Live and Let Die (To all the Greatest ones out there)
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The door to tomorrow,
Opens in the shadows of today,
So I brush aside the path of sorrow,
And make my way
One says that
My children are dwarfs
That no one seems taller
Than the other.
That they never take a bath,
That they are soiled.
That they eat lice
From their clothes
Let them eat, brothers,
Until the system changes,
Until exploitation ends;
Let them eat brothers,
The sun has risen
And with the sons of the land have risen too
Forward they go
Challenging the enemy
But, at present,
The system has not changed
Let them eat, brother
Because the rich nations
Are not yet ready
To die a little
So that the poor nations may live:
Let them drink water.
Let them eat air,
Let them digest the sunshine
Because that is what
I can afford to buy.
Meanwhile I wait
For Uhuru to flower,
For Uhuru to come
When the time is ripe.
Let them eat brother,
Because the rich man
Is convinced that
It`s because I'm lazy
That they don’t have food,
That they don’t good health.
That they wear rags.
And that their house
Is like an abandoned hut
Let them eat brother
Because the rich man
Thinks that it`s because
I don’t plan my family
Let them eat brother
Because the rich man
Does not like to hear
That he is reach
Because of me
That I work hard
But for him and
Not for myself
That it is only because
I'm a slave of a system
That I lead a poor life
The door to tomorrow,
Opens in the shadows of today,
So I brush aside the path of sorrow,
And make my way
One says that
My children are dwarfs
That no one seems taller
Than the other.
That they never take a bath,
That they are soiled.
That they eat lice
From their clothes
Let them eat, brothers,
Until the system changes,
Until exploitation ends;
Let them eat brothers,
The sun has risen
And with the sons of the land have risen too
Forward they go
Challenging the enemy
But, at present,
The system has not changed
Let them eat, brother
Because the rich nations
Are not yet ready
To die a little
So that the poor nations may live:
Let them drink water.
Let them eat air,
Let them digest the sunshine
Because that is what
I can afford to buy.
Meanwhile I wait
For Uhuru to flower,
For Uhuru to come
When the time is ripe.
Let them eat brother,
Because the rich man
Is convinced that
It`s because I'm lazy
That they don’t have food,
That they don’t good health.
That they wear rags.
And that their house
Is like an abandoned hut
Let them eat brother
Because the rich man
Thinks that it`s because
I don’t plan my family
Let them eat brother
Because the rich man
Does not like to hear
That he is reach
Because of me
That I work hard
But for him and
Not for myself
That it is only because
I'm a slave of a system
That I lead a poor life