War On
Elephant Man Lyrics

Scare Dem Crew si ah time now
It's time for Scare Dem Crew to unite

Nah Nah Nah
No, we won't let war keep happening

Fi wi all live in unity, Scare Dem pon di Bitter Blood ah big riddim
We should all live in unity, and this song by Scare Dem on the Bitter Blood riddim encourages that

Elephant and Toddler ah sing
Elephant Man and Harry Toddler are singing together

Too much!, war war war
There's too much war happening

Badman biggest enemy dat ah police
Police are the biggest enemy of bad guys

Police biggest enemy ah rudebwoy click
On the other hand, police are the biggest enemy of the rudeboy click

Badman rot, dem caan get dem sleep
Bad guys are restless because they cannot sleep peacefully

Police ah patrol several days ah di week
Police are patrolling regularly throughout the week

If yuh tink ah lie go ask Matcher's Lane click
If you don't believe this, go ask the Matcher's Lane click

President down ah garden no man inna di peace
The president is down in the garden, and there is no peace there

Ah yute jus dead!, wi nuh know ah who dweet
A young person just died, and we don't know who did it

Dat dem waan si, who go skin dem teet
They want to see who will kill their enemies

Although it's dark, haffi left off ah di street
Even though it's dangerous, we have to leave the streets

Di whole place nice, badman deh pon leaf
The place is good, but bad guys are still around

Ah who!, mi hear seh yuh plan fi di cheap
Who is planning something bad and cheap?

Ah who!, mi hear yuh talk bout patrol cheap, no dweet
Who is talking about cheap patrols? Don't do it!

Some rudebwoy love go party and club
Some rudeboys love to party and go clubbing

Some rudebwoy love old time rub-a-dub
Some rudeboys love the old school rub-a-dub music

While some ah dem ah all inna Mel jimmy mug
Others are in the Mel jimmy mug (prison)

Some ah dem love he was wid dem likkle slug
Some love to have their little gun with them

While some ah dem love go around di bed dub
Others prefer to be sexually active

Certain police wi ah go pull dem plug
Some specific police officers will shut them down

Nuff ah dem mouth ah run ah real born thug
Most of them are just talking and not real tough guys

Tek set inna yuh kin like parasite bug
They will infect you like parasites

Beat up people like old dutty rug
They beat people up like dirty old rugs

And when yuh ah deal wid peace and love
When you deal with peace and love

Wi nuh land to nuh slaughter, wi humble like dog
We don't want any violence, we are humble like dogs

Dem ah gwaan like dem conquerin liom up above, ah pure!
They act like they are conquering lions from above, but it's just empty talk

Society biggest problem dat ah di gun
The biggest problem in society is the prevalence of guns

Ah long time mi tell dem di war ting fi dun
It's been a long time since we've been saying that the war must end

Ah long time di gal dem stop give di man bun
It's been a long time since women stopped giving their partners bun (cheating)

Ah long time di maamaman ting dat fi dun!
It's been a long time since the mamas and the men stopped fighting

Ah long some gal fi stop hold baby down
Some women need to stop holding their babies down by staying in abusive relationships

Ah long time man fi stop draw man, what ah long time
It's been a long time since men stopped drawing guns on each other

Di school dem fi get ah more veggie bun
Schools should get more vegetarian meals

Teacher fi stop beat pickney fi fun
Teachers should stop beating children for fun

Ah long time di rat tot tot tot ting dat fi dun
It's been a long time since the ratting (betrayal) thing stopped

Full time badman stop break di law down
It's time for bad guys to stop breaking the law

Time fi happiness and joy and fun
It's time for happiness, joy, and fun

Hand inna di air!, if yuh waan it fi come
Put your hands up if you want it to come

Fire mi ah bun fi wicked man ting dun
We are enraged at the wickedness and want it to stop

Beat down in justice, dem beat mi drum
The lack of justice beats us down like a drum

Haffi talk di truth because mi nuh seh mi nuh dumb
I have to speak the truth because I am not stupid

Haffi talk di truth Cause mi nuh honor nuh wrong
I speak the truth because I do not condone any wrongdoing