Dead Can Dance - Song of the dispossessed
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Song of the Dispossessed by Dead Can Dance
Guitar Riff 1 End Riff
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Piano Riff
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Horn Riff
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Flute Riff
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Guitar Riff v2 (behind flute riff)
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Piano Fill
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Horn Riff 2
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Outro Piano Riff
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Lyrics:
Song of the Dispossessed
[Verse 1]
(guitar riff)
the river is deep and the road is long,
daylight comes and I want to go home.
awoke this morning
to find my people's tongues were tied
and in my dreams
they were given books to poison their minds.
the river is deep and the mountain high,
how long before the other side.
we are their mortar,
their building bricks and their clay.
their gold teeth mirror
both our joys and our pain.
the river is deep and the ocean wide,
who will teach us how to read the signs.
[instrumental bridge]
piano riff (with horn riff)
flute riff (with piano fill, guitar riff v2 and horn riff)
[Verse 2]
(guitar riff)
the earth is our mother
she taught us to embrace the light,
now the lord is master
she suffers an eternal night.
(horn riff 2)
you blocked up my ears,
you plucked out my eyes,
you cut out my tongue,
you fed me with lies,
oh lord.
(outro riff)