The great flood of tears that we've cried for our brothers and sisters who've died Over four hundred years has washed away our fears And strengthened our pride now we turn back the tide We will no longer hear your command We will seize the control from your hand We will fan the flame of our anger and pain And you'll feel the shame for what you do in gods name We will fight for the right to be free And we will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song When the ancient drum rhythms ring, the voice of our forefathers sings Forward Africa run, our day of freedom has come For me and for you, Amandla Awethu We will fight for the right to be free And we will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song And we will fight for the right to be free And we will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song And we will fight for the right to be free And we will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song And we will fight for the right to be free (Amandla Awethu) And we will build our own society (Amandla Awethu) And we will sing (Amandla Awethu), we will sing, we will sing our own song (Amandla Awethu) And we will fight for the right to be free (Amandla Awethu) And we will build our own society (Amandla Awethu) And we will sing (Amandla Awethu), we will sing, we will sing our own song (Amandla Awethu) And we will fight for the right to be free (Amandla Awethu) And we will build our own society (Amandla Awethu) And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song (Amandla Awethu)

The great flood of tears that we've cried For our brothers and sisters who've died Over five hundred years has washed away our fears And strengthened our pride, now we turn back the tide We will no longer hear your commands We will slide your control from our lands Re-direct the flame of our anger and pain And pity the shame For what you do in God's name. We will stand for the right to be free We will grow our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song When the ancient drum rhythms ring The voice of our forefathers sings The will to live will beat on, we will no longer be pawns To greed and to war We will be Idle No More We will stand for the right to be free We will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song When the ancient drum rhythms ring The voice of our grandmothers sings Native America run, we will no longer succumb To oil and ore, we will be Idle No More We will stand for the right to be free We will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song We will teach about the right to be free We will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song Dance dance for the right to be free We will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song And occupy for the right to be free We will rebuild a just society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song Amandla a-way-thu

Mary loves the grouse, hides the bottles round the house, She watches chatshows and the soaps, broken-hearted but she copes, Michael's out of work, feels he's sinking in the murk, He's unshaven and a mess, finds it hard some days to dress Stevie smashes the delf, cos he can't express himself, He's consumed by rage, like his father at his age, Rita's little child, has a lovely little smile, This means nothing to her father, because he's never even seen her. We sing, sing all our cares away We'll live, to fight another day Joey's off the gear, he's been clean for half a year, He gets bored out of his mind, but he's tryin to toe the line Maggie's in a chair, 'twas joyriding put her there, She puts the kettle on the boil, and shes always got a smile We sing, sing all our cares away We'll live, to fight another day We sing, sing all our cares away, We'll live, to love another day, We grow strong, from it all, We grow strong, or we fall, We grow strong, from it all, We grow strong, or we fall, We grow strong.

They call you ecstasy Nothing ever sticks to you Not velcro, not scotch tape Not my arms dipped in glue Not if I wrap myself in nylon A piece of duct tape down my back Love pierced the arrow with the twelve And I can't get you back Ah, ecstasy Ecstasy Ah, ecstasy Across the streets an old Ford, they took off its wheels The engine is gone In its seat sits a box With a note that says, Goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot I see a child through a window with a bib And I think of us and what we almost did The Hudson rocketing with light The ships pass the Statue of Liberty at night They call it ecstasy, ah Ecstasy Ecstasy, ah Ecstasy Some men call me St. Ivory Some call me St. Maurice I'm smooth as alabaster With white veins runnin' through my cheeks A big stud through my eyebrow A scar on my arm that says, Domain I put it over the tattoo That contained your name They called you ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy They call you ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy The moon passing through a cloud A body facing up is floating towards a crowd And I think of a time and what I couldn't do I couldn't hold you close, I couldn't, I couldn't become you They call you ecstasy, I can't hold you down I can't hold you up I feel like that car that I saw today, no radio No engine, no hood I'm going to the cafe, I hope they've got music And I hope that they can play But if we have to part I'll have a new scar right over my heart I'll call it ecstasy Oh, ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy

Here comes the ocean And the waves down by the sea Here comes the ocean And the waves where have they been Don't swim tonight my love, the sea is mad my love It's known to drive men crazy Malcolm has burned at sea, the castle it sits and reeks The madness can make you hazy But here come the waves Down by the shore Washing the rocks that have been here Centuries or more Down by the sea Here come the ocean And the waves down by the sea Here comes the ocean And the waves where have they been Castles glowing at night, towers above out fright Warlocks decapitating Malcolm he lives on hate, serve your brain on a plate Feasts on your mouth for dinner But here come the waves Down by the sea Washing the eyes of the men Who have died Down by the sea Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves

I'm standing with you on your roof Looking at the chemical sky All purple blue and oranges Some pigeons flying by The traffic on canal street's so noisy It's a shock And someone's shooting fireworks or a gun On the next block An-an-and, I wanna hookywooky with you I wanna hookywooky with you The traffic's so noisy it's a shock Sounds like fireworks or a gun on the next block Ah, hookywooky with you Your ex-lover satchel is here from france Yet another ex They gather about you like a mother superior All of you still friends, but - None of my old flames ever talk to me when things End for me they end They take your pants, your money, your name But the song still remains An-an-and, I wanna hookywooky with you Ah-ha-ha-ha, I wanna hookywooky with you Then they take your pants, your money, your name But the song still remains, sayin' - I wanna hookywooky with you You're so civilized it hurts I guess I could learn a lot, ha-ha... About people, plants and relationships How not to get hurt a lot And each lover I meet up your roof I wouldn't want to throw him off, mmmmm. Into the chemical sky, down into the streets to die Under the wheels of a car on canal street And each lover I meet up on your roof I wouldn't want to throw him off, mmmmm. Into the chemical sky Under the wheels of a car to die on canal street Ah-ah-hi, I wanna, ah, hookywooky with you Ah-huh, huh-huh-huh-ah I wanna hookywooky with you I wouldn't want to throw him off into the chemical sky Down into the streets to die Under the wheels of a car on canal street Under the wheels of a car on canal street Under the wheels of a car on canal street Hookywooky Under the wheels of a car on canal street Hookywooky Under the wheels of a car on canal street Under the wheels of a car on canal street Hooky-hooky-hooky-wooky (Under the wheels of a car on canal street) (Under the wheels of a car on canal street) (Under the wheels of a car on canal street) (Under the wheels of a car on canal street)