TY Bello reaches out to Nigerians with new song – Cold
This new song comes shortly after the tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway where a lot of lives were lost. The singer, TY Bello drew her inspiration from the incident.
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In her words
I know exactly where I was when the petrol tanker exploded in Lagos last week, killing many. I was already in front of my microphone about to start a spontaneous worship session”¦ when @biggorgy showed me the footage .. I immediately took stock of my entire family, to be sure everyone was home safe. I remember the relief I felt and guilt that came right after..I wasn`t entitled to the ”˜relief` I felt ”¦ and then I remembered hundreds of people killed in Plateau state just days before ..and on and on I played similar tragedies ”¦ I was suddenly aware of my disconnect .. I wasn`t entitled to that feeling of relief .. I felt .. numb .. hard .. cold ”¦ This song came a few minutes after that in worship and I basically asked God to peel off the many layers I had shielded my heart with .. so that I could go on and be ”˜normal` in the middle of the chaos that has become home to all of us as a planet . We`ve all learnt to turn away from what we see as harsh realities for others .. we`ve done this to protect our sanity but it has only taken away our HUMANITY .. WE MOVE ON TOO QUICKLY. This song was a wake up call to me .. first and foremost ..A cry for healing .. a call to repentance .. to remembrance. This song gave me the courage to pull out images I had made on a personal assignment to the North East 2 years ago. I wanted to see for my self what was going on .. I spent time photographing different people affected by years of insurgency .. I spoke to children .. to wounded soldiers .. I photographed families .. my desire to make sincere work that would bring help to those who desperately need it made me work with my heart open and raw .. I wasn`t nearly as strong as I thought I was .. and with time I slowly turned away from looking at and sharing the work.. I slowly turned away looking for alternative ways to get involved . In the last week I opened up the folders again and allowed my self ”˜see` my own images .. As a Nation .. I sense a very strong pressing in for the future”¦We must contend for it ..But I believe that somehow, we must address this coldness and that there really cannot be a future unless in our hearts, we carry the weight of every Nigerian life. We are a nation truly in need of healing and a nation in need of an awakening”¦and this is the truth. To move forward like we should, we must not forget to look back and right the wrongs ”¦ EVERY ONE OF US.. Somehow .
