They Told Me(This is Africa)Helen Mottee© 1997 Crossfire MusicSong of the month Winner |
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The door to change kicked open and I stumbled in Traded in the freeway, for the smell of the salt sea air Learned to walk the red dust road Over there, over there And they told me this is Africa And they told me this is Africa And they said that this is how it’s done Limousines and beggars Cries of peace behind a pointed gun African song flowed down in a river of hope and tears And the children smiled at me Sheltered by their years And the people wrote their dreams In shades of black and white No Berlin wall was made To fall across the line between day and night And they told me this is Africa And they told me this is Africa And they said that this is how it’s done Limousines and beggars Cries of peace behind a pointed gun African journey brought me half a universe away As I stepped into the night in Bombay A thousand fingers clutched my hands And begged to walk with me Someone threw some pennies in and said Hey, just let it be And they told me this is India And they told me this is India And they said that this is how it’s done Limousines and beggars Cries of peace behind a pointed gun African sun came down Bled its colours ‘cross the sky I looked out on the red dust road And said goodbye Then the silence that held me Was broken like a toy As a city fell in flames And the gun reached for the boy And they told me this is Bosnia And they told me this is Bosnia And they said that this is how it’s done Limousines and beggars Cries of peace behind a pointed gun And they told me this is Africa And they told me this is Africa And they said that this is how it’s done Limousines and beggars Cries of peace behind a pointed gun |
This song took me back to my roots in protest and folk music of the 60's and 70's. Helen has captured the sound of Africa, married it to her quietly passionate voice and emotive piano playing, to take us half a world away. If it moves you to make a difference, then why not visit Compassion at Feedback
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