| When I was a little boy,
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| Clenched on to my mam’s dress,
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| Hanging on like my last breath,
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| Even me I was a mess,
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| Then she teach me to address,
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| Injustice with fearlessness,
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| (Ciradiyo jacaylku caway igu kulmeeney)
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| La la lala laa la, la lala la laa la.
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| Then I saw the stars faint,
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| Falling them with heartaches,
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| Then I felt the earth shake,
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| Trembling for God’s sake,
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| Its like when her voice breaks,
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| Calling me to my place,
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| (Ciradiyo jacaylku caway igu kulmeeney)
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| La la lala laa la, la lala la laa la.
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| They say time is like a sword,
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| Striking (god's) the ambition chords,
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| Struggle has its own rewards,
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| So we hope you march forward,
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| Muslims Jews and Christians war
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| No one is left to praise the Lord!
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| (Ciradiyo jacaylku caway igu kulmeeney)
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| La la la la la la, la lala la laa la.
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| So if you want to be free,
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| There is no one? |
| fight it,
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| If you want to see the moon,
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| Then there is no cloud that can hide it,
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| We live in this impossible world,
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| We want change despite it,
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| (Ciradiyo jacaylku caway igu kulmeeney)
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| La la lala laa la, la lala la laa la.
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| La la lala laa la, la lala la laa la.
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| La la lala laa la, la lala la laa la. |