We’re the victim of oppression
We’ve been held down by aggression
And in facing dispossession
Lost the means of our expression
And in our so called subversion
We’re left holding the assertion
We’ve been shot by the bullet of the shun.
When we’ve searched for integration
We’ve been faced with fragmentation.
In so called civilisation
We have found discrimination.
For the self gain recognition
Politicians ammunition
We’ve been shot by the bullet of the shun
(Chorus)
Of the shun, of the shun
Shot by the bullet of the shun
Of the shun, of the shun
We’ve been shot by the bullet of the shun.
And in our demonstration
For a taste of toleration
We’ve been faced with condemnation
Orchestrated exploitation
And in our exasperation
For a sense of liberation
We’ve been shot by the bullet of the shun
And in seeking moderation
And the free emancipation
We have faced humiliation.
Without reconciliation
Walls of segregation
Bring our planet segmentation
We’ve been shot by the bullet of the shun
When our only motivation
Was escape from captivation?
And the only accusation
Was "creative variation"
Never held the expectation
Of a closed door confrontation
We’ve been shot by the bullet of the shun
Set us free of persecution
Heal our heart in absolution
Defeat all of this rejection
In the spirit of affection
Slash the chains of condemnation
With forward syncopation
Heal the wounds of the bullet of the shun
Let us rise for celebration
Give me strength, rejuvenation
Build a world in consecration.
Let us live with affirmation.
Give us trust, give us elation.
With renewed imagination,
Heal the wounds of the bullet of the shun.