Washington DC inauguration organizers deny that Sting will open the ceremonies with “Fortress Around Your Heart” (written and originally performed by Sting) :
Matulog ka na,
‘yaan mo mga Amerikano naman
Maka-experience ng kaguluhan
sa bansa nila (credits: as stated in the video. Photo from Creative Commons)
if on mobile device, pls click “Listen in browser” on the soundcloud pod below
“Our written history is a catalogue of crime The sordid and the powerful, the architects of time The mother of invention, the oppression of the mild The constant fear of scarcity, aggression as its child
Sooner or later Sooner or later Sooner or later Sooner or later
Convince an enemy, convince him that he’s wrong Is to win a bloodless battle where victory is long A simple act of faith Is reason over might To blow up his children will only prove him right History will teach us nothing
Sooner or later the world’s first day Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away Sooner or later the world’s first day Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away
History will teach us nothing History will teach us nothing
Know you human rights Be what you’ve come here for Know your human rights Be what you’ve come here for Know your human rights Be what you’ve come here for Know your human rights Be what you’ve come here for“
