Survival A.K.A Black Survivors
Bob Marley & The Wailers Lyrics

How can you be sitting there Telling me that you care - That you care? When every time I look around, The people suffer in the suffering In everyway, in everywhere.
The singer questions how someone can claim to care when there is suffering all around. The people are suffering in every aspect of their being and in every corner of the world.

We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! I tell you what: some people got everything; Some people got nothing; Some people got hopes and dreams; Some people got ways and means.
The singer declares that they are survivors, specifically Black survivors. They acknowledge the vast differences in access to resources and opportunities for different people.

Yes, we're the survivors, like Daniel out of the lions' den (Black survivors) Survivors, survivors! So I Idren, I sistren, A-which way will we choose? We better hurry; oh, hurry; oh, hurry; wo, now! 'Cause we got no time to lose.
The singer compares themselves to Daniel, a survivor of the lions' den. They address their listeners as 'Idren' and 'Sistren' (siblings) and ask what choice they will make, urging them to hurry and act since there is no time to waste.

Some people got facts and claims; Some people got pride and shame; Some people got the plots and schemes; Some people got no aim it seems!
The artist highlights the different things that people possess, including facts, pride, shame, plots, schemes, and lack of direction.

We're the survivors, yes: the Black survivors! Tell you what: we're the survivors, yeah! - the Black survivors, yeah! We're the survivors, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Black survivors), Thrown in the fire, but-a never get burn.
The artist reaffirms that they are Black survivors and compares themselves to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who survived being thrown into a fiery furnace.

So I Idren, I-sistren, The preaching and talkin' is done; We've gotta live up, wo now, wo now! - 'Cause the Father's time has come.
The singer tells their listeners that it is time to stop talking and start living up to their potential since it is the 'Father's time'.

Some people put the best outside; Some people keep the best inside; Some people can't stand up strong; Some people won't wait for long.
The singer notes that people have different ways of presenting themselves, some keeping their best qualities hidden, while others cannot stand up for themselves and may act quickly without patience.

We're the survivors In this age of technological inhumanity (Black survival), Scientific atrocity (survivors), Atomic misphilosophy (Black survival), Nuclear misenergy (survivors): It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity (Black survival).
The artist comments on the insecurity that the modern world forces upon people, specifically Black people. They point out the inhumanity of technology and the danger of scientific developments such as atomic and nuclear energy.

Together now: We're the survivors, yeah! We're the survivors! Yes, the Black survivors! We're the survivors: A good man is never honoured (survivors) in his own yountry (Black survival).
The artist reminds their listeners that they are survivors, specifically Black survivors. The phrase 'a good man is never honoured in his own country' speaks to the injustice faced by Black people, even within their own communities.

Nothing change, nothing strange (survivors). Nothing change, nothing strange (Black survivors). We got to survive, y'all! (survivors) - /fadeout/
The artist repeats the phrase 'nothing change, nothing strange' to suggest that despite the challenges they face, they must continue to survive. They emphasize that they must keep going no matter what.