Song of the Dispossessed
Dead Can Dance * Track #4 On Spiritchaser
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Song of the Dispossessed by Dead Can Dance
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Dead Can DanceProduced by
Lisa Gerrard & Brendan PerryWrited by
Lisa Gerrard & Brendan PerryAbout
This song is the only one on the album “Spiritchaser” with lyrics sung in English. Its music an lyrics are influence by Caribbean culture, which includes topics of colonization and slavery.
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Dead Can Dance Spiritchaser
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Review Summary: A very good tribal African themed...
Song of the Dispossessed Lyrics
The river is deep and the road is long
Daylight come and I want to go home
Awoke this morning
To find my people's tongues were tied
And in my dreams
They were given books to poison their minds
The river is deep and the mountain high
How long before the other side?
We are their mortar
Their building bricks and their clay
Their gold teeth mirror
Both our joys and our pain
The river is deep and the ocean wide
Who will show us how to read the signs?
The earth is our mother
She taught us to embrace the light
Now the lord is master
She suffers an eternal night
I say
You blocked up my ears
You plucked out my eyes
You cut out my tongue
You fed me with lies
Oh lord
Oh lord
Oh lord
Oh lord
Song of the Dispossessed Q&A
Who wrote Song of the Dispossessed's ?
Song of the Dispossessed was written by Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry.
Who produced Song of the Dispossessed's ?
Song of the Dispossessed was produced by Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry.
When did Dead Can Dance release Song of the Dispossessed?
Dead Can Dance released Song of the Dispossessed on Mon Jun 17 1996.