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From the Inside

from Six Songs from the Inside by The Usual

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This song was conceived by James while driving to Street Level Studios on a perfect Cape Town summer evening. The M3 rises from the leafy southern suburbs up over the foot of Table Mountain where the city bowl and and endless view of the Atlantic is announced. Looking across this vista you can see clearly, but in the distance Robben Island, the prison where Nelson Mandela sacrificed most of the 27 years of his life.

When he walked out a free man, looking to unite all South Africans and to heal the wounds of Apartheid through conciliation rather than revenge.

South Africa could so easily have 'gone the other way' into civil war had it not been for Madiba's grace.

This deeply affected the world. This song is a tribute and a thank you.

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from Six Songs from the Inside, released January 8, 2013

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The Usual captured the hearts and minds of South African audiences with national number 1 hits like 'The Shape that I'm in' and multi-SAMA award winning 'Like a Vision' and other chart-topping singles in the early naughties.

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