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  • So "Ubuntu" is a Xhosa langua... a word...

  • It means "humanity" (if you do a) direct translation.

  • So basically you'll always need the next person.

  • You know what I mean

  • So one hand washes the other...

  • So the one hand does need the other hand to be clean.

  • You know what I mean?

  • So that is Ubuntu.

  • To help others, your brothers, your sisters even when they are strangers and you don't know them, you are supposed to help them.

  • That is ubuntu.

  • What in the world are we going to do?

  • Look at what everybody′s going through

  • What kind of world do you want it to be?

  • Am I the future or the history?

  • Cause everyone hurts

  • Everyone cries

  • Everyone tells each other all kinds of lies

  • Everyone falls

  • Everybody dreams and doubts

  • Got to keep dancing when the lights go out

  • How in the world am I going to see?

  • You as my brother

  • Not my enemy

  • Cause everyone hurts

  • Everyone cries

  • Everyone sees the colour in each other′s eyes

  • Everyone loves

  • Everybody gets their hearts ripped out

  • Got to keep dancing when the lights go out

  • Gona keep dancing when the lights go out

  • Hold tight for everyday life

  • Hold tight for everyday life

  • At first light

  • Throw my arms out open wide

  • Hallelujah

  • Ubuntu.

  • I am because we are.

So "Ubuntu" is a Xhosa langua... a word...

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A2 US ubuntu everyday life everyday hold tight dancing tight

Coldplay - Everyday Life (Official Video)

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Keywords

basically

US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

  • adverb
  • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • Used as a filler word or discourse marker, often to indicate a summary or simplification.
  • In the most important respects; fundamentally.
  • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
  • Primarily; for the most part.
  • In a simple and straightforward manner; simply.
suppose

US /səˈpoʊz/

UK /sə'pəʊz/

  • conjunction
  • What if
  • verb
  • To imagine or guess what might happen
direct

US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

UK /də'rekt/

  • verb
  • To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
  • To control or be in charge of something.
  • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • To show the way by conducting or leading
  • To control the acting in a movie or play
  • To order or instruct someone to do something.
  • other
  • To address someone.
  • To aim something at someone or something.
  • To control the management and organization of something.
  • To be in charge of the actors and other staff in the making of a film or play.
  • To control or be in charge of someone or something.
  • To show or tell someone how to get somewhere.
  • adjective
  • Without anyone or anything else being involved or between.
  • Expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and open way.
  • Going straight from one place to another without stopping or changing direction.
  • adverb
  • Coming straight from something
rip

US /rɪp/

UK /rɪp/

  • verb
  • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
  • To cheat or swindle someone.
  • To remove or take by pulling it forcefully
  • To tear (something) quickly or forcibly.
  • noun
  • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
  • (Computing) A copy of data (especially audio or video) from a CD, DVD, etc., to a computer.
  • A tear or split in something.
  • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
  • A tear or split in something.
  • other
  • (Computing) To copy data (especially audio or video) from a CD, DVD, etc., to a computer.
  • To tear (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone.
  • abbreviation
  • Rest in peace (used on gravestones or in obituaries).
humanity

US /hjuˈmænɪti/

UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

  • noun
  • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • All human beings collectively; the human race.
  • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
  • The humanities (as a field of study).
  • other
  • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
  • The quality of being human; human nature.
  • All human beings collectively; the human race.
  • All human beings collectively; humankind.
  • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
  • other
  • All human beings collectively; the human race.
  • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
  • other
  • The humanities as an area of study.
  • other
  • The branches of learning concerned with human culture, such as literature, philosophy, and history.
throw

US /θroʊ/

UK /θrəʊ/

  • noun
  • Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
  • Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
  • Forcibly putting someone on the ground
  • verb
  • To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
  • To confuse or upset someone
  • (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
  • To propel something through the air with force.
  • To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
enemy

US /ˈɛnəmi/

UK /ˈenəmi/

  • noun
  • Something that stops you doing what you want
  • Group, or people, you are opposed to
tight

US /taɪt/

UK /taɪt/

  • adjective
  • Not allowing liquid or gas to pass through; sealed.
  • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • Positioned physically close together
  • Managed or controlled in a strict and careful way
  • (Of road, bend) curving sharply
  • Drunk
  • Being equally matched in ability or score
  • Fitting so closely as to be uncomfortable or restrictive.
  • Closely united or associated.
  • (Informal) Excellent; very good.
  • Lacking extra space
  • Having limited time available
  • Being very limited in supply
  • Not generous; mean with money; stingy
  • Limited; scarce.
  • Tense; strained.
  • (Rope or tie) pulled strongly
  • Being in a good solid relationship
  • Allowing little time; full.
  • Fastened or fixed firmly; difficult to move.
  • Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
  • adverb
  • Firmly; so it can't move
kind

US /kaɪnd/

UK /kaɪnd/

  • adjective
  • friendly and considerate
  • Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • noun
  • One type of thing
  • other
  • A class or category of things, people, etc. that share similar characteristics
person

US /'pɜ:rsn/

UK /'pɜ:sn/

  • noun
  • Man, woman or child
  • A character in a play, story, or other work of fiction.
  • A grammatical category that distinguishes between the speaker (first person), the addressee (second person), and others (third person).
  • A human being; an individual.
  • An entity recognized by law as having rights and responsibilities, such as an individual, corporation, or organization.
  • An individual, typically used to emphasize their distinct identity or role.

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