You who thought your eyes could tell no lies,
So your life became a compromise.
And it was you who had seen man dying
And you heard their children crying,
While their women weep in silence.
And you, who thought you were so wise,
Succeeded only in disguise.
Now and then you'd find a bridge to cross,
Reach the other side and you'd still be lost,
Evaded by the sweet smell of life.
And the people that you tried to show the way,
Never believe you; never believe you no way (x 4)
And you, who thought you, were so wise,
Succeeded only in disguise.
Now and then you'd find a bridge to cross,
Reach the other side and you'd still be lost,
Evaded by the sweet smell of life.
While their women weep in silence…
While women weep in silence…
While women weep in silence…