Tracy Chapman

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Why do the babies starve
When there's enough food to feed the world
Why when there're so many of us
Are there people still alone
Why are the missiles called peace keepers
When they're aimed to kill
Why is a woman still not safe
When she's in her home

\ove is hate
War is peace
No is yes
And we're all free

But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
Admidst all these questions and contradictions
There're some who seek the truth

But somebody's go~na have to answer
The time is coming soon
When the blind remove their blinders
And the speechless speak the truth

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nelly On Mar 08, 2002

Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution

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2002-03-08 16:26:18

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by kms

20y ago

About people watching as war, death, and poverty occur when they could help.

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by strangegirl7658

18y ago

its about all bad things in the world and its peoples fault

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by notethetrees

13y ago

Wow... no comments. A prophetic yet timeless song bursting with truth. A real kick in the teeth when you think about it. This song was released 24 yrs ago... Has anything changed?

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by mamie1890

12y ago

It's about common sense--we go about our lives not thinking about those who have no food--we have become a society who isn't willing to pitch in do all that we can do to be gentle and kind with , the person who's alone, violence, starvation, etc.. Chapman, she's a revolutionist who dares to speak up to the larger society to pull us out of our complacency to ask the questions that we should be asking

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