September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In Police Room 619
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
- 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
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
- The man is dead

You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flame begins to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
- The man is dead

And the eyes of the world are
watching now
watching now

- Peter Gabriel 'Biko' 1980

 

September the 11th
Port Imperial weather fine
It was business as usual
In the W T C
Oh New York, New York, now dark, New York
Oh New York, New York, now hurt, New York
Hostage Terror, Hostage Terror
- The men are dead

When I try to sleep at night
I can only dream I'm on
The outside world of skyscrapers
With two towers gone
Oh New York, New York, Manhattan, New York
Oh New York, New York, Men hurt in New York
Much destruction, Mass destruction
- The smoke goes up

You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flame begins to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh New York, New York, on fire, New York
Oh New York, New York, in flames, New York
Towers burning, Then collapsing
- The smoke comes down

And the eyes of the world are
watching now
watching now

- Chris Hester, based on 'Biko', 2001