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Roof of the World

from A Point on the Map by Karen Law

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Welcome to the roof of the world
The sun is fading at the Holiday Inn
Another nation is out in the cold
And fighting people have let themselves in...

Bringing steel guns and armies towards peace
China tore down and tortured, brave men pray for their release
From the first occupation in 1949
There was no Tibetan army raised to bring the Chinese down
Still the Holy men were slaughtered
Women, children to the wall
Exiled leaders, rights aborted
Why did no-one help at all?

Welcome to the roof of the world
The sun is fading at the Holiday Inn
Another nation is out in the cold
And fighting people have let themselves in...

It takes one generation to bring a country down
You can tell Tibetan children they belong to China now
No oil flows beneath the soil of this forgotten land
Just a stream of resistance that nobody understands
So there's no condemnation from the powers that be
On this Most Favoured Nation acting so unfavourably

Welcome to the roof of the world
The sun is fading at the Holiday Inn
Another nation is out in the cold
And fighting people have let themselves in...

Well the roof may be falling but we can make it strong again
While the cellars hold the bones of all the lost and tortured men
But the stairs are there for climbing we can quickly reach the top
If we all join together we can make the torture stop
And if this one peaceful protest can break the party line
Will the fight be changed forever to bring peace in our time?

Welcome to the roof of the world
The sun is fading at the Holiday Inn
Another nation is out in the cold
And fighting people have let themselves in...

Welcome to the roof of the world
The sun is fading at the Holiday Inn
Another nation is out in the cold
And fighting people have let themselves in.

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from A Point on the Map, released August 25, 1998

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Karen Law QLD, Australia

Karen Law is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Australia whose songs contain honest comfort and life-affirming insight.
Karen sings of journeys, both outer and inner, of healing, recovery and the eternal spirit.

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