Strangers of the Homeland

Written June 28, 1988 by me. I used to have this gnarly old Roland RS-09 Organ and Strings machine. I used that on the original. I wish I still had that. This one is close to the original, though, I don't believe there were drums on it. There were at least two vocals. Actually not sure if there was bass on it either. Hm?

lyrics:

Strangers of the homeland
A desperate fight to succeed
And in the crowd a single no one
Relics of a lost age
Only an open space of time
For the struggle of hope

Held against the will
And held to fail
The silent cry for freedom

Strangers of the homeland
Contempt for the individual
Contempt for the crowd
Besieged by the whispers of the proud
Scoffed by the mocking fools
And only the truth burns their eyes

Pressured to the point of extinction
Pressured to conform
Confined to the soul of a lonely individual

Strangers of the homeland
An incurable disease
Shunned by society for being yourself
Families in dispute over material facts
Facts that bury the sword in my heart
An uphill battle lost in confusion

Closed minds on the streets of life
A guttered existence of portable pride
Strangers of the homeland