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I Hear Them All Lyrics
I hear the crying of the hungry in the deserts where they're wanderin'
Hear them crying out for heaven's own benevolence upon them
Hear our destructive power prevailing, I hear fools falsely hailing
To the crooked words of tyrants when they call
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I hear the sound of tearing pages and the roar of burning paper
All the crimes and acquisition turn to air and ash and vapor
In the rattle of the shackle, far beyond emancipators
And the lowliest together in their stall
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
So while you sit and whistle Dixie with your money and your power
I can hear the flowers growing in the rubble of the tower
I hear leaders quit their lying, I hear babies quit their crying
I hear soldiers quit their dying, one and all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I hear the tender words from Zion, I hear Noah's waterfall
See the gentle lamb of Judah sleeping at the feet of Buddha
And the prophets from Elijah to the Old Paiute Wovaca
Take their places at the table when they're called
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
Hear them crying out for heaven's own benevolence upon them
Hear our destructive power prevailing, I hear fools falsely hailing
To the crooked words of tyrants when they call
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
All the crimes and acquisition turn to air and ash and vapor
In the rattle of the shackle, far beyond emancipators
And the lowliest together in their stall
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I can hear the flowers growing in the rubble of the tower
I hear leaders quit their lying, I hear babies quit their crying
I hear soldiers quit their dying, one and all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
See the gentle lamb of Judah sleeping at the feet of Buddha
And the prophets from Elijah to the Old Paiute Wovaca
Take their places at the table when they're called
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
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This is a really beautiful song, probably my favorite on FoaF. Thematically, it reminds me of Sheryl Crow's "Redemption Day".
However, the lyrics are not correct as currently posted. It doesn't look like one can insert proper markup in these comments, so the corrections are in CAPS. Not meant to be shouting or rude, just to highlight the corrections. One's I'm not certain of are marked with (?).
... Hear them crying out for heaven's own BENEVOLENCE upon them HEAR/OUR(?) destructive POWER PREVAILING, I hear fools falsely hailing To the crooked wits/WORDS(?) of tyrants when they call ... I hear the sound of TEARING pages and the roar of burning paper ... I hear the tender words from Zion, I hear Noah's waterfall See the gentle LAMB OF JUDAH[1] SLEEPING at the feet of Buddha And the prophets from Elijah to the OLD PAIUTE WOVACA[2] Take their places at the table when THEY'RE CALLED ...
[1] http://hubpages.com/hub/judah [2] http://viewzone2.com/wovokax.html