**Title: Peace Is Proper** **Style: [Rap, UK grime with reggae influence, male voice, cockney accent, heavy bassline, streetwise delivery]** --- **Lyrics:** [Intro, Grime-Reggae Beat] (Oi, lend us ya lugs, mate…) No more bombs, no blood on the lane Time for love to run the game [Verse 1] If there weren’t wars, I swear on me nan The world would shine like a proper good plan Kids in the park, kickin’ a ball Not duckin’ from sirens or hearin' the call No more tanks on telly screens Just builders, dreamers, and garden greens Schools with books instead of fear Paintin’ the future bright and clear [Chorus, Anthemic with Street Harmony] It’s better with peace, innit bruv, better with love No more sirens up above Better with laughs, better with time Ain’t no war to nick your lifeline Better with peace, I say better with pride When we all stand side by side Drop the beef, raise up your mind Tell the big wigs, “Fall in line!” [Verse 2, Cockney Flow] Picture Brixton to Baghdad in a rave Everyone smilin’, dancin' brave No more borders, just one world wide Where we party not fight, arms open wide No more squaddies holdin’ steel Just farmers growin' proper meals No front page of screams and loss Just Sunday roasts and footie gloss [Bridge, Soulful Interlude] (Ooh ooh ooh) We’re knackered from the cries and pain Gimme hope runnin’ through me vein (Ooh ooh ooh) Give me rhythm, give me joy, give me beat No more blood spillin’ down me street [Chorus, Big Chorus with Backing Vocals] It’s better with peace, innit bruv, better with love No more sirens up above Better with laughs, better with time Ain’t no war to nick your lifeline Better with peace, I say better with pride When we all stand side by side Drop the beef, raise up your mind Tell the big wigs, “Fall in line!” [Outro, Fade Out with Reggae Skank] Peace, mate, that’s the way We build it up, no need to spray Raise your glass if you feel this way Peace is proper — that’s all I’ll say