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The sadness

from The children of the sea by John Meed

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To some it may be a tropical paradise
But to me it was home
Like my father and grandfather before me
I grew up in the Chagos sun
But they herded us up like cattle
And they loaded us onto the ship
They brought us to live here in squalour
Used our land as a bargaining chip

Tell them we died of the sadness
Tell them we lived with the tears
Tell them we suffered the pain of the exile years

Century after century
Time after time and again
We’ve been abused and mistreated
For the colour of our skin
Hauled over the oceans
Torn apart against our will
Brought out into the darkness of this plantation hell

My heart may be breaking
So much we have to sustain
But they will pay for this injustice
For all this suffering and all of this pain
My years may be fading
But for the rest of the time I am here
Until I walk on my knees I will keep fighting

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from The children of the sea, released December 1, 2005

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John Meed Cambridge

John Meed is a singer-songwriter who lives in Cambridge, UK, and writes and performs in the folk and acoustic traditions. His songwriting has been compared to that of Al Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Christy Moore, Jacques Brel and Richard Thompson. He has released eight albums and his music has been played on national and local radio. See johnmeed.net. ... more

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