Refugees at the rich man's gate

at one time they were

like ghosts

disembarking at night

and hidden in the mountains

by the time of dawn

revealed their footprints on the beach



if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing

if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing



dumping clients 200 metres

offshores

fifty-nine illegal migrants fearde drowned off spain

some ten thousand illegal

immigrants

were caught in the first five months of the year



if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing

if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing



thirteen bodies

line up on the beach

people are still

coming

thirteen bodies

line up on the beach

people are still

coming

they are so desperate

they are so desperate

they are so desperate



if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing

if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing

if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing

if you saw our lives

there

you would understand

why we got nothing