There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he’s been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery
In your eyes anymore.
Only sadness….

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It’s another families’ turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery
In your eyes anymore.
Only sadness….

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery
In your eyes anymore.
Only sadness….

It seems to have taken forever. Let’s hold back on our cheering for now, though, as only time will tell if what happens next is any better….



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This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 pm and is filed under history, life, politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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  1. cooperNo Gravatar on December 4, 2008 8:19 pm

    That’s a powerful song, I had to use it at my Darfur blog.

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