Name: Heart Attack
Duration: P00H03M08S
Description: Composed by Brenda Liddiard

Heart Attack

from Heart Attack by Brenda Liddiard & Mark Laurent

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Composed by Brenda Liddiard

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HEART ATTACK

On one side of the world there’s a man
Who’s dying and it’s hard to understand
I’ve seen him on my TV screen from time to time
And his children’s hollow eyes burn into mine
He had a heart attack
His body couldn’t take it any more
He’s dying because his country is so poor
While the weapons of the wealthy feed the war
Heart attack

While on the other side of the world there’s a man
Who’s dying, & his wife can’t understand
She’s sure that she’s given him the best that she can
But her love has proved too much for him to stand
He had a heart attack
And they say that he was only thirty three
He died because he couldn’t stop his greed
While the evening news shows the people we don’t feed
Heart attack

And I wonder how we have come so far
From the paradise God gave us
It’s a mystery of humanity
And I wonder what can save us?

We need a heart attack
We need to feel the pain so very deep inside
We need to hurt so much there’s nowhere for love to hide
We need to think again so no-one has to die
From a heart attack.

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from Heart Attack, released February 11, 1995

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Mark Laurent Auckland, New Zealand

I've been a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter for 40 years, & I've recorded & worked on many albums. I'm also an author with 4 collections of poetry & an illustrated children's storybook published, & I've written articles & reviews for various magazines. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. As well as cafes, concerts & churches I also do a bit of busking to keep in touch with the 'real world'. ... more

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