Weeping-Soweto String Quartet

[ti:Weeping] [ar:Soweto String Quartet/Vusi Mahlasela] [al:Celebrate The Best Of Afro Pop] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Weeping - Soweto String Quartet (索韦托弦乐四重奏) [00:12.64]I knew a man who lived in fear [00:17.08] [00:17.67]It was huge it was angry it was drawing near [00:23.22] [00:24.53]Behind his house a secret place [00:29.63]Was the shadow of a demo [00:32.47] [00:33.00]He could never face [00:35.02] [00:36.51]He built a wall of steel and flame [00:41.43] [00:42.50]And men with guns to keep it tame [00:47.19] [00:48.47]And standing back he made it plain [00:53.14] [00:53.75]That the nightmare would never ever rise again [00:58.80] [01:00.37]But the fear and the fire and the guns remain [01:04.82] [01:07.37]It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow [01:11.56] [01:13.12]He tells the world that it's sleeping [01:16.67] [01:19.10]But as the night came around [01:22.12]I heard its lonely sound [01:24.24] [01:25.13]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [01:28.56] [01:31.30]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [01:34.35] [01:46.98]It was [01:47.69] [01:53.15]And then one day [01:54.67] [01:55.98]The neighbors came [01:57.72] [01:58.28]They were curious to know about [02:01.86]The smoke and flame [02:03.69] [02:05.02]They stood around outside the wall [02:09.56] [02:10.21]But of course there was nothing [02:13.42]To be heard at all [02:15.77] [02:16.91]My friends he said we've reached our goal [02:22.09] [02:22.92]The threat is under firm control [02:27.46] [02:29.00]As long as peace and order reign [02:34.15]I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain [02:39.35] [02:40.86]Why the fear and the fire [02:43.41]And the guns remain [02:45.31] [02:47.85]It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow [02:52.06] [02:53.64]He tells the world that it's sleeping [02:57.05] [02:59.62]But as the night came around [03:02.65]I heard its lonely sound [03:04.68] [03:05.56]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [03:09.06] [03:11.80]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [03:14.92] [03:40.56]Say ah say ah say ah [03:44.02] [03:46.43]Say ah say ah say ah [03:49.76] [03:52.40]Say ah say ah say ah [03:55.94] [03:58.48]Say ah say ah say ah [04:01.79] [04:05.69]It doesn't matter now it's over anyhow [04:09.94] [04:11.68]He tells the world that it's sleeping [04:14.93] [04:17.67]But as the night came around [04:20.05] [04:20.76]I heard its lonely sound [04:22.69] [04:23.59]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [04:26.93] [04:29.78]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [04:32.91] [04:35.84]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [04:38.90] [04:41.97]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [04:44.86] [04:53.93]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [04:56.92] [05:06.03]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [05:09.05] [05:11.76]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [05:15.01] [05:17.91]It wasn't roaring it was weeping [05:21.01] [05:29.87]It wasn't roaring it was weeping