Robert J Mack - The Witness

The moment you look away
Your dreams will cease to be
The minute you turn your back
They'll sweep into the City
And though you're only
Trying to save yourselves
From men in uniform
There's no letting up
They're brainwashed and they conform

I saw the remnants of broken beauty
I saw the mothers of children cry
All the bridges and streets in ruins
All the mourners of desperate lives
And there used to be music and artists
Who had rhythm and soul in their hearts
But you can't take a power-crazed mad man
And you can't stop the Army's advance

The sound of distant gunfire
The ghosts of days gone by
The landscape of oppression
Tell me why

The beauty of the birdsong
The silence all around
The brand new optimism
In this town

I was the witness
You were the witness
We were the witnessed
I was the witness

Written by:
Rob McLeod

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