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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Performer
Charlie Burchill
Charlie Burchill
Electric Guitar
Jim Kerr
Jim Kerr
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martin Plant
Martin Plant
Assistant Recording Engineer
Stephen Lipson
Stephen Lipson
Producer
Danton Paul Supple
Danton Paul Supple
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Heff Moraes
Heff Moraes
Engineer
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Producer
Robin Hancock
Robin Hancock
Engineer

Lyrics

September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 6-1-9 Oh biko, biko, because biko Oh biko, biko, because biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh biko, biko, because biko Oh biko, biko, because biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher Oh biko, biko, because biko Oh biko, biko, because biko Oh, hiromija, hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead And the eyes of the world are watching you now They're watching you now, watching you now Watching you now, watching you now They're watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up I think you gotta open up The eyes of the world are watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up You know you can never turn away Never turn away
Writer(s): Peter Gabriel Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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