What does We Are the World mean?

Michael Jackson: We Are the World Meaning

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We Are the World Lyrics

"We're The World (USA For Africa)"

There comes a time when we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all

We can't go on pretending...

  1. 1TOP RATED

    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Feb 17th 2019 !⃝

    I think, it's all about having social conscious.. We the world let's join our hands for a great change and to remove poverty and anything else that suffers the society..

  2. 2TOP RATED

    #2 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Jan 8th 2019 !⃝

    If doesn't matter where your from,the color of your skin, or any of the other things that stand in ppls way. We are all humans and there should never be a thought to helping others. Do what you can, you NEVER know if it could or will be you! Just saying.....

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    #3 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    May 1st 2013 !⃝

    this song talks about the famine in africa in the mid 80's, this song was entirely written by micheal jackson and Lionel Richie. We are the world was sang by popular artists in the 80's and it was origonally created as a foundraising to bring money to feed people in Africa who were suffering from famine. They raised over $60 millon with this song.

  4. anonymous
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    Jul 10th 2021 !⃝

    This song is good until i heard "As God has shown us by turning stone to bread"
    God did not turn stone to bread. Maybe it's satanic

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
  5. anonymous
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    Mar 13th 2021 !⃝

    Was Hoping it would inspire 2021 to revisit its purpose and it's outcome..unfortunately it cant...alot of the same people are still alive but have turned their backs on the very words that made the world take notice..the devision is so great 35 years later from this.. God help us..

  6. anonymous
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    Sep 30th 2020 !⃝

    In 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie co-wrote the song "We are the World",  in the hope to see the much-needed attention for Africa,  by poverty crisis and which was ravaged by famine, led to the starvation of millions.  The song serves to unite all people in the world that there is a time to hold hands and help each other.  That there is no color, race that should be in the way. We have to see each other's struggles, to have unity for our world that is starting to fall, and that we have to stand for our future. Because everyone's life is important, yet people don't see it.  In every country that struggles to live, and their own higher-ups don't see it because of their own greed, it falls to their own people, suffering, starving, and dying.  In the lyrics of "We can't go on, pretending day-by-day, That someone, somewhere soon make a change. We're all a part of God's great big family. And the truth, you know, love is all we need" For us, It is all about not pretending about what is happening right now. Knowing how you enjoy every single of your privilege, other people don't. We should not be selfish and show the world how should we are come together and help and love each other.

  7. anonymous
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    Jul 25th 2020 !⃝

    Its a good song which inspires others to do something for those who need in help... It says that we can't be one who pretends everything is k and there will be someone to help the poor an Im not the right one to do those charity or I can't do this alone... we should have to be together then we can make a huge success in helping people around without considering their status

  8. anonymous
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    Jun 1st 2020 !⃝

    Question-what is the significance of word we in the poem answers of this question is plz tell please

  9. OZ
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    May 14th 2020 !⃝

    I think the song is a great song, which has the power to command unity in diversity: without considering the colour of our skin or human race, abolishing slave trade, racial discrimination, religion and ethnicity bigotry, hunger and starvation, Political injustice and corrupt practices in every nations of the world. I Stand For Unity✊

  10. anonymous
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    Apr 27th 2020 !⃝

    This song has an everlasting effect on humanity we have to stop pretending and make the world a better place to leave. And we will continue the struggle until we poverty , discrimination and racism is over

  11. anonymous
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    Apr 14th 2020 !⃝

    shout out from malaysia.yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  12. anonymous
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    May 27th 2019 !⃝

    It's a very useless song with hiden satanic meaning coz God did not command us to turn stone to bread but Jesus told us man shall not live on bread alone. Am from Africa and we don't need such donations we only need Jesus

  13. anonymous
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    Dec 17th 2018 !⃝

    We Are The World by Michael Jackson is a very good song and the latest comment was a well explained too.

    -The person who made the comment on the song Iris and Wish You Were Here recently

  14. anonymous
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    Dec 14th 2018 !⃝

    We need to help other people from Africa and other countries. We need to raise good money for healthy foods to prevent all other people from dying of starvation. We wanted to give a better life to all people from other countries. We can’t ignore to help other people. When you love your family, you help your family. We are part of the world. Helping others makes the day brigihter. Saving our family from other parts of the world. We’ll make a better day together. We give the foods and shelters to other people from other parts of the world. So, that the people will stay healthy from hunger and thirst. We can make bread for hungry people so, we can help them. We give the foods and shelters to other people from other parts of the world. So, that the people will stay healthy from hunger and thirst. We can make bread for hungry people so, we can help them.

  15. anonymous
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    Jul 25th 2018 !⃝

    We can't go on pretending forever

  16. anonymous
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    Oct 19th 2017 !⃝

    I think the song was all about the people who died and the poor people who have suffer.

  17. anonymous
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    May 30th 2017 !⃝

    It tell us we should not be selfish and show the world love when they really need it.

  18. anonymous
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    May 9th 2017 !⃝

    This is like the people coming together and they help each other out and the people who are struggling right now.

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