Anders Eriksson - The Chinese Way
from Truth On Tour : Vol. 1 by Truth On Tour - Various Artists
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The Chinese Way is inspired by a true story from the Cultural Revolution when Mrs Zhang Zhixin, who criticised Mao, was executed. Her husband and children were afraid to show their feelings about what happened (I read about this in the book “Nine Commentaries On The Communist Party, more info here). Today the grassroots movement ”Tuidang” (Withdraw from the Party) has created a positive impact in China. Tens of millions of Chinese citizens have withdrawn from the party and its affiliate organisations – a turning point in Chinese history.
lyrics
Back in 1989 in Germany the Berlin Wall
was fallin’ down.
The same year tanks were rollin’ in on Tianmen Square,
I heard the crazy sound.
Today China is a battlefield between good and bad.
Soon the walls gonna fall down here.
The frustration’s like a ticking time bomb,
that’ll make all the walls disappear.
Hey you people on the outside,
outside the border of this land.
Can’t you hear my call? We are suffocating!
Can somebody understand?
So many dynasties ago the emperor
let folks have liberty.
Nowadays the men in charge
are so afraid of losing power,
they talk about stability.
And the leaders of the party,
they got blood on their hands.
They got blood on their minds too.
They control my mind, my heart and soul,
they even control my tears. So what can I do?
I wanna cry out loud, I wanna cry my tears away.
But it’s not allowed, to sob in silence is the Chinese way.
Hey you people on the outside…
I wanna cry out loud, I wanna cry those tears away.
But then I'm gonna stand up proud, and quit the party.
THAT’S the Chinese way.
To quit the party, to quit the party, to quit the party,
is the Chinese way, the Chinese way.
was fallin’ down.
The same year tanks were rollin’ in on Tianmen Square,
I heard the crazy sound.
Today China is a battlefield between good and bad.
Soon the walls gonna fall down here.
The frustration’s like a ticking time bomb,
that’ll make all the walls disappear.
Hey you people on the outside,
outside the border of this land.
Can’t you hear my call? We are suffocating!
Can somebody understand?
So many dynasties ago the emperor
let folks have liberty.
Nowadays the men in charge
are so afraid of losing power,
they talk about stability.
And the leaders of the party,
they got blood on their hands.
They got blood on their minds too.
They control my mind, my heart and soul,
they even control my tears. So what can I do?
I wanna cry out loud, I wanna cry my tears away.
But it’s not allowed, to sob in silence is the Chinese way.
Hey you people on the outside…
I wanna cry out loud, I wanna cry those tears away.
But then I'm gonna stand up proud, and quit the party.
THAT’S the Chinese way.
To quit the party, to quit the party, to quit the party,
is the Chinese way, the Chinese way.
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from Truth On Tour : Vol. 1,
released July 15, 2014
Music and Lyrics by Anders Eriksson. Additional Performers: Marcus Sigvardsson (electric bass, percussion, electric guitars), Jens Ericson (drums), Jonas Brunsten (piano)
Music and Lyrics by Anders Eriksson. Additional Performers: Marcus Sigvardsson (electric bass, percussion, electric guitars), Jens Ericson (drums), Jonas Brunsten (piano)
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Truth on Tour Los Angeles, California
Truth on Tour artists are spread throughout the world, from different backgrounds and social strata. An urgency to expose and help end this human rights tragedy binds us together. Additionally, the practice of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) and its universal principles of Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance, have greatly impacted each of us, becoming a foundation and inspiration for our art. ... more
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