Tribute to Julan Assange at an Anti-Imperialist Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, 4th of July, 2024 organized by Swedish Peace Council and Swedish-Cuban Association.

Writer & Performer: Håkan Julander

 

When science is a threat 

and looked upon as treason 

When narratives are set 

to free ourselves from reason 

When genocide is democracy 

from river Styx to bloody sea 

 

I ask myself how this can be 

Collapse is here for all to see 

But when all hope is dead and gone 

Inevitably a change will come 

 

When truth is a crime 

and journalists are silent 

When peace is not in our time 

and diplomats are violent  

When soldiers fight for the black sun 

the values of the west are gone 

 

I ask myself how this can be 

Collapse is here for all to see 

But when all hope is dead and gone 

Inevitably a change will come 

 

When state is a jail 

where minds cannot be free 

When corporations hail 

control of you and me 

When living numb and dumb is great 

spineless leaders pushing hate 

 

I ask myself how this can be 

Collapse is here for all to see 

But when all hope is dead and gone 

Inevitably a change will come 

 

Now the change has come it’s here 

Julian Assange is free 

Now their rules based orders fear 

The power from united we 

to end the endless lies and wars 

and build from peace and truth a force 

 

Forever we will hold his name 

A legend born to keep the flame 

He’s free hooray let’s celebrate 

There is no world war three to date 

Lets say that this can save us all 

the start of US empire’s fall 

 

Cause when all hope is dead and gone 

Inevitably a change will come 

 

Free press 

Free speech 

Long Live Julian Assange