Lyrics Damian Marley

Damian Marley

Tribes at War

Tribal war

We nuh want no more a that

Every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn, now

Tribal war

A nuh that we a defend

Every man deserve a turn

Like a flame deserve to burn

Tribal war

We nuh want no more a that

Each and every one deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war

A nuh that we a defend

'Cause every man deserve a turn

Like Babylon deserve to burn

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

Used to be moving in unison, disputes would end

Bounty hunters and Grape Street get cool again

Some standard housing, got the young running rampant

Wilding for a Phantom, he can style in

Mask on his face, grabbing his Luger

Saying, "Nobody move or I'll shoot ya" 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

Tribal war

We nuh want no more a that

Everyone deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn, Lord

Tribal war

A nuh that we a defend

'Cause every man deserve a turn

Like Babylon deserve to burn

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 we 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

Tribal war

We nuh want no more a that

Everyone deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war

A nuh that we a defend

'Cause every man deserve a turn

Like Babylon deserve to burn

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 undercovers

Tribal trouble, the drive by's 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

Nunchuckle, missile and shuttle

And the Queen of England and Uncle Sam

Dem a flex dem muscle, the Tribal Hustle

Blood diamond poodle, survival struggle

Tribal war

We nuh want no more a that

Everyone deserve to earn

Every child deserve to learn

Tribal war

A nuh that we a defend

Each and every man deserve a turn

Like a flame deserve to burn

Tribal war

We nuh want no more a that

Every man deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

Tribal war

A nuh that we a defend

'Cause every man deserve a turn

Like Babylon deserve to burn