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Stellar (stylised stellar*) is a New Zealand pop/rock band led by vocalist Boh Runga, sister of acclaimed recording artist Bic Runga. They have had four RIANZ top 10 singles (the highest being "Every Girl" at No. 3) and two No. 1 albums. The band's signature song is "Violent", which at the 2000 New Zealand Music Awards won the Single of the Year award, as well as winning Runga an award for best Songwriter. The band won seven awards, among them the Best Album award for their debut, Mix. This was followed up by 2001's Magic Line and 2006's Something Like Strangers. The band officially disbanded in 2010 after releasing their greatest hits compilation, and reformed in 2017. more »

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The bulletin my friend
It's been sent to us all
Out through the horizon
Can't you hear the call
A great and mighty uprising
Thousands of people in the streets
As long as there is no justice
There will be no peace
My friend don't you see
The world's callin' you and me
We weren't born believing in any of these things
The underpinnings of anti-blackness
And white supremacist culture
These things were created
And have been pushed upon us
And are used to cage us in
And we're breaking free of our cages
You can see it every day
Poison lives in our hearts
When we seek our safety
(The cops are in our heads and hearts)
In locking folks behind bars
And all of this police brutality
(The cop in the head keeps our minds on lockdown)
I withdraw my consent
I want my society
(The cop in our hearts cuts us off)
Lookin' like that love made public
We want to see
(From our fullest human expression)
Can you imagine this land
If we all took a stand
We are all in need of liberation
Many who look like our oppressors
And may even feel at times like an oppressor
Are actually just tools of oppression
And they themselves are being used
Can you imagine the harm
That a mind and spirit must undergo
From birth
In order to ever believe
That the path to healing
Is through violence, and a gun,
And a badge, and cuffs, and cages
No - we are ALL in need of liberation today
My people came to this place
Turned it into stolen land
(And we've all been lied to)
What we built on the ashes
It can no longer stand
(So we would believe this is how it has to be)
I take my place right beside
Those whose time it is to lead
(But this is not the only way)
Cuz I know following them
Is how we all get free
(So stand up)
Stand up
(And take heart)
Take heart
(Because we have come)
We have come
(So very far)
So very far
(We will rise)
Together we will rise
(We will stand)
Together we will stand
(We will build our promised land)
Together we'll build that
Promised land
(It will come down)
Let it all come down
(We will mourn)
Mourn it as we can
(But our ancestors are guiding us)
Our descendants are calling
(So let us heed them)
Let's answer them
(We are their dreams)
We are their dreams
(And we are their plan)
We are their plan
(So let's give our best)
Let's show our best to them
(And our dreams a chance)
Let's give our dreams a chance
(So we invite you now)
Won't you now
(Come and stand with us)
Come and stand
Some will say
"This isn't the first time
That we've seen people in the streets
What has it ever done for us?"
I would remind them
That every time voices rise and feet move
Change follows
And I would also remind them
That never before has the world
Been so interconnected
And so ready and hungry
For change

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