No More War

"No more children askin' why" Yeah man… Di whole world a tremble tonight… Too much fire… too much fear… But hear mi now… Di people dem still waan live. Dem sit down high, dem talk 'bout power While poor man a count every single hour Big man chat, but di children dem cry Dem send di soldiers, but dem never ask why News pon di screen, fire inna di night Everybody shoutin', “We a fight fi di right” But when di smoke clear and di guns dem done Who a bury di father? Who a bury di son? Tell mi now, who profit from di pain? Who sell di bullet, who sell di weapons? While mama hold her baby tight… Prayin' fi see another morning light. Dem waan war! Wi waan peace! Dem waan more! Wi seh release! No more fire, no more cry No more children askin' why Dem play wid fire, but hear mi now— Di people dem a seh: NO MORE WAR! Babylon talk through di television Fear inna di street, division pon division One side point finger, di next side point gun While ordinary people wonder, “What have we done?” Dem draw dem lines pon a map so wide But humanity nuh live pon only one side From Kingston town to di streets overseas Every mama waan food, every heart waan peace. War… war… war… We don't waan it… Fire… We don't need it… People want life… People want love… People want peace… Dem got satellite, dem got machine Dem got big weapon an' a war machine But dem cyaan build one heart from stone Dem cyaan buy back di life when a loved one gone. Politician talk, diplomat smile Meanwhile di poor man a suffer all di while Everybody seh, “We a defend our land” But who defend di child when di bomb dem land? Mi nuh care which flag dem wave Mi nuh care which story dem gave When blood run red pon di ground Every mother hear di same sound. Dem waan war! Wi waan peace! Dem waan more! Wi seh release! No more fire, no more cry No more children askin' why Dem play wid fire, but hear mi now— Di people dem a seh: NO MORE WAR! Stand firm! Stand firm! Hold di line! Hold di line! Love di people! Love di people! Don't cross di line! NO MORE WAR! Peace… Peace… Peace… Mi see di fear inside dem eyes Mi hear di mother when she cries No flag can make a broken heart whole No weapon ever save a soul. So if dem ask mi which side mi stand… Mi stand wid di people dem. Mi stand wid di children dem. Mi stand wid life. Dem waan war! Wi waan peace! Dem waan more! Wi seh release! No more fire, no more cry No more children askin' why Dem play wid fire, but hear mi now— Di people dem a seh: NO MORE WAR! No more war! No more fear! Love is stronger! WE STILL DEH YAH! Peace… Peace… One world… One people… NO MORE WAR…