Ik heb
het duizend keer gedroomd,
Miljoenen
noodkreten onbeloond.
Ik hoor
de laarzen ‘s avonds laat
Ze
marcheren door de straat.
Heb je
vandaag het nieuws bekeken
Ze
zeggen dat het gevaar is geweken,
Maar ik
zie het smeulen van het vuur,
Dat
laait weer op, op den duur
Te veel
politiek, teveel mensen
Koesteren
teveel problemen
En
onvoldoende liefde om te delen.
Zie je
dan niet, dit land is in verwarring
Dit is
de wereld waarin wij leven
Dit zijn
de handen aan ons gegeven
Gebruik
ze en ga proberen
En maak
dit een plaats om trots op te zijn
Dit is
het moment, dit is de plaats
Maar we
verschuilen ons achter de toekomst
En er is
onvoldoende liefde om te delen
Vertel
me toch waarom is dit land in verwarring
Dit is
de wereld waarin wij leven
En dit
zijn de namen aan ons gegeven
Sta op
en ga laten zien
wat je
gaat doen met je leven
HdA 2002
naar:
LAND OF CONFUSION
(From
Genesis: Invisible Touch 1986)
I must've dreamed a thousand
dreams
Been haunted by a million
screams
I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the
street.
Now did you read the news
today?
They say the danger's gone
away
But I can see the fire's still
alight
Burning into the night.
Too many men, Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see this is a land
of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're
given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth
living in.
Superman where are you now
Everything's gone wrong
somehow
The men of steel, men of power
Are losing control by the
hour.
This is the time, This is the
place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to
go round
Tell me why, this is a land of
confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're
given
Use them and let's start
trying
To make it a place worth
living in.
I remember long ago -
When the sun was shining
The stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago -
I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it
right
We're not just making promises
That we know, we'll never
keep.
Too many men, Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see this is a land
of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're
given
Use them and let's start
trying
To make it a place worth
fighting for.
This is the world we live in
And these are the names we're
given
Stand up and let's start
showing
Just where our lives are going
to.
