocean Revolution, an initiative that intends to preserve something else very near and dear to me: the ocean.
Music has a history of activism and support for various causes and this makes perfect sense. Music is an emotional endeavor and the best way to generate support for a cause is through emotional means, I would argue. The strongest supporters of anything are not those who are paid the most, but rather are those who care the most. Can I make people care more through my music?

I'm not sure that I could ever actually create strong feelings of support in anyone, but I do feel that I could strengthen support and feelings that already exist in people by showing them that they are part of a community who feel similarly and giving them an outlet that is not normally available to them.

I really like the idea of my songs being little communities of the people whose voices inhabit them. I don't know exactly what it is, but I find it to be exciting.