Music video ideas analyisis

• This song protests against the US immigration policy and made this song as a satire of American perception of immigrants from war-torn countries
• "All i wanna do is, and, take your money" - is a reference to the immigrants coming into other countries and stealing the jobs off the native people and essentially taking their money
• "If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name, If you come around here i make 'em all day" - is also a reference to the fact that they are immigrants coming into the country and taking the money as well as a reference to the counterfeit visa made by the immigrants
• All these lyrics stated are from the point of view of the American perception of immigrants from war-torn countries
• However, is sheds light on the poor, restraint living conditions of the immigrants struggling with the monthly phone bills with "No one on the corner had a swagger like us, Hit me on the burner prepaid wireless."

• This song responds, addresses and spreads awareness of the social issue of the rise of the suicide rate in the US as well as the importance of mental health.
• It follows a storyline throughout the song of someone wanting to commit suicide and then talks to a suicide helpline about their situation and then feels better about themselves and the world in which they accept themselves for themselves and embraces who they are and the people around them
• "I've been on the low, I been taking my time, I fell like i'm out of my mind, It feel like my life ain't mine, Who can relate?" - this as the opening lyrics to the song immediately shows and spreads the awareness of metal health and suicide as well as the "Who can relate?" shows how common mental health issues are for the people.
• Furthermore, later in the song "I want you to be alive, You don't gotta die today" shows the perspective of the helpline operator in saying that life gets better -"It's holding on, though the roads long" and "I know that you'll thank God that you did" - showing and spreading awareness to seek help to this issue instead of letting it manifest inside - "it can be so hard, but you gotta live right now, you got everything to give right now."
• Finally ending the song with "I finally wanna be alive, i don't wanna die today" - Which highlights the importance of talking to someone if you feel suicidal or depressed or suffer from a mental health condition
• The issues that are mentioned in the song cover multiple worldwide political, cultural and social problems that began to occur post 9/11 and during the war in Iraq. Some of these problems include terrorism, war, U.S. government, hypocrisy, racism, gang crime, pollution, and intolerance/violence against the LGBT community. The Black Eyed Peas are trying to spread awareness of everything that is going on around us and in the world that isn't healthy or beneficial. The song questions whether there can be love in a society full of hate and violence.
• "Over seas, yeah, we tryin' to stop terrorism, But we still got terrorists here livin', In the USA, the big CIA, The Bloods, and the Crips and the KKK" - shows that terrorism also occurs in our own backdoor in the US and the CIA, The Bloods and the Crips are examples of counter terrorism organisation that help defend against it
• "Nations dropping bombs, Chemical gases filling up lungs of little ones" - shows the worldwide issue of war and innocent children are being harmed (as well as innocent civilians) and affected by the wars
• "People always preach that there needs to be acceptance, love and equality; however, they do not act on what they say. While people say these things there are people dying. killing and committing other horrible acts of violence" - shows how the world needs to react and act on hatred and issues that occur and spread positive light instead of doing nothing about it.
• This song spreads awareness of all the social, political and cultural issue that occur in the world and wants to spread awareness and address these issues with positive light instead of doing nothing about it

• This song spreads awareness of the social and political issue of black people being treated unfairly and spreads awareness of the black-power movement in 1967, becoming an anthem for he black power movement.
• "All i'm asking is for a little respect (just a little bit)" clearly highlights the mistreatment of  black people in 1967
• "I'm about to give you all of my money, And all i'm askin' in return,honey, Is to give me my propers, When you get home" - further shows the mistreatment of black people in the 1960s since she is willing to give all her money just to be treatyed live a normal person; in which shouldn't be the case for anyone

• This song addresses the social issues of guns and African-American relational history of the country.
• It further shows how America is essentially allowing contraband in and out of the country, gun violence to continue as they cover it up and blame the situation on external factors and the ongoing discrimination of minorities and black on black crimes, all made and exploited in one song
• "Look how i'm livin' now, Police be trippin' now" - shows how America's police are essentially useless at helping out in situations as well as dealing with the culprit