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[Urban Species]

Listen to the rhythm, listen to the rhyme

Listen to the clock tick tock the hands of time

Ticking, tocking, constantly revolving

Listen to the problems of the world who need solving

Listen to the child crying in the crib

And listen to the sick act that the Daddy did

See Daddy turned his back on all of his responsibilities

Listen how Mummy copes to the best of her abilities

Listen to the cliche rapper that's bragging

Listen to the mother who is always nagging

Her son to get up and do something with his life

Listen to the vows when ya marrying ya wife

Listen to the scream of a mother giving birth

Listen to the sorrows of our Mother Earth

Listen to the beggar man begging in the street

Please can you spare some change so I can get some food to eat

Listen to the plight of the homeless

And if you listen to the pessimists everything's hopeless

Listen to your heart, listen to your soul

Listen to your conscience, let it take control

And just listen

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[Mc Solaar]

Écoute la palombe, paisible dans le ciel

Écoute aussi la balle qui lui déchire les ailes

Qui est l'animal, l'oiseau ou le tireur

Ou celui qui vend l'arme, qui lui déchire le cur?

Écoute le dernier 'pff' d'un soldat inconnu

Écoute tomber les larmes d'une femme que l'on fait cocue

Écoute le consensus dans son entourage

Il était consciencieux quelle force et quel courage

Écoute plutôt le 'bzz' des ailes de l'abeille

Elle se fout du bizz, l'essentiel est le miel

Écoute aussi le 'pshit' que fait l'insecticide

Comme dans le monde actuel elle a choisi le génocide

Le Pen traîne sa haine malsaine

Écoute plutôt ton c½ur pas la flamme de la haine

Écoute plutôt le bon, pas la brute ou le truand

Écoute ce qui apaise

Écoute moi ce son

Écoute

[Urban Species]

Listen to the fascists looking for your vote

Listen how he gets some with a scapegoat

He sees your tears and plays on your fears

Till his promises become music to your ears

[Mc Solaar]

Écoute le clic-clac d'une paire de menottes

Le système est malade mais est-ce bien l'antidote?

Écoute la sirène qui file dans le domaine

La haine est la même, même dans ce domaine

[Urban Species]

Listen to the horrors my people saw

Listen to the politics of the gulf war

Place all the blame and name Hussein insane

Listen how he said two can play the same game

[Mc Solaar]

Écoute le chant du coq, le solfège s'en moque

Écoute le chantage des rois du bavardage

Écoute le tonner, près vert, guerre à la guerre

Écoute le croyant quand il fait sa prière.

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Hip-hop song with English and French lyrics by Urban Species featuring MC Solaar. The song was written by Claude Honore M'Barali, Peter Akinrinlola, and Terrence Callier. It was released as a single and features various mixes. The single was released in the United Kingdom in 1994 by Talkin’ Loud.

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6:29