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The Refugee Song with music composed & performed by Paul Odiase and lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas – ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s).
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The Refugee Song was written for my late Father-in-law, a survivor of Auschwitz Concentration Camp but is a universal song for all refugees wherever they may be.
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The Refugee Song is from the album Holy Land Revisited and can be downloaded on iTunes HERE on Amazon HERE on Reptile Sound HERE on Spotify HERE and on rdio HERE.
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The Refugee Song Lyrics
Well, they burn us
And they kill us
They do as please
And they cage us
In their houses so full of disease
And they laugh at our pain
Washing away the stains
And they scream “Just who are you
“You’re just refugees”!!
Well, they heard us
And they stamp us
They do as they please
And they work us
And they starve us
In their factories
And they laugh at our pain
As we dare to complain
And they scream “You’re no-bodies
You’re just refuges”!!!
Though our blood is spilt
Their collective guilt
Is forgiven
And forgotten
And defended
And protected
To deny
And hide
Like a killers urge
By their blessed church!
Well, they rob us
And they rape us
They do as they please
And they take us
They bury us
Under those trees
And they laugh at our pain
As we’re eaten by flames
And they scream “You can’t be free:!
“You’re just refugees”!
Just ashes in the wind
Just teardrops in the rain
Just embers in the flames
Just refugees in chains
Refugees in chains
Refugees in chains
Ah take away our pain
Take away our pain
Refugees in chains
Refugees in pain
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode 181583DM
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