Confrontation

Confrontation

Confrontation

Mr. President, esteemed delegatesMr. President, distinguished delegates
'For the safety of the world'The security of the world
Those who disrupt (terrorize) peace right nowThose who disturb (terrorise) the peace at this time
We're going to call them out now'We are going to describe them now'

Since the dawn of modern civilizationSince the beginning of modern civilization
Generations have watched and inherited only the conflicts of world warsGenerations have witnessed and inherited the only conflicts of world wars
But behold, the wedding supper of the lamb and the bridegroom with his brideBut behold the marriage supper of the lamb and the bridegroom onto his bride
Then the children of the earth will know the true meaning of one loveThen shall the earth's children know the true expression of one love
Then mother earth will enjoy her honeymoon in peaceThen mother earth shall honeymoon in peace
Finally putting an end to the desires, lust, and suffering of wars and rumors of warsForever eliminating the aspirations, lust and anguish of wars and rumors of wars
Selah!Selah!

Look at the innocent going up in smokeSee it deh know the innocent going up in vapors
And propaganda spreading in the Sunday papersAnd propaganda spreading inna the Sunday papers
Not even Superman could save you in his cape causeNot even superman coulda save you with him cape cause
Red judgement is blazing, blazing yaRed-a judgement a blaze, blaze ya
And Babylon is betting the youth's lives like racehorsesAnd Babylon a gamble the youth dem life like racehorse
And gave them a uniform and shaved their heads with razorsAnd gi dem a uniform and a shave dem head with razors
And now the clock strikes war, don't be shocked causeAnd now the clock a strike war, don't be amazed cause
They're in their churches trying to saveDem inna dem churches tryin to save
SaviorsSaviours

Can we do it? We can do it, we will do it!Can we do it? We can do it, we shall do it!

Boom!Boom!
Tell them not to call me out when the world government is falling apartTell dem fi nuh draw mi out when the world government inna falling out
Only a few men survive crawling outOnly few men survive crawling out
Leaving their colleagues sprawled outRun left him colleagues dem sprawling out
Nearly dead!Nearly dead!
Medics have to haul him outMedic haffi haul him out
And give him two tranquilizers to stall him outAnd gi him two tranquilizer fi stall him out
There on base!Deh pon base!
Can't get any calls out when he hears from the shout last weekCan't get no calling out when him hear from the shout last week
His mistress found new shoesHim mistress find a new shoes
His wife can't get any news and lately she's starting to doubtWife can't get no news and lately she starting to doubt
She's still searching!She still searching!
And the youth are crying outAnd the youth dem bawling out
Working hard not to let it all come outWorking hard not to let it all come out
Well, it's not safe to walk aroundWell it's not safe to go walk about
A slaughterhouse from Baghdad to WaterhouseA slaughterhouse from baghdad to waterhouse
She starts to wake up sometimes she wants a spouseShe start to arouse sometime she want a spouse
She starts going out, starts drinking darker stoutShe start go out, start beat a darker stout
Guns come out!Guns come out!
Working people's funds have run outWorking people funds run out
Had a show last week and no one showed upKeep a show last week and no one come out
Bombs come out!Bombs come out!
My gas tank just ran outMi gas tank just run out
Damn it!Bomboclaat!
The scotch tape just ran outThe scotch tape just run out
Weed's gone!Weed run out!
Your senses must be dulled, I got a pound stashed in the back there while the sun's outYuh senses must dumb out, mi have a pound round a back deh a gwan Sun out
Not coming out!Nah come out!
Until the chalice burns outTill the chalice bun out
Not coming out!Nah come out!
Until the bad vibes burn out, a war!Till the malice bun out, a war!

From Zimbabwe to the Berlin wallZimbabwe to Berlin wall
Blazing like a burning ball, loose ballBlazin' like a burnin' ball, loose ball
That doesn’t work in warDat no work in war
Sleeping doesn't work in warSleepin dat no work in war
Can't wear jheri curls in warCan't wear jheri curl in war
No diamonds and pearls in warNo diamond and pearl in war
Can't drink what's served at the bar causeCan't drink weh a serve in bar cah
Gas will mess up your nerves in warGas wi fuck up yuh nerves in war
Shots will bleed through your shirt in warShot wi blood up yuh shirt in war
Can't go lifting up no skirts in warCan't go lift up no skirt in war
Now disease and germs in warNow disease and germs in war
Can't go releasing your sperm in warCan't go release your sperms in war
Stamina must be preserved in warStamina must preserve in war
Fire constantly burns in warFire constantly burn in war
Red, it’s red, it’s red, it’s red, it’s red!Red, it red, it red, it red, it red!

If you can't handle it, if you're not ready to do itIf you cannot do it, if you are not prepared to do it
Then you will dieThen you will die
You race of cowards, you race of foolsYou race of cowards, you race of imbeciles
You race of good-for-nothings!You race of good for nothings!
If you can't do what other men have doneIf you cannot do what other men have done
What other nations have done, what other races have doneWhat other nations have done, what other races have done
Then you yourself shall perish!Then you yourself shall die!

Look at the innocent going up in smokeSee it deh know the innocent going up in vapors
And propaganda spreading in the Sunday papersAnd propaganda spreading inna the Sunday papers
Not even Superman could save you in his cape causeNot even superman coulda save you with him cape cause
Red judgement is blazing, blazing yaRed-a judgement a blaze, blaze ya
And Babylon is betting the youth's lives like racehorsesAnd Babylon a gamble the youth dem life like racehorse
And gave them a uniform and shaved their heads with razorsAnd gi dem a uniform and a shave dem head with razors
And now the clock strikes war, don't be shocked causeAnd now the clock a strike war, don't be amazed cause
They're in their churches trying to saveDem inna dem churches tryin to save
SaviorsSaviours

Look at it nowSee it deh now
Hey!Hey!
Now our foreparents sacrificed enoughNow wi fore parents sacrifice enough
Their blood, sweat, and tears flowed like syrupDem blood sweat and tears run like syrup
Any day a revolution might explode, and the skies over Kingston lighting upAny day a revolution might erupt, and the skies over kingston lighting up
For the new generation rising up, of youths nowadays who they're spottingFor the new generation rising up, of youths now a days weh dem sighting up
And through reasoning they're abidingAnd through reasoning dem biding up
Searching for the sign and the sign is usSearching for the sign and the sign is us
Searching for the truth all you find is usSearching for the truth all you find is us
Searching for the troops still behind is usSearching for the troops still behind is us
The almighty we recruit and we come from the rootsThe almighty we recruit and we come from the root
We build like roach-killing bootsWe build like roach killing boot
We just can’t stop, Rastafari design made me toughWeh just can't done, rastafari design me tuff
If it’s a fight for freedom, sign me upIf a the fight for freedom sign me up
Cause your television can’t blind me upCause you tell-lie-vision can't blind me up
Soldiers and police are waking up, realizing they're no more right than usSoldiers and police dem wising up, realizing they're no more right than us
Realizing there's no use fighting usRealizing there's no use fighting us
Realizing they're opening their eyes to see the same demoralizing life as usRealizing their opening their eyes to see the same demoralizing life as us
So we're not taking talk nor smiling upSo we nah tek talk nor smiling up
Cause the word tempers are boiling upCause the word temper tantrum boiling up
And who's calling the shots and not firing noneAnd who calling the shots and nah bust none
Controlling the minds of the young, bringing downControlling the mind of the young, bring down

Bear famine, no rain falls from London to Dadeland MallBear famine, no rain nah fall from London to dadeland mall
All the sons of the Virgin cryAll the son of the virgin bawl
Institute of the church in warInstitute of the church in war
Preaching and researching warPreaching and researching war
Practicing and rehearsing warPractice and rehearsing war
Teaching and they're learning warTeaching and dem learning war
Instigating and urging warInstigating and urging war
Always stay alert in warAlways keep alert in war
Cause men will jump out of a swerving carCause man will jump out a swerving car
Now bees and birds in warNow bees and birds in war
And the freaks and nerds in warAnd the freaks and nerds in war
And the straight and curves in warAnd the straight and curves in war
Forward and reverse in warForward and reverse in war
Red, it’s red, it’s red, it’s red, it’s red!Red, it red, it red, it red, it red!