Tracy Chapman -Talkin' Bout A Revolution (1988)
Don't you know
They're talkin' 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don't you know
They're talkin' 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
Dont' you know
They're talkin' 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs
Don't you know
You better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run ,run
Oh I said you better
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
'Cause finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh
While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
On this song, Tracy Chapman criticize the economical system of the United States and a lot of other countries and encourages people to make a revolution against the corrupt governments. She says that people is already talking about the revolution while they are waiting for a job on the unemployment lines.
In her opinion people is wasting time on these unemployment lines and waiting for a promotion and she wants them to act and change this system because it is the only solution to end with this situation.
She also sends a message to the capitalist class telling them that they better run because poor people are gonna rise up and the tables are gonna turn.
In my opinion, this song is clearly a protest song and Tracy Chapman defends the revolution against the economical system because it is the way to change the bad situation the poor people is living with corruption and unemployment.
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