Notes From The Underground Lyrics - Singles - Manhattan Transfer

Beneath the marbled halls of Pretoria 

There's the faintest sound rising from the underground 

Behind the prison walls poets fantasize 

Voices lost are found captive in the underground 

The dream is still alive, immune to their commands 

Bravery abounds steadfast in the underground 

Until the day arrives, children understand 

Father's safe and sound living in the underground 

Look to the days ahead 

Gather your prayers like roses 

Think of the life that waits 

After the battle's over 

Look to the land beyond you 

Out where the fields are golden 

There will be gifts untold, 

Yes, after the battle's over 

If I should not return 

Know that you are my pleasure 

Shelter yourselves, my treasures 

After the battle's over 

The dream is still alive, immune to their commands 

We are pound for pound stronger in the underground 

The longer we survive the less they can withstand 

Time will turn around over to the underground 

10 miles from Soweto under a thorn tree's branches 

Shanty will be no longer after the battle's over 

Somewhere a breeze is drifting over a blue-green ocean 

There will be time for beauty after the battle's over 

Children, I must be going, cherish your mother's memory 

Now, turn these words to ashes antes que seja tarde 

The dream is still alive, immune to their commands 

Time will turn around over to the underground 

The longer we survive the less they can withstand 

Time will turn around over to the underground 

Beneath the marbled halls where the power lies 

There's the faintest sound rising from the underground 

Behind the prison walls poets fantasize 

Voices lost are found captive in the underground 

The dream is still alive, immune to their commands 

Bravery abounds steadfast in the underground 

Until the day arrives, children understand 

Father's safe and sound living in the underground