Johnny Clegg and Soweto Gospel Choir - The Revolution Will Eat It's Children (Anthem for Uncle Bob) [Live at Nelson Mandela Theatre]

He's a leader, talks of freedom
He knows the power of the Big Idea
He's a dealer, he's a seeker
Of the power that comes from fear
He gave his life to the party machine
Holding on to a secret dream
He knows better than anyone
Power comes from the barrel of a gun

And he's rising up against them now
And he's rising up in country and town
And he's rising up, rising up

The revolution will eat its children
I see the river of dreams run dry
I'm so thankful I got to love you
You're the reason I survive

The promise of a better life for all
The promise of freedom from hunger and war
So many rose up to answer that call
And so many are no longer here at all
The hopes of yesterday drowning in shifting sands
'Cause something strange is going on across the land

Preaching water but drinking wine
Power gets us every time
The more things change
The more they stay the same

And they're rising up against him now
And they're rising up in country and town
And they're rising up, rising up

The revolution has eaten its children
I see the river of dreams run dry
And I'm so thankful I got to love you
You're the reason I survive

The revolution has eaten its children
I see the river of dreams run dry
And I'm so thankful I got to love you
You're the reason I will survive

I've been across this hunger, I've been across this hunger
I've been across this hunger, I've been across this hunger

Rid us from this hunger
Rid us from this hunger, rid us from this hunger, rid us from this hunger

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