Tytuł: Santiago dawn

• Wykonawca: Bruce Cockburn
• Wyświetleń: 273

Something moves in the still dark hours
   sunday in a shanty town
   eyelids open two by two
   but not a single light goes on
  
   tension builds as the only sound
   is the quiet clash of metal and boots
   and now and then an order barked
   at the bullies in the drab green suits
  
   military thugs with their dogs and clubs
   spreading through the poblacion
   hunting whoever still has a voice
   sure that everyone will run
  
   they come in strong but it's not that long
   before they know it's not so easy to leave
   to keep a million homeless down takes more
   than a strong arm up your sleeve
  
   at the crack of dawn the first door goes down
   snapped off a makeshift frame
   in a matter of minutes the first rock flies
   barricades burst into flame
  
   first mass rings through smoke and gas
   day flowers out of the night
   creatures of the dark in disarray
   fall before the morning light
  
   bells of rage -- bells of hope
   as the 10 year night wears down
   sisters and brothers are coming home
   to see the Santiago dawn
  
   Santiago sunrise
   see them marching home
   see them rising like grass through cement
   in the Santiago dawn
  
   i got a dream and i'm not alone
   darkness dead and gone
   all the people marching home
   kissing the rush of dawn
  
   Santiago sunrise
   see them marching home
   see them rising like grass through cement
   in the Santiago dawn