[Heavy, slow Nyabinghi drum rhythm, deep sub-bass pulse] [Verse 1] Look deh now, Babylon city a-bleed Every soul a-chase a wicked, poisoned greed Dem drink di fire-water, burn dem heart inside Inna di bottom of a bottle, dem a-try fi hide Artificial spark from di energy tin Try fi wake di spirit but di body growin' thin Chemical inna di food, chemical inna di vein Whole world a-drown inna dis ya system pain Dem blind, dem deaf, dem cyan see di light Only lookin' for a chemical fi get through di night [Chorus] But if di world was Rasta, peace would flow like rain Wash away di hatred, wash away di pain No more war inna di east, no more blood inna di west Every man would find a livity, find a holy rest Burn out di liquor, burn out di artificial fire Only Jah love can take di soul much higher [Verse 2] I-n-I see di youth dem, lost inna di haze Trapped inna Babylon, inna a plastic maze Dem a-rush, dem a-crash, dem a-fall apart With a cold, cold machine where dem should have a heart If dem only knew di power of di holy weed The I-vine livity, dat is what dem need Sit down inna silence, let di meditation grow Then di seeds of unity, man would surely sow No more fightin' for a dollar, no more killin' for a name Just I-and-I together, we are all di same [Bridge] [Bass drops out, echoing rimshots] Fire! Purge di chemical! Cleanse di I-man temple! [Heavy bass returns with force] Stop di poison! Rise up! [Chorus] But if di world was Rasta, peace would flow like rain Wash away di hatred, wash away di pain No more war inna di east, no more blood inna di west Every man would find a livity, find a holy rest Burn out di liquor, burn out di artificial fire Only Jah love can take di soul much higher [Outro] [Sound of a deep conch shell blowing, heavy dub delay] One Love. One Heart. One Destiny. Love and livity. Jah Rastafari! [Music fades into sound of wind and birds]
