The I Declare World Peace Project Releases it First Music Video

April 21, 2012 - PRLog -- The I Declare World peace project, which goes by the handle IDWP, has released its first “official” song on YouTube. Written and performed by one of IDWP’s founders, the song, titled simply “I Declare World Peace – Blues Song” contains some politically potent lyrics, referring to those who promote war as the “moguls of mayhem” and arguing IDWP’s belief that “peace will be far more profitable than war.”

   The song, which musically is a simple progression in the key of E, and just strummed on an electric guitar so as not to distract from its message, is delivered in a very lighthearted, unpolished way, despite the seriousness of its message. “Dualism characterizes life,” said Lawrence R. Gelber, who wrote and performed the song. “We wanted to deliver a peace message in an unusual way, so as not to be confused with the protest songs of the 60s,” Gelber noted. “Creating peace should be a joy, even though it is a matter of life and death,” he went on.

   The idea behind IDWP - which attempts to create an increase in what it calls “global peace consciousness” by encouraging the repeated posting of the affirmation “I Declare World Peace” – is, twofold, according to IDWP co-founder, photographer Rita Gelber.  First, she says, by making it a “personal declaration, we hope people will realize that peace is everyone’s personal responsibility”. And second, “we hope to take advantage of the miracle of the internet to share a single thought with everyone in the world”.

   The weight of the lyrics offers dramatic counterpoint to the upbeat tempo and mood of the song, noting that “the claws of war have held us in their grasp” while insisting that it is “time for war to take its final gasp”.  The song offers hope, telling the world that everyone can help “make this nightmare cease” by joining in the chorus of ever increasing voices proclaiming “I Declare World Peace”. The tag line of the song “sing it with me now and get all wars to cease” expresses the warm hope that a community coming together can accomplish the task. Not a bad idea.

   The “I Declare World Peace – Blues Song” can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-hTjUMG_sQ or on the “videos” page of the I Declare World Peace web site.