this song can be unique in the words that it portrays,through the barricades was wrote when the band(spandau ballet)were performing in belfast northern ireland back in the early 1980,s.
its about the daily struggles that both sides had to endure hence the words "through the barricades" tony hadley{lead singer} is a man of many talents and has his own solo career now.
this song is in my top 5 of all time simply for the message it gives you and for the fact that so many other people have gone through what it portrays.
the words below are dedicated to a friend of mine and i hope that in 2007 we can all break through the baracades that people put up and live in peace and hope.
david
through the barricades
Mother doesn’t know where love has gone,
She says it must be youth that keeps us felling strong.
See it in her face that’s turned to ice,
And when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice.
And now I know what they’re saying as our sun begins to fade,
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades.
Father made my history,
He fought for what he thought would set us somehow free.
They taught me what to say in school,
I learned it off by heart but now that’s torn in two.
And now I know what they’re saying in the music of the parade,
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades.
Born on different sides of life,
But we feel the same and feel all of this strife,
So come to me when I’m asleep
And we’ll cross the line and dance upon the streets.
And now I know what they’re saying as the drums begin to fade,
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades.
Oh, turn around and I’ll be there,
Well there’s a scar right through my heart but I’ll bare it again.
Oh, I thought we were the human race but we were just another borderline case,
And the stars reach down and tell us that there’s always one escape.
Oh, I don’t know were love has gone
And in this troubled land desperation keeps us strong.
Friday’s child is full of soul,
With nothing left to lose there’s everything to go.
And now I know what they’re saying,
It’s a terrible beauty we’ve made
So we make our love on wasteland and through the barricades
And now I know what they’re saying as our hearts go to their graves
And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades.
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