A while back I enlisted the members of VV to help out with a video I was working on for a song I wrote called 'Forsaken Lives.' (See this thread:
Factory Farming - your input requested.)
I'm finally ready to unveil the finished product! Have a look! Though the video is understandably disturbing - I have tried to keep the
really graphic images and scenes to a minimum. This was quite difficult to do at the same time as attempting to enlighten viewers to the horrors that take place - so if you can't watch - I understand, believe me. It took me several months to edit this because I had difficulty at sticking with it for very long - it was just too emotionally draining. However, there are also lots and lots of wonderful pics of beautiful, magnificent creatures as well.
My goal was to put the beautiful and horrific images together side by side - along with images of the food people eat, and then some stats thrown in towards the end to form a collage. Consider it a multimedia assault on the senses of omnivores. I should probably just let it speak for itself and shut up.
A big THANK YOU to everybody here, and a special shout-out to those who contributed facts:
Indian Summer, Crazy Cat Lady, MLP and Pickle Juice.
I must credit and give immeasurable thanks to the mighty
Crow Caw as co-creator of this video. She bravely volunteered to scour the internets for most of the images used in the video. A task that I was grateful to have
someone else do. It was hard enough to edit the video without having to browse through
thousands of horrific images. Big hugs and kisses to you, CC.
If you cannot watch the video - I have also posted a link to just the song here:
Forsaken Lives - MP3
Words:
We drove through this land of blackened barns
Smoldering on the horizons
And the murderous stench of death smoked our eyes
As the houses stood slaughtering silence
Oh factory, factory
It will not close
To bring unto the waiting world
The foaming froth of tortured life
Salted flesh and milky swirls
These eyes don't lie
These are forsaken lives
You turn away
You can hide your head
You can claim ignorance and play mute
But the horrors take place even with your back turned
On your plate is served up the warm truth
There is no disguising the certain slow death
Exacted upon the downtrodden
From corporate
Dancing in the pools of the killing floor splashing
As the money and the blood
and the innocent come crashing down
As they pick up their knives
These are forsaken lives
It's no sacrifice to save a life
You can savor the taste of choice
Look into the eyes of those condemn to die
Rise up and give them a voice
These cries don't lie
These are forsaken lives
These eyes don't hide
They are forsaken lives
