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A stinging indictment of the grotesque manner in which the developed world rubber-necks at tragedy and disasters in the developing world. Rather than offer compassion and relief, in the form of food, supplies and money, we simply snap pictures as photojournalists collect awards on the backs of their...
[Verse 1]
How can you say that you're not responsible?
What does it have to do with me?
What is my reaction, what should it be?
Confronted by this latest atrocity
[Chorus]
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
[Verse 2]
Hide my face in my hands
Shame wells in my throat
My comfortable existence is reduced
To a shallow, meaningless party
Seems that when some innocents die
All we can offer them is a page in a some magazine
Too many cameras and not enough food
'Cause this is what we've seen
[Chorus]
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
[Bridge]
Woah
Woah
Woah
Woah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Protest is futile
Nothing seems to get through
What's to become of our world?
Who knows what to do?
[Chorus]
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears
[Instrumental Outro]
Driven to Tears was written by Sting.
Driven to Tears was produced by Nigel Gray & The Police.
The Police released Driven to Tears on Thu Oct 02 1980.