when they came to this land we gave our friendship gave them our hands but it was never to be oh you must bow down they said fall to your knees oh diamond sun has to burn oh are we never to learn oh oh oh oh oh oh oh love gives life and life is love but what have we done we have walked on this earth since the first star was shining and the moon had its birth but as with the shadows of lonely trees we are in bondage but our hearts are still free oh diamond sun has to burn oh are we never to learn oh oh oh oh oh oh oh love gives life and life is love but what have we done still diamond sun has to burn oh are we never to learn still diamond sun has to burn in my heart i believe someday the sun will shine and you shall be free and bless our children as they re put to the test you ll hear the heartbeat of a nation s unrest oh diamond sun has to burn oh are we never to learn oh oh oh oh oh oh oh love gives life and life is love oh oh oh oh oh oh oh love gives life and life is love but what have we done what have we done