Don't Touch Her: When Rock Becomes a Shield (and Kindness a Revolution)
Today is November 25th. A date that shouldn't exist on the calendar, but unfortunately weighs heavily on us. It's the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
This year, the world is shining a spotlight on "digital violence," on those threats that travel swiftly across screens. And it's paradoxical, isn't it? We live immersed in technology, AI, and the future, yet we're still here, forced to reiterate a primordial, physical, essential concept: don't touch it.
Last year, with my “diffuse” band” 80 Hundred Miles, we decided not to remain silent. We took guitars, distortions and that "gentle heart with boiling blood" of ours to create “Don't Touch Her”.
Look around you. The charts are full of very young "artists" chewing on derogatory words like candy, normalizing a language that turns women into objects to be consumed. We, who may be "old" by the algorithm but not by our souls, respond with a wall of sound.
For this song, we didn't settle for just our voice. We launched a sound bridge to Australia to involve Moly Cat, a friend of ours: sweet, yes, but with a determination that cuts through the mix like a razor. Because physical distance doesn't matter when the intent is shared. The words Michiko and I wrote are an invitation not to look the other way.
The result is a metal ballad that doesn't ask for permission. It screams.
“Don't touch her, don't break her
She's fire, she's the storm.
Don't hurt her, don't shake her,
Respect's the norm.”
Respect isn't optional; it's the norm. Or at least, it should be. In "Don't Touch Her," music becomes a shield. Words aren't blades that wound, but barriers that protect. It's our way of saying that true strength doesn't lie in raising your hands, but in knowing where to stand: on the side of dignity. Always.
Listen to it here, at full volume. Because sometimes that's exactly what rock is for: to cover the noise of indifference.
Michiko, Ricky, Michal, Nguyet, Cody & Moly
Credits:
- Performed by: 80 Hundred Miles with Moly Cat
- Album: Divergent Tales
- Music: Ricky Guariento
- Lyrics: Ricky Guariento, Michiko Funakoshi
- Genre: Rock / Metal Ballad
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