Ballad About Bhopal
Bhopal's Haunting Echo: A Song of Tragedy and Unforgiving Consequences
Lyrics
I don't know what hangs round there
I am uncertain about the presence of something there.
Now the air is once more air
The atmosphere has returned to its natural state as air.
Death leaves no stain
Death does not leave a visible mark.
Only on the memory
Its impact is only on the recollection of events.
Everything is as it was
The situation appears unchanged.
All in the grip of the heat
All under the influence of intense heat.
Water comes slow from the pump
Water flows slowly from the pump.
Man with his last cigarette
A person, with his final cigarette, observes the end of the day.
Watches the last of the day
Children dig holes in the ground.
Children dig holes in the ground
They await the sound of the siren.
Wait for the siren to blow
Within Union Carbide, workers pause from their work shift.
Deep in the Union Carbide
Bicycles are grouped together outside.
Workers break off from the shift
The clock at the gate is punched as workers leave.
Cluster the bicycles out
Returning home, where they'll stay for the night.
Punch through the clock at the gate
The town is in a subservient state.
Home and it's home for the night
It has never fully awakened to the day.
Town that exists on its knees
Gas from Union Carbide has harmed people in their sleep.
Never woke up to the day
Even for unborn children, the suffering continues today.
Gas from the Union Carbide
When will the company be held accountable?
Poisoned the people in sleep
It seems like justice will never prevail.
And for the children unborn
The legal case has been buried in court.
Still they are dying today
The situation appears unchanged.
When will the company pay
Everyone is still under the influence of intense heat.
Seems like no never no not
Water flows slowly from the pump.
Buried the case in the court
A person, with his final cigarette, observes the end of the day.
Everything is as it was
The atmosphere has returned to its natural state as air.
All in the grip of the heat
All under the influence of intense heat.
Water comes slow from the pump
Water flows slowly from the pump.
Man with his last cigarette
A person, with his final cigarette, observes the end of the day.
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