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biko


composer
Words and music: Peter Gabriel


publisher
© 1989 Peter Gabriel Limited


background
Information to be added soon




lyrics
September '77.
Port Elizabeth weather fine.
It was business as usual.
In police room 619.

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko.
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko.
Hiromija, Hiromija.
The man is dead, the man is dead.

When I try to sleep at night.
I can only dream in red.
The outside world is black and white,
With only one colour dead.

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko.
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko.
Hiromija, Hiromija.
The man is dead, the man is dead.

You can blow out a candle.
But you can never blow out a fire.
Once the flames begin to catch.
The wind will blow it higher.

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko.
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko.
Hiromija, Hiromija.
The man is dead, the man is dead.

And the eyes of the world are watching you now.
They're watching you now, watching you now.
Watching you now, watching you now.
They're watching you now.
You gotta waken up, you gotta face up.
I think you gotta open up.

The eyes of the world are watching you now.
You gotta waken up, you gotta face up.
You know you can never turn away.
Never turn away.



discography
Album Version (7:32)
Produced by: Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn
Engineers: Heff Moraes, Robin Hancock
Assistant Engineers: Danton Supple, Martin Plant

The Best Of Simple Minds CD2 Promo The Best Of The Best Of SACD The Best Of Night Of The Proms Special Remastered Edition Live And Rare Italian CD The Platinum Collection CD Gift Pack Limited Edition