Nicolette Aubourg

Lyrics

I Am Not Hamas – Song for Gaza (music and lyrics by Nicolette Aubourg)

I am not Hamas.
I am a father who had a son.
I could not save him from the bombs.

I am not Hamas.
I am a mother with my dead child
I hold forever in my mind.

I am not Hamas.
I am a daughter who once was loved
by my family who are gone.

I am not Hamas.
I am a doctor from afar
who came to help the sick and broken.

Here the streets are crying with our blood
And the buildings fall to the sounds of war
But I am not Hamas.

I am not Hamas.
I am a tree who used to shade
the people passing in the street.

I am not Hamas.
I am a school where children laughed
and studied for a better life.

I am not Hamas.
I am a rescuer of animals
that have no water, food or love.

I am not Hamas.
I am a dog whose legs were crushed
when the buildings fell on us.

Here the streets are crying with our blood
And the buildings fall to the sounds of war
But I am not Hamas.

I am not Hamas.
I am a thousand refugees
under the rubble in the camp.

I am not Hamas.
I am a baby who is placed in bags.
I never blamed or harmed anyone.

I am not Hamas.
I am a hospital that values life
and dignifies the ones who die.

I am not Hamas.
I am a journalist who shows the world
the images unspeakable.

Here the streets are crying with our blood
And the buildings fall to the sounds of war
But I am not Hamas.