Alicia Keys Pleads for World Peace in Heartfelt 'We Are Here' Video

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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Alicia Keys Pleads for World Peace in Heartfelt 'We Are Here' Video
Alicia Keys performs at Sony Pictures Studios on Feb. 27 in Culver City, California. Credit: Vince Bucci/Invision for Bright Future International/AP Images

A pregnant Alicia Keys wants her child to grow up in a better world than the one we occupy now. Those feelings of world peace and equality spawned the lyrics to "We Are Here," a new song preaching about the need to rid the world of war, violence and discrimination.

The "We Are Here" video premiered Monday on Facebook. It's simple, with the focus on the track's message, as Keys pounds the ivories and sings about violent current events.

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Facebook has debuted videos and song clips from such artists as Ed Sheeran ("Sing"), Jay Z ("Holy Grail"), Bruno Mars ("Gorilla") and Mariah Carey ("The Art of Letting Go").

Keys' message, and song title for that matter, is very reminiscent of Beyonce's touching "I Was Here," which was for World Humanitarian Day in 2012.

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