My Land lyrics

This is the street where people live in fear

Of senseless crime and poverty

And the colour of your skin decides

If you should pay the penalty

This is the city where only money talks

Of power gain and influence

Where the poor stay poor, the rich stay rich

And we're still told it's coincidence

It's the same old sad survival-dance

That we're all born with an equal chance

But who could be so blind that they could never see

That this is my land?

I can't pretend that it's nothing to do with me

And this is your land

You can't close your eyes to the things you don't wanna see

This is a country filled with greed and hate

And cops on the take are common place

The next generation are condemned to waste

By bent politicians and magistrates

This is a world at war for the liquid gold

But there's still no cure for the common cold

We raise our flags and battle crys

In the name of God and national pride

And the lie we use to convince ourselves

It's not our fault, it can't be helped

Don't tell me we're so blind we cannot see

That this is my land!

I can't pretend that it's nothing to do with me

And this is your land

You can't close your eyes to this hypocracy

Yes this is my land

I won't pretend that it's nothing to do with me

'Cause this is our land

We can't close our eyes to the things we don't wanna see