Where is the Love
The Black And Eyes Peas Lyrics

What's wrong with the world, mama
The singer is asking what is wrong with society.

People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
People are not living with values, as if they have no mothers to teach them morals.

I think the whole world addicted to the drama
The entire world has an addiction to conflict and scandal.

Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
People are only drawn to things that will cause them pain and suffering.

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
People try to stop terrorism in other countries.

But we still got terrorists here livin'
Terrorists reside in the United States as well.

In the USA, the big CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency in the United States is significant.

The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
These are examples of notorious American gangs.

But if you only have love for your own race
If you only care for people of your own race,

Then you only leave space to discriminate
You are creating space to discriminate against other races.

And to discriminate only generates hate
Discrimination leads to hatred.

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

Badness is what you demonstrate
By demonstrating hatred, you are demonstrating bad behavior.

And that's exactly how anger works and operates
This is how anger functions.

Now, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Love is necessary to overcome hatred.

Take control of your mind and meditate
You should clear your mind and meditate to gain control of your emotions.

Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
Let your soul be drawn towards love.

People killin', people dyin'
People are killing and dying.

Children hurt can you hear them cryin'?
Children are suffering, and their cries can be heard.

Can you practice what you preach?
Can you follow through with the advice you give to other people?

And would you turn the other cheek?
Will you choose to ignore or avoid a harmful situation?

Father, Father, Father help us
A plea for help from a higher power.

Send us some guidance from above
Asking for guidance from a higher power.

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
People have the singer questioning.

Where is the love? (Love)
Where has the love gone?

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
Things have not improved, and they remain the same.

New days are strange, is the world insane?
The world is peculiar and unpredictable.

If love and peace is so strong
Love and peace have great power.

Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Why do some people or situations not adhere to values of love?

Nations droppin' bombs
Countries are using bombs as weapons.

Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
Children are dying from chemical weapons.

With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
The youth are dying and suffering tremendously.

So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
Question whether love still exists.

So I can ask myself really what is goin' wrong
The singer wants to know what is causing problems.

In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in
In this world, people keep giving in to bad behavior.

Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
People are making wrong choices for their own gain.

Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
Lack of appreciation and respect for others leads to fracturing relationships.

A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
A secret reason for war is causing conflict.

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

If you never know truth then you never know love
Without knowing the truth, you cannot comprehend the nature of love.

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
The singer feels burdened by the world's problems.

As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
As the singer ages, people become more detached and unemotional.

Most of us only care about money makin'
People are only concerned with making money.

Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
Selfishness is leading us down the wrong path.

Wrong information always shown by the media
The media often presents information that is false or misleading.

Negative images, it's the main criteria
The focus is always on negative portrayals and events.

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Negative messaging has a detrimental effect on younger generations.

Kids want to act like what they see in the cinema
Children model their behavior on what they see in movies.

Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
What happened to human values like compassion and empathy.

Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
What happened to treating everyone equally and fairly.

Instead in spreading love we're spreading animosity
We are spreading negativity and hostility rather than positivity and love.

Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
People lack understanding and empathy, leading to division and discord.

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
This is why the singer feels unhappy and overwhelmed at times.

Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found now ask yourself
The singer needs to maintain their faith until love is discovered, and asks the listener to consider this as well.

Sing with me, y'all
Join in singing with the singer.

(one world one world)
We only have one world.

We only got (one world one world)
We only have one planet.

That's all we got (one world one world)
That is all we have.

And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
There is something wrong with our world.

And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
There is something wrong with our world.

And somethings wrong with the w-w-world yeah
There is something wrong with our world.

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

That's all we got (one world one world)
That is all we have.