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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
UB40
UB40
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ali Campbell
Ali Campbell
Composer
Robin Campbell
Robin Campbell
Composer
Earl Falconer
Earl Falconer
Composer
Brian Travers
Brian Travers
Composer
Norman Hassan
Norman Hassan
Composer
Michael Virtue
Michael Virtue
Composer
Brown Jim (Gb 2)
Brown Jim (Gb 2)
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
UB40
UB40
Producer
Bob Lamb
Bob Lamb
Producer

Lyrics

A warm dry wind is all that breaks the silence
Highways quiet, scars across the land
People lie, eyes closed, no longer dreaming
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Your country needs you
Let's strike up the band
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Despite all odds
We must defend our land
Like scattered pebbles, cars lie silent waiting
Oil less engines seized by dirt and sand
Bodies hanging limp, no longer bleeding
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Your country needs you
Let's strike up the band
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Despite all odds
We must defend our land
Half eaten meals lie rotting on the tables
Money clutched within a bony hand
Shutters down, the banks are not receiving
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Your country needs you
Let's strike up the band
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Despite all odds
We must defend our land
Written by: Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Brown Jim (Gb 2), Earl Falconer, Michael Virtue, Norman Hassan, Robin Campbell, Terrence Wilson

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