Tribes at War

[Refrain: Damian Marley]

Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat

Every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn, now

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn like a flame deserve to burn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Each and every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

'Cause every man deserve a turn, like Babylon deserve to burn

[Verse 1: Nas]

Man, what happened to us?

Geographically, they moved us from Africa, we was once happiness-pursuers

Now we back stabbing, combative and abusive

The African and Arab go at it, they most Muslim

We should be moving in unison, disputes would end

Bounty hunters and grape street, get cool again

Sub-standard housing, got the young running rampant, wilding

For a Phantom he can style in

Mask on his face, grabbing his Ruger

Saying "nobody move or I'll shoot you," man, you're expiring

Catch 25 and he does it like a man

He sides with black, white pride and Mexican

Survive the best he can, strap a shank to his thigh

Why do we all collide? Why do the young die?

Extortion, murder and burglary, tattoos his chest

Says his enemies don't deserve to breathe

[Refrain: Damian Marley]

Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat

Every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn, now

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn like a flame deserve to burn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn, like Babylon deserve to burn

[Verse 2: K'Naan]

I drink poison then I vomit diamonds

I gave you Mandela, black Dalai Lamas

I gave you music, you enthused in my kindness

So how dare you reduce me to Donny Imus?

Timeless in case we never been acquainted

Flyness who made it, it gets duplicated

Mindless violence, well, let me try to paint it

Here's the 5 steps in hopes to explain it

ONE: It's me and my nation against the world

TWO: Then me and my clan against the nation

THREE: Then me and my fam' against the clan

FOUR: Then me and my brother with no hesitation, uh

Go against the fam' until they cave in

FIVE: Now who's left in this deadly equation?

That's right, it's me against my brother

Then we point a Kalashnikov and kill one another

[Refrain: Damian Marley]

Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat

Every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn like a flame deserve to burn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn, like Babylon deserve to burn

[Verse 3: Damian Marley]

Man, a war tribal over colors

Over money, over land, and over oil, and over God and over

Idols, and even lovers

Over breakfast, over dinner, over suppers

Over Jungle, over Rema, over Buckers

Over Brooklyn, over Queens, and over Rutgers

Over red, and over blue, and over chuckers

Over red and over blue and under covers

Tribal trouble, the drive-bys double

'Cause the youth, dem nah go war

And go fight with knuckle, the two sides scuffle

Vietnam nah go a war with no more kung fu nun chuckle

Missile and shuttle

Huh, and the Queen of England and Uncle Sam, dem a flex dem muscle

The tribal hustle

Blood diamond puddle, survival struggle (struggle, struggle)

[Refrain: Damian Marley]

Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat

Every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn like a flame deserve to burn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend

Every man deserve a turn, like Babylon deserve to burn