Tribes At War (feat. K'naan)

(Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat)

Everyone 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, we nah want no more a dat)

Each and every one deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

(Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend)

As 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

We should be movin' in unison, disputes'd end

Bounty hunters and Grape Street get cool again

Substandard housing got the young runnin' rampant

Wildin' for a Phantom, he can style in

Mask on his face, grabbin' his Ruger

Sayin' "Nobody move or I'll shoot you", man, you expirin'

Catch twenty-five and he does it like a man

Inside 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 nah want no more a dat)

Everyone 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

I drink poison, then I vomit diamonds

I gave you Mandela, black Dalai Lamas

I gave you music, you enthuse in my kindness

So how dare you reduce me to Donny Imus?

Timeless, in case we never been acquainted

Flyness, we made it, it gets duplicated

Mindless violence, well, let me try to paint it

Here's the five steps, in hopes to explain it

(One) It's my 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

(Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat)

Everyone deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

(Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend)

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 under covers

Tribal trouble, the drive-bys double

Cuh 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

And the Queen of England and Uncle Sam

Dem a flex dem muscle

The tribal hustle, blood diamond puddle, survival struggle

(Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat)

Everyone deserve to earn

Every child deserve to learn

(Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend)

Each and every one deserve a turn

Like a flame deserve to burn

(Tribal war, we nah want no more a dat)

Everyone deserve to earn

And every child deserve to learn

(Tribal war, a nuh dat we a defend)

As every man deserve a turn

Like Babylon deserve to burn