I asked my mother why do you cry?
She said your brother, he just died
Well I told him not to go outside
Said he had to fight for his country's rights
But don't you know that Mo-MOTHER!

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Don't you know that we can't stop the riot
NO..because the war is not over
Until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
But I smell gunpowder

My brother's been dead ever since
I didn't believe it but when I saw him
I was convinced
Two shots to the head, he was already dead
Lord, I headed for revenge in the city of Port Au Prince
Screaming bro-BROTHER!

(Chorus)

Zaire's gunpowder
L.A's gunpowder

I wanna know why
Gentle people pray from day to day
But it's still the same way
I wanna know why
Gentle people pray from day to day
But it's still the same way

But the preacher man told me
Good things come to those who wait
The good things come to those who wait
I wanna know tell me
Good things come to those who wait
The good things come to those who wait

We wanna now, we wanna now, we wanna now

Pe-PEOPLE!

(Chorus)

Brooklyn's gunpowder, Shaolin's gunpowder
Uptowns gunpowder, Jersey's gunpowder
Even in New Zealand's gunpowder
Australia's gunpowder, Princeton's gunpowder
Even in New Haven's gunpowder

The Carnival....anything can happen
Rest in peace, rest in peace