Abbigliamento sportivo, chitarra acustica: così si è presentato Justin Bieber a One Love Manchester, per cantare in versione acustica due dei suoi recenti successi e, soprattutto, per diffondere un messaggio sentito d’amore, di speranza e di pace.
“Che bella cosa che stiamo facendo stasera, vero? Siete d’accordo col fatto che l’amore vince sempre? Non c’è modo migliore di combattere l’odio se non con l’amore” ha esordito. Prima di imbracciare la chitarra e regalare al pubblico un’esibizione di Love Yourself, il brano scritto per Bieber da Ed Sheeran, Justin ha spiegato che “Per me è un onore essere qui stasera…e forse dovrei suonare qualcosa, no?“. Subito dopo è stata la volta di Cold Water, brano inciso in collaborazione con Major Lazer e qui proposto in un’inedita versione più lenta, quasi una ballata.
Il momento più toccante è stato tuttavia l’omaggio di Justin alle vittime dell’attentato di Manchester, quando cioè il cantante ha coinvolto il pubblico con il suo inno all’amore: “Alle famiglie che amiamo tanto. Mettete le vostre mani in alto per onorare queste persone adesso. Dite ‘Vi onoriamo, e vi amiamo’“.
“Non perderò la speranza. Non perderò l’amore. Non perderò Dio” ha poi concluso Justin, “Dio è il bene in mezzo all’oscurità. Dio è il bene in mezzo al male“.
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Ecco i testi di Love Yourself e Cold Water, i brani proposti da Justin Bieber a One Love Manchester:
Love Yourself
For all the times that you rain on my parade
And all the clubs you get in using my name
You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake
You think I’m crying, on my own well I ain’tAnd I didn’t wanna write a song ‘cause I didn’t want anyone thinking I still care
I don’t but, you still hit my phone up
And baby I be movin’ on and I think you should be somethin’
I don’t wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
My mama don’t like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I’ve been so caught up in my job, didn’t see what’s going on
And now I know, I’m better sleeping on my own‘Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I’m still holdin’ on to somethin’
You should go and love yourselfBut when you told me that you hated my friends
The only problem was with you and not them
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
And tried to make me forget where I came fromAnd I didn’t wanna write a song cause I didn’t want anyone thinking I still care
I don’t but, you still hit my phone up
And baby I be movin’ on and I think you should be somethin’
I don’t wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
My mama don’t like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I’ve been so caught up in my job, didn’t see what’s going on
And now I know, I’m better sleeping on my own‘Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I’m still holdin’ on to somethin’
You should go and love yourselfFor all the times you made me feel small
I fell in love, now I feel nothin’ at all
I never felt so low when I was vulnerable
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?‘Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I’m still holdin’ on to somethin’
You should go and love yourself
‘Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I’m still holdin’ on to somethin’
You should go and love yourself
Cold Water
Everybody gets high sometimes, you know
What else can we do when we’re feeling low?
So take a deep breath and let it go
You shouldn’t be drowning on your ownAnd if you feel you’re sinking, I will jump right over
Into cold, cold water for you
And although time may take us into different places
I will still be patient with you
And I hope you knowI won’t let go
I’ll be your lifeline tonight
I won’t let go
I’ll be your lifeline tonight‘Cause we all get lost sometimes, you know?
It’s how we learn and how we grow
And I wanna lay with you ‘til I’m old
You shouldn’t be fighting on your ownAnd if you feel you’re sinking, I will jump right over
Into cold, cold water for you
And although time may take us into different places
I will still be patient with you
And I hope you knowI won’t let go (I won’t let go, no no, no no no no)
I’ll be your lifeline tonight
I won’t let go
I’ll be your lifeline tonightCome on, come on
Save me from my rocking boat
I just wanna stay afloat
I’m all alone
And I hope someone’s gonna take me home
Somewhere I can rest my soul
I need to know you won’t let goI won’t let go, no no, no no no no
I’ll be your lifeline tonight
You won’t let go
I’ll be your lifeline tonightI won’t let go
I won’t let go