'Wake Me Up' Video: Reflections from 2013 Elisa Batista - The Huffington Post
go to original January 24, 2014

Chances are you've heard "Wake Me Up." It was a hit song worldwide last year by Aloe Blacc and remixed by Avicii. But have you checked out the emotionally powerful acoustic version of the music video? Here it is. (AloeBlaccVEVO)

The video puts on display the work ethic, strong family ties, and grit of our newest Americans: undocumented youth known as "DREAMers," who were brought to this country as children. It also shows the love, quiet sacrifices and resolve of their parents, who like any other parent in the United States, simply want to secure a future for their children.

The verse that punched me in the gut accompanied scenes of a little girl in Mexico skyping with her father in California. Years earlier, she and her mother attempted to be united with him but were detained at the border.

I tried carrying the weight of the world / But I only have two hands / I hope I get the chance to travel the world / But I don't have any plans / I wish I could stay forever this young / Not afraid to close my eyes / Life's a game made for everyone / And love is a prize

Most of the actors in the video have actually lived the scenarios that they portray. This isn't fiction for a music video. This is reality.

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