John Agard - The Soldiers Came lyrics

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John Agard - The Soldiers Came lyrics

The soldiers came and dropped their bombs. The soldiers didn't take long to bring the forest down. With the forest gone the birds are gone With the birds gone who will sing their song? But the soldiers forgot to take the forest out of the people's hearts. The soldiers forgot to take the birds out of the people's dreams. And in the people's dreams the birds still sing their song. Now the children are planting seedlings to help the forest grow again. They eat a simple meal of soft rice wrapped in banana leaf. And the land welcomes their smiling like a shower of rain.