Asylum Roads

Written in response to a Stanford University prompt to write new words (politically motivated) to an easily recognisable tune.  I have chosen John Denver’s annoyingly catchy tune “Country Roads” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo).

Almost made it, across this ocean,

One more hardship, here comes the monsoon season.

Children die here, in their mothers arms

Will we find a nation, to stop this awful harm?

 

Ocean breeze, take me there,

To the place, I long to be.

Safe asylum

Distant refuge, take me there

On pure blue seas.

 

One more shoreline, shines before our eyes

The Christian people will surely grant our lives.

But dark ships stop us and point us back to sea,

Reject our arrival and more horrors we will see.

 

Ocean breeze, take me there,

To the place, I long to be.

Safe asylum

Distant refuge, take me there

On pure blue seas.

 

You surely hear our cries, in the evening while you’re dreaming?

We’re running for our lives, from our homes far away.

And in the morning as you pray before your morning meal

Remember that; but for the grace of God – there go you! There go you!

 

Ocean breeze, take me there,

To the place, I long to be.

Safe asylum

Distant refuge, take me there

On pure blue seas.

On pure blue seas.

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