This Wall
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
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This Wall
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Neon cuts the midnight haze
West side burns in golden blaze
East side shadows, watchtower eyes
Concrete scar across the sky
Children laugh where the free wind blows
But a mother cries where the barbed wire grows
Twenty-eight years of a prison gate
Freedom’s waiting, it won’t be late
[Pre-Chorus]
Every brick is a lie they told
Every guard is a story sold
But the heartbeat under the stone grows loud
[Chorus]
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Let the people rise, let the people fall
Into the arms of the open day
This wall can’t stand in the light of faith
Tear down this wall!
Tear down this wall!
[Verse 2]
You speak of glasnost, you speak of change
But words are cheap behind the cage
Open the gate, let the truth walk through
Or history will walk over you
From the Reichstag I can see the sign
Spray-painted hope in a rebel line
“This wall will fall, beliefs come true”
The future’s coming, it’s breaking through
[Pre-Chorus]
Every crack is a voice unheard
Every night is a whispered word
And the heartbeat under the stone is proud
[Chorus]
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Let the people rise, let the people fall
Into the arms of the open day
This wall can’t stand in the light of faith
Tear down this wall!
Tear down this wall!
[Instrumental solo]
[Bridge – half-time, atmospheric]
One Europe, one sky, one beating heart
No more brothers torn apart
The wind of freedom will not be denied
It’s blowing from the other side
[Guitar solo – big melodic 80s lead over rising synths]
[Final Chorus – bigger, crowd chant backing vocals]
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Hear the voices, hear them call
From Berlin to the Baltic Sea
The wall is dead, let it be
Tear down this wall!
Tear down this wall!
Tear it down tonight
(This wall… this wall… this wall…)
[Outro – fading echoes]
Beliefs become reality
This wall will fall, just wait and see
Tear down this wall…
[Instrumental Outro]
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