Welcome to Rock for Peace

Every war has its casualties... innocent men, women, and children who aren't terrorists, aren't full of hate, and - like many of us in the Western world - might not even agree with their leaders. Justifyable or not, war rips wounds across families, nations, and cultures that often never heal.

This site was created for musicians to express and call attention to these wounds... and for music listeners to have direct access to songs of protest, and songs of freedom.

Below is the first offering. If you want to post a direct link to a protest song you have written, or have a talent you can contribute in some other fashion, please write rockforpeace@tumbleman.com.

Press inquiries should be directed to press@tumbleman.com

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SONG: REASON FOR THE WORLD
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: TUMBLEMAN
CONCERNS: COLLATERAL DAMAGE
SAMPLE LYRIC: "She found a place to play in a fly-bitten sandbox minefield/She found a place to play in a doll house of shells"
FORMAT: MP3
LISTEN: CLICK HERE

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SONG: DOVE ON THE GROUND
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: TUMBLEMAN
CONCERNS: LOSS
SAMPLE LYRIC: "I'm coming in fast/To your heart, to land/My last approach/But my best command"
FORMAT: MP3
LISTEN: CLICK HERE

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SONG: BORN TO THIS COUNTRY
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: ARLAN FEILES
CONCERNS: COLLATERAL DAMAGE
SAMPLE LYRIC: "Lay me down in this here warfield... Lay my gun at my feet"
FORMAT: MP3
LISTEN: CLICK HERE

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SONG: THE SOUND
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: SOULARISE
CONCERNS: LOSS/NYC
SAMPLE LYRIC: "I want to live in a world without confusion/Live in a world where freedom flies..."
FORMAT: MP3
LISTEN: CLICK HERE


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SONG: DESERT FARMER (SOVEREIGN QUEEN) - LIVE
ARTIST: TUMBLEMAN
CONCERNS: COLLATERAL DAMAGE
SAMPLE LYRIC: "Oh, the cost of sovereignty, I pay with the death of my sovereign queen..."
FORMAT: MP3
(c) 2003 Brian Franklin
LISTEN: CLICK HERE

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SONG: TOO MUCH CRYING
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: SIMON WILLIAMS
CONCERNS: POST 9/11 REVENGE
SAMPLE LYRIC: "Revenge some say would be so sweet, let's nuke the bastards... get it over, fear breeds fear - hate breeds hate, when will we ever learn?"
FORMAT: MP3
(c) 2002 Simon Williams
LISTEN: : CLICK HERE

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SONG: ORIGINAL SIN
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: MARK ZADEN
CONCERNS: INTOLERANCE
SAMPLE LYRIC: "Sell me out, sell me in... you love my brother, you hate my kin."
FORMAT: MP3
(c) 2002 Mark Zaden
LISTEN: CLICK HERE

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SONG: SLEEP
ARTIST/SONGWRITER: TUMBLEMAN
CONCERNS: THE SOLDIER, CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
SAMPLE LYRIC: "Lord, oh, Lord, I think I'm swimming in a cloud of sound no one could ever buy... this granite wall doesn't have any comfort, and we do not know the reasons why we die."
FORMAT: MP3
LISTEN: CLICK HERE