Rainbow Nation

In our youthful condemnation, the truth speaks for itself That in a time of darkness someone cried for help So we told a simple story of innocence and lies How the truth became so twisted in a single judge's eye Our brave new Rainbow Nation was floating on the tide In a sea of expectation and a hard-won sense of pride But the wave of solidarity that swept across our land Was broken on the rocks, left lifeless on the sand It all seemed very simple, let the guilty take the blame We can sing our songs of freedom and put them all to shame Shine a light into the darkness, let them hear his name But the more we try to change things, the more they stay, the same Our brave new Rainbow Nation was floating on the tide In a sea of expectation and a hard-won sense of pride But the wave of solidarity that swept across our land Was broken on the rocks, left lifeless on the sand And no one else but Tyler knows exactly what he's missed He's a man that's disappearing slowly, ceasing to exist And the only contribution that he has left to give Is the simple, tragic story of the life he's never lived, ooh Our brave new Rainbow Nation was floating on the tide In a sea of expectation and a hard-won sense of pride But the wave of solidarity that swept across our land Was broken on the rocks, left lifeless on the sand Our brave new Rainbow Nation was floating on the tide In a sea of expectation and a hard-won sense of pride But the wave of solidarity that swept across our land Was broken on the rocks, left lifeless on the sand