Manifesto

Today we are going to change the world.

We are the generation that can actually do it, so why aren’t you standing yet? Let’s climb to the top of a chair or a desk and let’s scream!

I want education, not manipulation! – say it as loud as you can.

I want life experience, not the sight of a dead classroom! – make sure someone hears you.

I want to be taken seriously and to matter to the world! Someone in the other side of the planet wants the same as you and if you have the power to say it, then you have the power to save someone!

We don't want money to be the most important thing in our lives and we don't want to build a life around it. We want the centre of the world to be art, colour and personality! We want to scream our individualities and we want to be noticed and not diminished by 'grown ups'. We want to be forever young and we will be forever young because we're never going to settle for mediocre happiness! - there's no such thing as a midterm. There's only all or nothing and we either win or lose.

We want adrenaline; we want to feel something. And that’s why we are known as reckless, imprudent, stupid, bad decisions’ makers.

But we actually like it. We are happy with all the anger, sadness and frustration that comes into our lives. We are actually happy being a mess: «We are a mess, we are failures and we love it».

So, let’s change the world. Let’s, for once, use words as a revolution weapon and let’s fight against injustice, ignorance, normality. Let’s show the world who teenagers actually are. Let’s put on a big show so everyone can see how we see the world. Let’s put artists on the stand. Let’s give importance to them because they’re the ones who express what we all feel. Let’s rule the world as we know it should be ruled and let’s sing, dance, paint, write all our ideas. Then, let’s share them around the planet and let’s join every teen we can to our cause.

This is a revolution.

The age’s revolution.

Are you with me? So do something you’ve always wanted to do but someone stopped you from doing it. Do something that shows who you are and what you believe in, even if that shocks people. Let your true personality come out and let it guide your path. Believe in your dreams because the best thing I’ve ever done was to believe in mine. Make your dreams come true because that’s the only thing that will make you truly happy. Don’t live in this world for too long – imagine, travel, create a whole new world, fantastic or not, but do not stay in this world for too long. It will drive you crazy.

But if you are already crazy, then let everyone know that and do something you want with it.

Live. Revolt. Express your true feeling and thoughts through art.

And most of all, be happy and don’t hide it.

I am with you.