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One Man Stands Lyrics
The enemy is dead
I can't believe what I said
The enemy is dead
Did it only exist in our heads?
Sheltered from the evils of the world
Until the truth is seen
Sheltered from realities of life
Your human rights are free
Freedom, taken for granted
'cause we don't know what oppression means
Freedom, taken for granted
By the leaders who would crush the dream
A crack exposing human rights
Light against a granite sky
A crack exposing human life
A fire burns
For the freedom, for the freedom
For the freedom never given but taken
For the freedom
Die for the reason
One man stands
Hard as he waits for freedom's hand
A unified voice for freedom of choice
One man stands
For life, he'll give his
Would you give yours to fight for a cause
One man stands
And the wall cracks
And the wall cracks
And the wall cracks
And the wall comes crumbling
Down with old ideals
That could never work in modern times
Free choice, religious freedom
Basic rights are on the bottom line
Down with all the icons
Of the past cold war and detente
The flock no longer fears the wolf
The flock is taking what it wants
And the wall cracks
And the wall cracks
And the wall cracks
And the wall comes crumbling down
One man stands for life
I never questioned
One life costs us all
they love their children
Every man stands and fights
Who is my enemy?
One man's rule will fall
One man stands
I can't believe what I said
The enemy is dead
Did it only exist in our heads?
Until the truth is seen
Sheltered from realities of life
Your human rights are free
Freedom, taken for granted
'cause we don't know what oppression means
Freedom, taken for granted
By the leaders who would crush the dream
Light against a granite sky
A crack exposing human life
A fire burns
For the freedom, for the freedom
For the freedom never given but taken
For the freedom
Die for the reason
Hard as he waits for freedom's hand
A unified voice for freedom of choice
One man stands
For life, he'll give his
Would you give yours to fight for a cause
One man stands
And the wall cracks
And the wall cracks
And the wall comes crumbling
That could never work in modern times
Free choice, religious freedom
Basic rights are on the bottom line
Down with all the icons
Of the past cold war and detente
The flock no longer fears the wolf
The flock is taking what it wants
And the wall cracks
And the wall cracks
And the wall comes crumbling down
I never questioned
One life costs us all
they love their children
Every man stands and fights
Who is my enemy?
One man's rule will fall
One man stands
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'Thrax wrote this song about the photo of the Unknown Rebel at the Tianamen Square Massacre (Wikipedia entry) in China, 1989. The one man stood in front of a line of tanks, preventing their advancenent.
I see the HTML link doesn't work. Here's the Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiannamen_Square_Massacre