In our youthful condemnation
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The truth speaks for itself
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That in a time of darkness
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Someone cried for help
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So we told a simple story
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Of innocence and lies
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How the truth became so twisted
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In a single judge's eye
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Chorus:
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A brave new rainbow nation
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Was floating on the tide
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In a sea of expectation
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And a humble sense of pride
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But the wave of solidarity
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That swept across our land
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Is broken on the rocks
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Left lifeless on the sand
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It all seemed very simple
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Let the guilty take the blame
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We can sing our songs of freedom
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And put them all to shame
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Shine a light into the darkness
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Let them hear his name
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But the more we try to change things
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The more they stay the same
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Chorus:
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A brave new rainbow nation
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Was floating on the tide
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In a sea of expectation
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And a humble sense of pride
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But the wave of solidarity
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That swept across our land
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Is broken on the rocks
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Left lifeless on the sand
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And no one else but Tyler
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Knows exactly what he's missed
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He's a man that's disappearance
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Is slowly ceasing to exist
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And the only contribution
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That he has left to give
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Is the simple tragic story
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Of the life he's never lived
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Chorus:
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A brave new rainbow nation
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Was floating on the tide
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In a sea of expectation
|
And a humble sense of pride
|
But the wave of solidarity
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That swept across our land
|
Is broken on the rocks
|
Left lifeless on the sand
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Rainbow Nation
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| UB40 |
