Kae Sun continues to be one of the most conscious lyricists in today’s popcorn generation of musicians. His music and poetry is inspired by life and filled with the realities of today’s world. He recently made a lo-fi recording of a song on his upcoming record “Lion On A Leash“. The video has been receiving a lot of attention online because of its lyrical content. The video was featured on MySpace for a while and it received very positive responses.

“Lion on the Leash” is basically about overcoming challenges and the ability to rise through challenging circumstances. Given the hardships in our time–global economic crisis, wars, injustices, and also the victory and rise of the first African American President–how does topical music with a message fit in this climate? Artists like Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, and Bob Dylan were prominent in similar times; are there many such artists today? Well, your answer may be yes after you read the poignant lyrics to Kae Sun’s song.

They wait till we dead before they honour us
Guess they tried to put some fear in us
You can’t keep a king inside a cell,
Can’t hold a lion on a leash.

Brave, brave hearted people
Speak on all you see that’s evil
Speak when some not treated equal.
Wise grow wiser, Strong grow stronger
Declaring righteousness over yonder,
Don’t let them mould your mind,
They can’t hold a lion on a leash.

Sleep walkers walk on, Day dreamers they dream on
They put the fuel to the fire, know that these times they require
Those who seek to serve mankind in everyway, loving everyday
Hear what our Fathers says, don’t take the mark of the beast , no.
Don’t take the mark of the beast, don’t.

Some will knock you down and try to trample you
Others try hard just to conquer you
They’ll try to take a sage for fool
They’ll try to steal the dreams of our youth.
But even when we fall we rise and carry on.
Through the highs and the lows wherever the wind may blow, wherever the wind may blow.