Where Is The Love
Black Eyed Peasⴀ Lyrics

What's wrong with the world, mama
The world is not in a good place

People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
People are acting without proper guidance or care

I think the whole world addicted to the drama
The world is focused on conflict and negativity

Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
People are drawn to things that harm them or others

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
Efforts are being made to prevent international terrorism

But we still got terrorists here livin'
There are still dangerous individuals within our own country

In the USA, the big CIA
Even our own government agencies can contribute to the problem

The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
Violent groups within our society are also part of the problem

But if you only have love for your own race
Limiting love to only one group leads to discrimination

Then you only leave space to discriminate
Excluding others creates room for prejudice

And to discriminate only generates hate
Prejudice only causes hatred

And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Hatred leads to anger

Madness is what you demonstrate
Violence and irrational behavior are the result

And that's exactly how anger works and operates
That's how anger escalates

Now, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Love is necessary to resolve these issues

Take control of your mind and meditate
Mental focus can help bring about positive change

Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
Allow yourself to be drawn towards love and goodness

People killin', people dyin'
People are dying and being killed

Children hurt can you hear them cryin'?
Innocent children are suffering

Can you practice what you preach?
Can you live according to your own principles?

And would you turn the other cheek?
Would you forgive those who wronged you?

Father, Father, Father help us
A plea for divine guidance

Send us some guidance from above
Ask for help from a higher power

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
The state of the world has people questioning

Where is the love? (Love)
Where is love and compassion?

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
The world is stagnant and unchanging

New days are strange, is the world insane?
Current times are bizarre and abnormal

If love and peace is so strong
If love and peace are powerful

Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Why are there instances of love being absent?

Nations droppin' bombs
Countries are using weapons of war

Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
Innocent children are being affected by chemical warfare

With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
The continuing suffering as young people die prematurely

So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
Is love absent in our world?

So I can ask myself really what is goin' wrong
What is causing these issues?

In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in
People keep giving up and accepting the status quo

Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Making poor choices based on financial gain

Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
Lack of respect and brotherhood is prevalent

A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
There is a hidden reason behind ongoing conflicts

The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
The facts are hidden and ignored

If you never know truth then you never know love
Without knowledge, there can be no love

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
There is a sense of responsibility for the state of the world

As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
As age increases, it seems people become more indifferent and cruel

Most of us only care about money makin'
The pursuit of wealth is prioritized over everything else

Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
Selfishness has led us astray

Wrong information always shown by the media
The media spreads false or biased information

Negative images, it's the main criteria
The focus on negativity dominates the media

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Young minds are quickly influenced by this negativity

Kids want to act like what they see in the cinema
Children are mimicking what they see in movies

Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
What happened to our moral values?

Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
What happened to our sense of fairness and equality?

Instead in spreading love we're spreading animosity
Rather than love, we are spreading hostility

Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
A lack of empathy is causing separation between people

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
This is why I sometimes feel discouraged

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
This is why I sometimes feel depressed

There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
It's understandable why I feel discouraged

Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found now ask yourself
We must maintain hope until love is rediscovered

We only got (one world one world)
We only have this one world

That's all we got (one world one world)
There is no other option or replacement

And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
There are issues with this world

And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
There are issues with this world

And somethings wrong with the w-w-world yeah
There are issues with the world