Johnny Clegg - When The System Has Fallen

Johnny Clegg

When The System Has Fallen

Sweat in the heat for days on end
waiting for you to come again
to hear the words spill from your lips
"the system has fallen"

Mass action on the radio
like a great river ebbs and flows
carrying us to the final close
when the system has fallen

I know that you are tired and weary
seen too much to believe any more
but we have to keep moving down that long road
if we want to reach that far shore.

Chorus:
We're on our way home to find our freedom
and I'm on my way home to find you my friend
where we can stand in the light of the people
and breathe life into the land again.
Siyathemba, siyathemba kuwena nkosi
Sizo fika ema khaya
[We are still hoping and we still believe
we wil reach our final destination]

Hey! You! if you dance in the shadows
the shadows will cover you
and paralyse all the hope in your eyes
that you'll need to bring you shining through
Could you believe that I am your brother?
could you believe that I am your friend?
and although I don't speak the language you speak
we could be closer than you have ever dreamt.

Chorus....

Ngizobeka phansi uku zondana kwami
[I will put down my hatred]
Ngizobeka phansi izenzo zegazi
[I will lay down my acts of revenge]
Ngizoxolelana nezitha zami wemadoda
[I will forgive my enemies]
Sizofika emakhaya
[and will reach our homes]
I'm on my way, on my way, on my way
to find you my friend.

Mirror lyrics:

to find you my friend.
I'm on my way, on my way, on my way
[and will reach our homes]
Sizofika emakhaya
[I will forgive my enemies]
Ngizoxolelana nezitha zami wemadoda
[I will lay down my acts of revenge]
Ngizobeka phansi izenzo zegazi
[I will put down my hatred]
Ngizobeka phansi uku zondana kwami

Chorus....

we could be closer than you have ever dreamt.
and although I don't speak the language you speak
could you believe that I am your friend?
Could you believe that I am your brother?
that you'll need to bring you shining through
and paralyse all the hope in your eyes
the shadows will cover you
Hey! You! if you dance in the shadows

we wil reach our final destination]
[We are still hoping and we still believe
Sizo fika ema khaya
Siyathemba, siyathemba kuwena nkosi
and breathe life into the land again.
where we can stand in the light of the people
and I'm on my way home to find you my friend
We're on our way home to find our freedom
Chorus:

if we want to reach that far shore.
but we have to keep moving down that long road
seen too much to believe any more
I know that you are tired and weary

when the system has fallen
carrying us to the final close
like a great river ebbs and flows
Mass action on the radio

"the system has fallen"
to hear the words spill from your lips
waiting for you to come again
Sweat in the heat for days on end

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