From the recording Stand up in this Wicked World
STAND UP IN THIS WICKED WORLD is dedicated to the people of Gaza and Palestine, the many thousands of murdered innocents and all the medics, doctors, journalists and volunteers who have been targeted and killed by the IOF and to those who continue to risk their lives, and to all the millions worldwide who have spoken out and protested peacefully on the streets and the brave people who make it a part of their lives to advocate for the Palestinian people. End the occupation and apartheid. Free Palestine.
All proceeds to Medicins sans Frontieres Gaza Appeal
All proceeds to Medicins sans Frontieres Gaza Appeal
Lyrics
My precious one, what have you become,
The blood on your brow, your heart fading out
I want you to know, wherever I go, whatever fate brings,
You’ll not be forgotten, it’s for you I sing, for you that I sing
Blindfolded you stood tall by the execution wall
And you said your final prayer as the gunshots filled the air
And the soldiers’ ears were ringing, the captain he was singing
He said “this is the end”, but it was only the beginning.
They your life, how they took it all,
‘Cos you spoke the truth, no fear of the fall,
Now leaders of men, they spout and they spin, so clever and clean,
But they can’t hide the blood on their killing machines
Like a twisted fairytale where villains all prevail
And the desert blooms with blood of the innocent and good
And the predators pretend they’re the victims in it all
And the profiteers descend to make a killing from the brawl
In the broken hearts of mothers, the sisters and the brothers
Something will defy, so let me hear you cry
Stand up in this wicked world,
Keep flying your kites above
You’re a flame burning bright,
Never give up the fight,
Keep banging your drum,
Stand up in this wicked world,
Shout out, let your voice be heard
You’re a flame burning bright,
Never give up the fight,
Keep singing your song
And you could be just like a shining light,
In the darkest hour of the darkest night
And you could be like an answer to a prayer
Like a saviour’s hand you come along
Like an answer….
Stand up in this wicked world,
Keep flying your kites above
You’re a flame burning bright,
Never give up the fight,
Keep banging your drum,
Stand up in this wicked world,
Shout out, let your voice be heard
You’re a flame burning bright,
Never give up the fight,
Keep singing your song