Inspired by the beautiful classic What a Wonderful World, performed by the legendary Louis Armstrong, I wrote my Rap song PISS2PEACE.

Why the word PISS? Because I’m literally pissed off at world events - one war after another. War zones have become “normal,” and looking back at history, it feels like humanity has learned nothing. Eighty years ago, with leaders like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin, the misery was devastating. But today, the news footage feels like a cheap independent film compared to the documentaries of World War II, which are like billion-dollar Hollywood productions. The scale looks different, but the misery, injustice, and human cost? Still the same bullshit.

Millions are suffering, and today’s world leaders seem incapable - or unwilling - to end this cycle of inhumanity.

Of course, I know What a Wonderful World was written in 1967 by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, during the Vietnam War, as a beacon of hope for millions of victims who had lost fathers, sons, and husbands - and for the “half-caste” children who were uprooted from their Vietnamese mothers and sent away to foreign lands. Louis Armstrong’s soulful jazz performance gave the song timeless power. To this day, it is remembered as a message of hope.

But let’s be real: we can’t sugarcoat the awful, painful reality anymore. Every day I scroll through Instagram and see deep messages wrapped in comedy and satire. But is this really the solution? Will funny reels ever stop wars? How long will we keep fooling ourselves, scrolling past the suffering, pretending it doesn’t exist?

Isn’t it time to demand real change?
Isn’t it time to say Enough is enough?

Enough of the senseless bloodshed.
Enough of the millions displaced.
Enough of the silence.

That’s the message behind my new track PISS2PEACE, featured on my album TOOFAN, exclusively available on LilyAmis.Bandcamp.com.

And to honor Louis Armstrong, I’ll also share the lyrics of What a Wonderful World - because while the dream of peace may feel far away, it’s still worth fighting for.

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD LYRICS:

[Verse 1]

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

[Verse 2]

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

[Bridge]

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by

I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?"

They're really saying, "I love you"

[Verse 3]

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

[Outro]

Yes, I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Oh, yeah