African Skyline

There's a warrior searching for lines in the sand
But the footprints of time have erased all the tracks from the land

There's a woman who's waiting by the side of a shack
With paint on her face and the sun on her back
She's dreaming of friendship, she's hoping for love
But suffering and hunger and lack is all she understands

(Ooh) African skyline
(Ooh) African skyline

There's a lioness standing, she's sniffing the air
She's afraid that a fire is raging somewhere on the plain
She's afraid that the soldiers with guns will come back again

No one can remember who started this war
Few comprehend whatever they die for
The guerrillas are sponsored by men with an appetite for pain
All they desire is the blood of the slain

It's a struggle for unlawful profits and gain

(Ooh) African skyline
Ooh, African skyline

Your leaders are lying, your children are dying

Mmm, African skyline

The trails of the fighters are stretching like scars
As the screams of their victims reach up to the stars
There's nowhere to hide, there's no blanket to warm you
No peace in the village, no eyes of the storm
You can run, you can flee, you can stumble and fall, or you can fight

The cease fire will end with a slaughter by dawn's early light

African skyline
(Ooh) African skyline

Your leaders are lying
Your children are dying
Your hunters are shooting
Your tsotsis are looting

Ooh, African skyline
(Ooh) African skyline
Mmm, African skyline