Top Songs By Vusi Mahlasela
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Xavier Rudd
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Vusi Mahlasela
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Xavier Rudd
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
I have been to a place
Where criminals are given awards
And politicians slide through revolving doors
Where talk of the rule of law
Becomes a tool in tug of war
And leaders become bidders in the stock exchange
At the expense of the poor
[Verse 1]
I've been to a place where they send people to the moon
While others become prophets of doom
A place where every omen warns
Of the coming counter-storm
But still the gluttons gorge, dull and swinish-eyed
Ignore the rising tide
I have seen selfishness blind and ignorant
And greediness become the passion of crime
[Verse 2]
Humanity! Humanity!
The truth is still to be challenged
By all who seek justice
Justice
[Verse 3]
I have been to a place
Where the golden calf rules
And the poor pay more
While the rich have it all
Where truth is scourged
And honesty purged
And silence rules behind every door
Rules behind every door
[Verse 4]
Foundations crumble
And in the distance, I hear rumbling
The fall of Rome
Humanity! Humanity!
The truth is still to be challenged
By all who seek justice
They talk about justice
[Verse 5]
I've been thinking of the reasons falling
I've been thinking of the seasons changing
A lot of thinking of the passion conflicts
And I'm on the earth just crying
[Verse 6]
I've been thinking of the reasons falling
I've been thinking of the seasons changing
A lot of thinking of the passion conflicts
And I'm on the earth just crying
[Outro]
I've been thinking of the reasons falling
And I'm on the earth just crying
I've been thinking of the reasons falling
And I'm on the earth just crying
Written by: Rian Malan, Thabang Chiloane, Vusi Mahlasela