War
Ky-Mani Marley Lyrics

Until the philosophy which hold one race
As long as there are people believing that one race is superior to others

Superior and another inferior
And that another race is inferior

Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned
And until that toxic ideology is completely rejected

Everywhere is war, me say war.
We will continue to experience conflict and chaos everywhere.

That until there are no longer first class
As long as there are people treated as superior citizens

And second class citizens af any nation
And there are others regarded as secondary citizens in any country

Until the color of a man's skin
Until the tone of one's skin doesn't determine their worth

Is of no more significance than the color of his eyes
And until people realize that skin color and eye color should not be factors in judging someone

Me say war.
Then war and unrest will persist.

That until the basic human rights are equally
As long as there are basic human rights not upheld for everyone

Guaranteed to all, without regard to race
And until we can ensure that everyone is entitled to these rights, regardless of their race or ethnicity

Dis a war.
Then we will continue to experience strife.

That until that day
As long as we don't achieve this

The dream of lasting peace, world citizenship
The dream of peace, unity and acceptance across the globe

Rule of international morality
The influence of global ethics and morality

Will remain in but a fleeting illusion
Will remain just a temporary fantasy that we can't achieve.

To be pursued, but never attained
Something we strive for, but can never achieve entirely.

Now everywhere is war, war.
So, we will continue to experience war and violence globally.

And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes
Until those governments that are cruel and oppressive

That hold our brothers in Angola, in Mozambique,
That keep our people oppressed in Angola, Mozambique

South Africa sub-human bondage
And South Africa remains divided and oppressed

Have been toppled, utterly destroyed
Until they are entirely eliminated

Well, everywhere is war, me say war.
Then we can expect conflict to continue dominating everywhere.

War in the east, war in the west
War and unrest are happening in every corner of the world.

War up north, war down south
Conflict is pervasive, no matter the location.

War, war, rumours of war.
Not only are wars happening now, but the possibility of new ones.

And until that day, the Efrican continent
Until the day when African nations can live in peace and harmony

Will not know peace, we Africans will fight
We will continue to experience discord and war, but we will not give up.

We find it necessary and we know we shall win
And we are convinced that this struggle is necessary and that we will emerge victorious

As we are confident in the victory.
We have faith that we will prevail and good will triumph over evil.

Of good over evil, good over evil, good over evil
Of a time when good will overpower evil, prevailing over the conflict that we experience.

Good over evil, good over evil, good ever evil.
The message is repeated: Good will triumph over evil and peace will be achieved, despite the struggle.