Combined article by the Decrinds
In 1976, the youth blamed the live government for the dead education
Blood spilled, childred died and through their blood, the world intervened
Silence wasn't a solution, deadly actions were so vocal that their concerns were heard
Streets were paved red, the white lanes were covered with the blood of the black
The elders watched as sons and daughters waved goodbyes to their souls
Through the struggle and pain, united they stood and the rulers had to give in
Through the blood of the youth of 1976, the rules were stripped of power
Plus 30 years later, the blood of the youth paints the muddy roads of this nation
With democracy advanced, they are disdvantage, to a state that drug dealing becomes the only way
Don't blame the girl jailed in Bangkok, the government failed her
Drug trade became the only way of life, some say, she had means, better education
Daily rapes and murders in this nation, wouldn't agree to the life we claim
Many duck for cover from the youth robbing, stealing and hijacking cars
Blame the government for the stress, that they end up living to disregard human life
They struggle to live, breath, educated or not, employment is a myth in this land
Blame the government for the bank robberies and rapes, stealing is the new life in this nation
When women are treated like sex objects, look at the media, the adverts and magazines
Yet you expect the uneducated men on the streets to look at it with a clear eye
Blame the government for all the chaos, riots, that many die in, in this country
The poor are deprived of education, books don't get delivered
Schools are shut down, teachers fired, in the excuse that there is no money to pay them
Yet money in spent building toll-gates, billions going down to wasteland,
Parastatals bailed out, yet you hear excuses that learners can't get scholar transport
Funds are diverted where not needed the most, for all the stress and shame
Blame the government