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Ain't It The Truth

by Oren Levine

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This is the original recording of "Ain't It The Truth" featuring Carolyn Malachi singing Oren's song about the challenge of false information and the search for truth.

It was released for World Press Freedom Day 2022 (May 3). All income from the track will be divided among two fine organizations working to support independent journalists and independent news outlets.

The International Women's Media Foundation (www.iwmf.org) "is the only NGO that offers safety training, reporting trips, and byline opportunities, all tailored to women journalists — both established, and up-and-coming." Their Online Violence Response Hub is a resource center where women journalists can come to find the latest information on online abuse, and focus on their safety.

The International Center for Journalists (www.icfj.org) "empowers an unparalleled global network of journalists to produce news reports that lead to better governments, stronger economies, more vibrant societies and healthier lives." Their Elevate news business hub helps small and medium-sized news organizations become financially viable and serve their communities well into the future.

Read more: en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldpressfreedomday

From UNESCO, the organizer of World Press Freedom Day
"3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. Just as importantly, World Press Freedom Day is a day of support for media which are targets for the restraint, or abolition, of press freedom. It is also a day of remembrance for those journalists who lost their lives in the pursuit of a story."

I previously released a full production version of "Ain't It The Truth," produced and mixed by Carolyn, and featuring Kris Funn on bass and Nataly Merezhuk on violin; www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWS4r-ZcVtk

lyrics

Truth ain't truth
And lies ain't lies
It's getting so
You can't believe your eyes
Don't know if I'm surprised
Can't process it all

Wrong ain't wrong
And right ain't right
It may be day
Or maybe darkest night
Keep looking for the light
Just beyond that wall

It stands to reason
If you can stand
The skies are clearer
Beyond the scam
Try to believe it
Despite the fog
That we can make it
It we can fight that long...

Up ain't up
And down ain't down
I wonder how
I'm standing on the ground
Don't want to look around
Or else I may fall

Foul ain't foul
And fair ain't fair
It's like the rules
Are changing everywhere
You gotta be prepared
To listen for the call

It stands to reason
If you can stand
The skies are clearer
Beyond the scam
Try to believe it
Despite the fog
That we can make it
It we can fight that long...

credits

released May 2, 2022
Oren Levine: words, music, piano
Carolyn Malachi, vocals
Recorded at American University Studios, Washington, DC

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Oren Levine Washington, D.C.

Oren writes original songs and jazz instrumentals and performs regularly at jazz venues in the Washington, DC area and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. His songs have been recorded by Carolyn Malachi, Aaron Myers, Lionel Lyles, Donna Singer, and Jason Mendelson’s MetroSongs project. He recently launched "Groove Park," a project of soul and R&B-inspired singles. ... more

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