The Wall - Hutchings, Chris

""The Wall" is a protest song about the refugee crisis. Free under Creative Commons as part of #choirsagainstracism. Please use this piece to raise funds or awareness for refugees or anti-racism causes."

◈ Genre / Form Other

♬ Voicing → SA ¶ Language → English

Parts 2

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 49331

Editor Chris Hutchings

Posted 2018-04-14

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial

¶Lyrics / Text

They crossed the borders to get here; they crossed the lines they could not see; They wanted all they could get here, A job, a life, to just breathe free; A wall, we said, a great big beautiful wall, with cameras, concrete, steel and razor wire, Will keep them out; we'll keep them out; they won't get past our wall. They crossed the ocean to get here, they fled the bombs that we had sold; Their craft was toss'd on the tempest, A huddled mass packed in the hold; Our laws, we said, our shifting, complex laws, an order from the President himself, (OR: "a labyrinth of documents and words") will keep them out; we'll keep them out; they won't get past our laws. They passed through horror to get here, Fled dangers they could not ignore; They saw our lights in the distance, A lamp beside a golden door; Our hearts, we said, our harden'd, thankless hearts, with kindness and compassion hammer'd out of them, Will keep them out; we'll keep them out; they won't get to our hearts. * Alternate lyrics are provided in bars 25-27 in case the ones given are not appropriate to your country. If you're in the USA, please use the upper lyrics if possible.