Confrontation
Damian Marley feat. Bunny Wailer Lyrics

Mr. president, distinguished delegates,
Respected leaders and representatives,

Since the beginning of modern civilization
From the start of human civilization,

Generations have witnessed and inherited the only conflicts of world wars
People have experienced and inherited the only disputes of global wars

But behold the marriage supper of the lamb and the bridegroom onto his bride
But envision the celebration of unity and harmony between believers and their spiritual guide

Then shall the earth's children know the true expression of one love
Then shall all people on Earth understand the genuine manifestation of love and unity

Then mother earth shall honeymoon in peace.
Then the planet Earth shall experience a period of tranquility and harmony

Forever eliminating the aspirations, lust and anguish of wars and rumors of wars, Selah!
Permanently eradicating the desires, greed, and pain caused by wars and speculations of wars, Selah!

See it deh know the innocent going up in vapors
Observe the presence of innocent people being killed or destroyed

And propaganda spreading inna the Sunday papers
And false information being disseminated in the Sunday newspapers

not even superman coulda save you with him cape cause
Not even the superhero Superman could rescue you with his cape because

Red-a judgement a blaze, blaze ya
Red, indicating judgment, fiercely burning

And Babylon a gamble the youth dem life like racehorse
And the oppressive Babylon system is risking the lives of young individuals as if they were racehorses

And gi dem a uniform and a shave dem head with razors
And providing them with uniforms and forcibly shaving their heads with razors

And now the clock a strike war, don't be amazed 'cause
And now the war is imminent, don't be surprised because

Inna dem churches tryin' to save, saviors
Within their churches, attempting to save themselves and be seen as saviors

Can we do it? we can do it, we shall do it!
Can we accomplish it? Yes, we can do it, we are determined to do it!

Boom! Tell dem fe uh draw mi out when the world government inna falling out
Boom! Tell them to come and confront me when there's turmoil within the world government

Only few men survive crawling out
Only a small number of people manage to escape and survive

Run left him colleagues dem sprawling out, nearly dead!
Leaving his colleagues lying on the ground, nearly dead!

Medic haffi haul him out
A medic has to quickly remove him from the scene

And give him two tranquilizer fi stall him out, deh pon base!
And administer two tranquilizers to calm him down, right there at the military base!

Can't get no calling out when him hear from the shout last week
Unable to receive any help or support after hearing the cries for help last week

Him mistress find a new shoes
His mistress buys new shoes

Wife can't get no news and lately she starting to doubt, she still searching!
His wife can't get any updates, and recently she has begun to question and doubt, she is still searching!

And the youth dem bawling out
And the young ones are crying out

Working hard not to let it all come out
Working hard to keep everything inside and not show their true emotions

Well it's not safe to go walk about
Well, it's not safe to freely wander around

A slaughterhouse from Baghdad to water house
A place of massacre, from Baghdad to a local residential area

She starts to arouse sometime she wants a spouse
She begins to feel aroused, sometimes desiring a partner

She starts go out, start beat a darker stout, guns come out!
She starts going out, engaging in violent confrontations, and guns are drawn!

Working people funds run out
The financial resources of hardworking individuals are depleted

Keep a show last week and no one come out, bombs come out!
Organize a show last week, but no one attended, and bombs were used!

Mi gas tank just run out, bombo clatt!
My gas tank has just run out, dammit!

The scotch tape just run out, weed run out!
The adhesive tape has just run out, the supply of marijuana has run out!

Your senses must dumb out, mi have a pound round a back deh a gwan sun out
Your senses must become numb, I have a pound of marijuana in the back, let it dry out

Nah come out! 'Til the chalice bun out,
Won't come out! Until the ceremonial pipe is empty,

Nah come out! 'Til the malice bun out, a war!
Won't come out! Until all the hatred burns away, it's a war!

Zimbabwe to berlin wall
From Zimbabwe to the Berlin Wall

Blazin' like a burnin' ball, loose ball, dat no work, in war
Burning brightly like a blazing fire, chaotic and unstable, that's ineffective in war

Sleeping, dat no work..in war
Being dormant or inactive, that's ineffective in war

Can't wear jheri curl, in war
Can't have fashionable curly hair, in war

No diamond and pearl, in war
No luxury jewelry and precious gems, in war

Can't drink weh a serve, in bar
Can't consume what's being served, in a bar

Gas wi fuck up yuh nerves, in war
Gas will damage your nervous system, in war

Shot wi blood up yuh shirt, in war
Gunshots will lead to blood staining your clothing, in war

Can't go lift up no skirt, in war
Can't engage in sexual activities, in war

Now disease and germs, in war
Now there are diseases and infections, in war

Can't go release your sperms, in war
Can't ejaculate or reproduce, in war

Stamina must preserve, in war
Endurance and strength must be maintained, in war

Fire constantly burn, in war
Fire continually burns, in war

Red, it red, it red, it red, it red!
Red, it's intense, it's fiery, it's violent, it's catastrophic!

If you cannot do it, if you are not prepared to do it, then you will die.
If you are incapable or unwilling to take action, you will perish.

You race of cowards, you race of imbeciles, you race of good for nothings
You are a group of fearful individuals, unintelligent individuals, and worthless individuals

If you cannot do what other men have done
If you cannot accomplish what other men have achieved

What other nations have done, what other races have done
What other countries have accomplished, what other ethnicities have accomplished

Then you yourself shall die.
Then you will face your own demise.

Hey, now wi fore parents sacrifice enough
Hey, now our ancestors have made numerous sacrifices

Dem blood sweat and tears run like syrup
Their blood, sweat, and tears flowed continuously

Any day a revolution might erupt, and the sky's over Kingston lighting up
At any moment, a revolution may occur, and the sky over Kingston will ignite

For the new generation rising up, of youths now a days weh dem sighting up
For the emerging young generation, the youth these days who have ambitions

And through reasoning dem biding up
And through intellectual discussions, they are uniting

Searching for the sign and the sign is us
Searching for a symbol of hope, and that symbol is within us

Searching for the truth all you find is us
Searching for the truth, but all you find is us

Searching for the troops still behind is us
Searching for the soldiers, but they are still with us

The almighty we recruit and we come from the root
We align with the divine power, and we originate from the true essence

We build like roach building boot
We construct just like a cockroach building its nest

Weh just can't done, Rastafari' design me tuff
Which can never be destroyed, Rastafari has made me resilient

If a the fight for freedom sign me up
If it's the struggle for freedom, count me in

Cause you tell-lie-vision can't blind me up
Because your television filled with deceitful information can't deceive me

Soldiers and police dem wising up, realizing they're no more right than us
Soldiers and police officers are becoming wise, realizing they have no more authority or morality than us

Realizing there's no use fighting us
Realizing that resisting us is futile

Realizing they're opening their eyes to see the same demoralizing life as us
Realizing that they are starting to see the same discouraging life that we experience

So we nah tek talk nor smiling up
So we won't accept empty promises or put on fake smiles

Cause the word temper tantrum boiling up
Because our frustration and anger are intensifying

And who alling the shots and nah bust none
And those giving orders are not taking action

Controlling the mind of the young, bring down
Manipulating the thoughts of the youth, oppress and subdue them

Bear famine, no rain nah fall from London to Dadeland mall
Severe famine, no rainfall from London to Dadeland mall

All the son of the virgin bawl, institute of the church in war
All the innocent individuals cry out, even within the religious institution, there is conflict

Preaching and researching war
Promoting and studying war

Practice and rehearsing war
Engaging in practical exercises and rehearsals for war

Teaching and dem learning war
Educating and the people are learning about war

Instigating and urging war
Provoking and encouraging war

Always keep alert in war
Always remain vigilant in war

Cause man will jump out a swerving car
Because someone may suddenly jump out of a moving vehicle

Now bees and birds in war
Now even the bees and birds are involved in war

And the freaks and nerds in war
And the unconventional and intellectual individuals are caught up in war

And the straight and curves in war
And everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, are part of the war

Forward and reverse in war
Moving forward or backward, everyone participates in war

Red, it red, it red, it red, it red!
Red, it's intense, it's fiery, it's violent, it's catastrophic!

If you cannot do it, if you are not prepared to do it, then you will die.
If you are incapable or unwilling to take action, you will perish.

You race of cowards, you race of imbeciles, you race of good for nothings
You are a group of fearful individuals, unintelligent individuals, and worthless individuals

If you cannot do what other men have done
If you cannot accomplish what other men have achieved

What other nations have done, what other races have done
What other countries have accomplished, what other ethnicities have accomplished

Then you yourself shall die.
Then you will face your own demise.