I've been a shine of hope, 'till the bombs fell. I've been a smile on a children's face, 'till the rapes began. I've been a nation's drea, 'till multinationals arrived. I've been a woman's hope for a better world, 'till the religious fanatics threw the stones I've been a shine of hope, 'till the bombs fell. I've been a smile on a children's face, 'till the rapes began. I've been a nation's drea, 'till multinationals arrived. I've been a woman's hope for a better world, 'till the religious fanatics threw the stones