Des militants israéliens contre l’occupation racontent leurs histoires de désillusion et leurs actions contre l’oppression.
Paroles (en anglais)
Why do I feel so lonely inside?
‘Cause all of my society’s supporting genocide.
My father
Supporting genocide
My mother
Denying genocide
My brother
Committing genocide
My uncle
Demanding genocide
Good morning, Elik
Hi Mr. Therapist
Come on into my office, come on, come sit down, make yourself comfortable. How are you doing this morning?
Not so well, I have to be honest, not so well. Come tell me, what’s going on with you?
I feel a little bit of depression and also anxiety. I feel I cannot take part in the society. Is it them or is it me? I don’t know, I mean, every time I pick up my phone I see images that I think no human being should see in the 21st century, like exploding bodies, mothers crying, babies dying and you know, I think we all have part of it I think you also, you know, maybe it’s your husband there maybe it’s my friends, it’s my lover I don’t know what to do you know and I feel I cannot function, I cannot function anymore oh will you help me Mr. Therapist I feel I’m dying please… just say something say something, please!!!
Ok ok ok! Elik, why don’t we take a deep deep breath together- inhale and exhale. Why don’t you repeat after me: I am here
I am here
I am safe
I am safe
Nothing can hurt me
Nothing can hurt me
Good. And you know, these times they’re really hard on everybody
Everybody, yes you’re not alone
Yes I’m not alone
It’s so important to take care of ourselves
I’m taking care of myself
And maybe turn your phone off
I’ll turn my phone off
And meditate and do yoga and try not to be exposed to all this noise and try and just be right here right now
But it’s happening right now.
It’s happening right now don’t you see that’s what’s bothering me, it’s happening right now even in this moment, even at this moment right now and I feel I cannot… It’s happening right now, do you understand you tell me to be in the now but this is what happens right now don’t you understand?! It’s happening right now, It’s happening right now but It’s happening right now!!!
Elik! What’s happening right now? The genocide?
Oh. Well, I appreciate the work that we’re doing together, Elik, but I don’t feel comfortable with you using that word you know, we have to understand that there are perspectives and narratives and it’s so important to respect other people’s opinions and it personally hurts me to hear you using that word…
Why do I feel so lonely inside?!
Why do you feel so lonely inside?
‘Cause all of my society
Deprived of its’ morality
And I feel I’ve got nowhere to hide!
Because
Why do I feel so lonely inside?
‘Cause all of my society’s supporting genocide.
Why do you feel so lonely inside?
‘Cause all of your society’s supporting genocide.
My father, my mother, my sister, my brother
My father, my mother, my sister, my brother
My brother, my lawyer, my teacher-
Everybody!
Supporting genocide.
Oh and Elik? Before we end
Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack
