New Model Army - You Weren't There

Well, you say it's such a small, small world
flying Club Class back from the far-east
curled up safe and warm in the big chair
you were drifting through the skies of anywhere
Get the courtesy car to the Sheraton
there's live on-the-spot reports on the CNN between the ad-breaks
so you think you know what's going on - but you don't
because you weren't in Belfast, no you weren't there
and no you weren't in Waco, no you weren't there
and you weren't in Kosovo, you weren't there
and you weren't in my head so you don't know how it felt
walking arm in arm with crowds to the square
and the banners waving and the sun glinting

All this information swims round and round
like a shoal of fish in a tank going nowhere
Up and down between the glass walls
You're so safe in the knowledge they're impenetrable
and you look out at the world and see nothing at all
so go back to sleep and you'll be woken when the time comes
and you'll never know just what hit you or where it came from
because you weren't in Bradford, no you weren't there
and you weren't on the hill, no you weren't there
and you weren't with us so you never saw
just what happened when the television crews came knocking on the door
how the people told them all to go to Hell,
smashed the cameras and sent them away
There were sirens going off and policemen coming in
and all that you love was being swept away
in the rush of a black tide all done in your name
and you'll never know just what happened there
or how it feels - just how it feels . . .

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[cale0312]

ich liebe den song seid ich ihn das erste mal gehört habe...und das ist jahre her ...immer wieder gut !!!

[NineInchNaiIs]

@cale0312

danke für das Kommentieren

[LeBob25]

Such a beautiful and sad song

[navaticus]

He is such a good poet and song writer. Such a touching song, and really quite aggressive, but in such a subliminal way. Perfection!

[newloversarrival]

you would have struggled to find a picture more unrelated than the one you used.

[rz14qv]

Justin I have been a fan for 25 years and total respect your artistry. However, I am less inclined to be romantic about Waco. These people were less than innocent. Far from being a sect of Christian Quakers, in fact they worshiped a man that presented himself as God, the worst form of deceit that tempts a man. I hate that some that were innocent died but these are the "wages" and the natural conclusion to the lies they put their trust in.

[MrFoper]

perfection

[Irsmaier]

simply amazing! first heard it on a crossover compilation more than 10 years ago but didn't give a shit.

I must have listened to the song more than 20 times within the last two days!

is here anyone who could transcribe this into guitar for me? I'd really appreciate it!!!

thank you!

[Keefster90]

Chooooon



[jesshurrellium]

my boyfriend is awesome..so is this song :) xox

[fauxsham]

I suspect Justin is probably the best lyricist to ever write lyrics for music, thats a big claim, but really, I can't think of anyone who writes better, more meaningful, more intelligent lyrics.

[Coreyung78]

best song ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!