You who stood at Tiananmen
And waited for the tanks to come
You who stood your ground as one
You will never see your homes again
One was there, just 15 years
He stood, he waited with the rest
He did not know, could not have guessed
A bullet changed his life to death
And erased his name
In death's shadow, hand in hand
Though the world in outrage wept for you
You were on your own when they came for you
No one heard you when you screamed
But your cries re-echo eternally
You wanted justice, wanted to be free
Mother pleads for daughter's life
A bayonet blade is her reply
A sister weeps as her brother dies
And hope is shredded into pain
In death's shadow, hand in hand
Though the world in outrage wept for you
You were on your own when they came for you
And no one heard you when you screamed
But your cries re-echo eternally
You wanted justice, wanted to be free
In death's shadow, hand in hand
Though the world in outrage wept for you
You were on your own when they came for you
They came for you and
No one heard you when you screamed
And though your bodies fell to dust
Your voices now are strong to us
Re-echo round us now
You who stood at Tiananmen
You will never see your homes again
And waited for the tanks to come
You who stood your ground as one
You will never see your homes again
One was there, just 15 years
He stood, he waited with the rest
He did not know, could not have guessed
A bullet changed his life to death
And erased his name
In death's shadow, hand in hand
Though the world in outrage wept for you
You were on your own when they came for you
No one heard you when you screamed
But your cries re-echo eternally
You wanted justice, wanted to be free
Mother pleads for daughter's life
A bayonet blade is her reply
A sister weeps as her brother dies
And hope is shredded into pain
In death's shadow, hand in hand
Though the world in outrage wept for you
You were on your own when they came for you
And no one heard you when you screamed
But your cries re-echo eternally
You wanted justice, wanted to be free
In death's shadow, hand in hand
Though the world in outrage wept for you
You were on your own when they came for you
They came for you and
No one heard you when you screamed
And though your bodies fell to dust
Your voices now are strong to us
Re-echo round us now
You who stood at Tiananmen
You will never see your homes again
Contributed by Dq82 - 2019/6/4 - 12:59
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An elegy to those who died on June the 4th, 1989.
L'autore sembrerebbe essere uno sconosciuto musicista, il testo l'ho trovato su Youtube