Wednesday 3 April 2013

Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout a Revolution


I don't think that a social revolution is about to occur; but I do think that the lines
"While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines "
are particularly poignant at the moment when large changes are being made to the way that welfare payments are made to people in the UK. The provision of welfare is not meant to be merely about survival - as a modern civilized nation we are meant to recognise that welfare is about overall well-being. That's why it is not merely a corn dole.





Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Chapman, Tracy L)

Don't you know
They're talkin' bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don't you know
They're talkin' about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion

Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs

Don't you know
You better run, run, run
Oh I said you better
Run, run, run

Finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' bout a revolution
Lyrics ©:EMI Music Publishing

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