Bob Marley - Babylon System Lyrics
We refuse to beWhat you wanted us to be;We are what we are:Thats the way (way) its going to be. you dont know!You cant educate iFor no equal opportunity:(talkin bout my freedom) talkin bout my freedom,People freedom (freedom) and liberty!Yeah, weve been trodding on the winepress much too long:Rebel, rebel!Yes, weve been trodding on the winepress much too long:Rebel, rebel!Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)Suckin the children day by day, yeah!Me say: de babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,Suckin the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah! -Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea!Me say them graduatin thieves and murderers;Look out now: they suckin the blood of the sufferers (sufferers).Yea-ea-ea! (sufferers)Tell the children the truth;Tell the children the truth;Tell the children the truth right now!Come on and tell the children the truth;Tell the children the truth;Tell the children the truth;Tell the children the truth;Come on and tell the children the truth.cause - cause weve been trodding on ya winepress much too long:Rebel, rebel!And weve been taken for granted much too long:Rebel, rebel now!(trodding on the winepress) trodding on the winepress (rebel):Got to rebel, yall (rebel)!Weve been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah! (rebel)Yea-e-ah! (rebel) yeah! yeah!From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)Of our fathers land (rebel),Weve been trampled on (rebel),Oh now! (weve been oppressed, yeah!) lord, lord, go to ...[*sleeve notes continue:Now we know everything we got to rebelSomebody got to pay for the workWeve done, rebel.]
