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Artist: Tracy Chapman
Track: Talkin' 'bout a Revolution

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Don't you know
They're talkin' 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don't you know
They're talkin' about 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

Don't 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

Don't you know
They're talkin' 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
And 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 no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
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Genius Meanings
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“Talkin' Bout a Revolution” is the second single from Tracy Chapman’s 1988 self-titled debut album. Though it didn’t find the same success in the United States as Chapman’s
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[Refrain] / Don't ya know / They're talking about a revolution? / It sounds like a whisper / Don't ya know / They're talking about a revolution? / It sounds like a whisper / [Verse
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[Refrain] / Don't you know? / They're talkin' 'bout a revolution / Sounds like a whisper / Don't you know? / They're talkin' 'bout a revolution / Sounds like a whisper / [Verse
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[Hook 1] / Don't you know / They're talkin' bout a revolution / It sounds like a whisper / Don't you know / They're talkin' about a revolution / It sounds like a whisper / [Verse
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