Étiquette : rihanna american oxygen

A last minute idea that perhaps could be used in your oral exam!

Rihanna’s latest hit « American Oxygen » can be used to illustrate several notions –

Myths and heroes – the American dream: is it a myth or does it really exist? Martin Luther King….

Spaces and exchanges – immigration and the American dream. What makes people want to live in the USA?

Idea of progress – the civil rights movement and how life has changed for black people in the USA, space technology, pollution,

Places and forms of power – terrorism (twin towers), wars and the anti-war movement, riots, gun power

The lyrics:

Breathe in, this feeling
American oxygen

I say, you see, this is the American Dream
Young girl, hustlin’
On the other side of the ocean
She can be anything at all
America, America
I should, come see
Just close your eyes and breathe

Breathe out, breathe in
American oxygen
Every breath I breathe
Chasin’ this American Dream
We sweat for a nickel and a dime
Turn it into an empire
Breathe in, this feeling
American, American oxygen
American oxygen
Breathe in, this feeling
American oxygen

Breathe in, this feeling
American oxygen

You say, you see, this is the American Dream
Young boy, hustlin’
Tryna get the wheels in motion
But he can be anything at all
America, America
I say, can’t see
Just close your eyes and breathe

Breathe out, breathe in
American oxygen
Every breath I breathe
Chasin’ this American Dream
We sweat for a nickel and a dime
Turn it into an empire
Breathe in, this feeling
American, American oxygen
American oxygen

This is the new America
We are the new America

This is the new America
We are the new America

This is the new America
We are the new America

Breathe out, breathe in
American oxygen
Every breath I breathe
Chasin’ this American Dream
We sweat for a nickel and a dime
Turn it into an empire
Breathe in, this feeling
American, American oxygen
American oxygen

This is the new America
We are the new America
This is the new America
We are the new America
This is the new America
We are the new America
Source:http://www.directlyrics.com/rihanna-american-oxygen-lyrics.html