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Beating Drum Lyrics by Jon Butcher

Pictures from the Front

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(Tonight)
Two boys in the darkness lyin' on the ground
One lives in Soweto, the other in Cape Town
Suffering the prejudice that keeps them far apart
No one knows the secrets that they hide within their hearts
Is anybody listening?
Is anybody listening?
Can anybody hear the sound of a beating drum?
Two boys are standin’ on a foreign shore
Tryin' to find a homeland that's not theirs anymore
The blue has left the ocean, blood red in the sand
Two boys lose their innocence on the Banks of the Sudan
Is anybody listening?
Is anybody listening?
Can anybody hear the sound of a beating drum?
Is anybody listening?
Is anybody listening?
Can anybody hear the sound of a beating drum?
Two boys in the cradle, too young to be afraid
One is born to freedom, the other born a slave
Both will make a future through their sacrifice
Freedom comes to anyone willing to pay a price
Is anybody listening?
Is anybody listening?
Hear the sound of a beating drum
Is anybody listening?
Is anybody listening?
Can anybody hear the sound of a beating drum?
Of a beating drum?
Is anybody listening?
Is anybody listening
To a beating drum?
To a beating drum?
Is anybody listening
To a beating drum?
Is anybody listening
To a beating drum?
To a beating drum?
To a beating drum?
Credits
Jon Butcher

Jon Butcher

About “Beating Drum” by Jon Butcher

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"Beating Drum" appears on "Pictures from the Front".

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