Al Thawra - الثورة

The Egyptian Revolution

Dedicated To The Brave and Victorious People Of Egypt. You Are An Example and Inspiration For Humanity. God Bless You, and God Protect You.

Written and performed by Micolagist, February 2011

Produced by Micoland

UK Hip Hop track by Micolagist inspired by the Revolution in Egypt.

Video created using photography of the Egyptian protests in Cairo and Alexandria from Reuters.

Lyrics:

Here lies a nation consumed,
We resume with rage, fear and hope,
That this story sets a precedent.
Here stands a people ready to fight,
Climb to new free heights,
End the plight of a whole generation.
Here lies a desert on fire,
Burning with the flames and the winds of change,
Climb to the top of the pile,
Rising phoenix on decades of pain.

Here we pull down a regime,
Built on the bones of those washed downstream,
Here we witness the repressed and impoverished reclaim their rightful lands and their streets.
So take heed,
Those that would rule us, divide us with greed,
Here lies the corpse of what you'd have us believe,
Here lie the lies and great dark misdeeds,
From which you hide behind and mislead.

Here lies your [Mubarak's] empire,
Most of it on fire,
Listen to those cries, they are cries of defiance,
We listen to your lies and your propaganda science,
And your words mean nothing,
Cos you've lost the fucking war,
Here stands a people who are sick of being poor,
Here stand a people who won't take it any more.

Here lies a rulebook torn up, burnt down, re-written,
Draft up new rights more fitting,
Here lies a police state in dire straights,
The people pray to God that it stays that way.
Here fall the tears of a proud people,
Brave citizens link arms against oppression,
Here is the evidence for hope against depression,
Unity begets free thought and progression.

Here lies a land repossessed, re-assessed, re-addressed,
And returned to its rightful owners.
Here begins the revolution, an evolution of a new future, a new dawn,
Al Thawra! الثورة