He Gave The Names Songtext

A vicious storm battered the south Gave birth to a sense of outrage He was bound to cross the threshold into dangerzone Commited his life to the cause But he fell into that gap between reach and limits (Between) his fantasies and abilities He broke down and cried Rose to his knees and he smiled On a rug the shape of a heart He says "don't talk the talk, if you can't walk the walk" He cracked up in solitude And then-he-gave-the-names He was snachted out of his hood Ripped from hies daily dreams Chained, detained and spat out in a dark blue cell Lieutenant van Dyke, violent Spyker van Wyk Cape Town's specials Yeah, they planted the raid Whining implication of justification He collapsed just like a hpuse of cards He broke down and cried Rose to his knees and he smiled On a rug the shape of a heart He says "don't talk the talk, if you can't walk the walk" At the root of fears He-gave-the-names He left where he grew up At the hieght of the southern summer Left for good and never returned There are things he misses more Than he can bear to think about Certainly not the relentless segregation But oh - the colors, the culture, the sun und the sea The oaks, the folks, grapevine below the mountains He breaks down and cries Get's to knees and he smiles On a rug the shape of a heart He says "don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk" I damaged the cause And-I-gave-the-names