Eyes on the Prize

I was listening to more of Macklemore's music and one line from the chorus stuck out to me, "Each moment's precious, don't let life pass you by, keep focused keep your eyes on the prize." Of course, this line stuck out because of the phrase "eyes on the prize" which happened to be the name of the documentary we recently watched in class. I realize that this connection is merely a coincidence, but it gives me a chance to point out some more of Macklemore's lyrics that are relevant to the topics we have been discussing in class, civil rights and equality. In one of his songs, Claiming The City, he talks about the problems in his city, Seattle, that were around when he grew up but he hopes will be improved by the time his children are "claiming the city". He talks about growing up with two parents and two cars and then realizing when he was older that most people did not grow up like him when he found out "there was something called a social status and my black friends weren't in my financial bracket". He also says that although he went to a diverse school, the city is still "divided neighborhood to neighborhood". In my opinion one of the most powerful lines in the song is, "to think that we claim that so much has changed since Brown vs. the Board of Education and Roe vs. Wade, but around my way it all stays the same, they just figured out a way to separate the black and white race"