DANNY NEDELKO
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Joy as an Act of Resistance
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The track is the story of Ukrainian immigrant, Danny Nedelko, who is a close friend of the members of the band and the lead singer of the band Heavy Lungs. The song's lyrics take aim at and are heavily critical of nationalism, while making the focus of the song as a celebration of multiculturalism and diversity. The song celebrates various immigrants from Freddie Mercury to the "local Polish butcher".
Lyrics:
[Verse 1] My blood brother is an immigrant A beautiful immigrant My blood brother's Freddie Mercury A Nigerian mother of three [Pre-Chorus] He's made of bones, he's made of blood He's made of flesh, he's made of love He's made of you, he's made of me Unity! [Chorus] Fear leads to panic, panic leads to pain Pain leads to anger, anger leads to hate Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ey, ey, ey Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ey, ey, ey Danny Nedelko [Verse 2] My best friend is an alien (I know him, and he is!) My best friend is a citizen He's strong, he's earnest, he's innocent My blood brother is Malala A Polish butcher, he's Mo Farah [Pre-Chorus] He's made of bones, he's made of blood He's made of flesh, he's made of love He's made of you, he's made of me Unity! [Chorus] Fear leads to panic, panic leads to pain Pain leads to anger, anger leads to hate Yeah, yeah, hey, ey, ey, ey Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ey, ey, ey Danny Nedelko [Bridge] The D, the A, the N, the N, the Y The N, the E, the D, the E, the L The K, the O, the C, the O, the M The M, the U, the N, the I, the T The Y, the S, the O, the F, the U The C, the K, the Y, the O and the U And you, and you, and you, and you [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, hey, ey, ey, ey Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ey, ey, ey Danny Nedelko Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ey, ey, ey Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ey, ey, ey Danny Nedelko