LUCKY DUBE - Victims
VICTIMS
I didn't know she was crying
until now as she turns
to look at me
She said boy o' boy
I said what, she said
Boy o' boy you bring tears to my
eyes
Bob Marley said
How long shall they kill our
prophets
while we stand aside and look
But little did he know that
eventually the enemy
will stand aside and look
while we slash and kill
our own brothers
Knowing that already
they are the victims of the
situations
Still licking wounds
from brutality,
Still licking wounds
from humiliation
She said these words and he
wrinckles on her face became
perfect trails for the tears and
she said;
CHORUS:
We are the victims everywhere
We've got double trouble
everytime
She took me outside
in the church yard
showed me graves on the ground
and she said;
There lies a man who fought
for equality,
There lies a boy who died
in the struggle
Can all these heroes
die in vain
While we slash and kill
our own brothers
Knowing that already
they are victims
of the situations
Still licking wounds
from brutality
Still licking wounds
from humiliation
(chorus till fade)
Songs conceived and composed
by Lucky Dube
Recorded at Downtown Studios,
Johannesburg, and Bop Studios,
Mmabatho
Recording and Mix Engineer: Dave
Segal
Produced by Richard Siluma and
Simon Law