I asked my mother why do you cry. she said your brother had... he just died. Well I told him not to go outside. he said he had to fight for his country's right. But don't you know that mo-mother. don't you know that we can't stop the violence no. Because the war is not over. until you can feel love peace and hear silence. But I smell gunpowder (pow). my brother's been dead ever since. I didn't beleive 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. don't you know that we can't stop the violence no. Because the war is not over. until you can feel love peace and hear silence. But I smell gunpowder (Pow). Zion's gunpowder (pow). L.A.'s gunpowder (pow). I wanna know why. Christians pray for a new day. we don't need no we don't need no we don't need no. But its still the same way. I wanna know why. ghetto people pray for a new day. hey hey heeey. and its still the same way. But the preacher man told me. good things come to those who wait. do good things come to those who wait?. I wanna know tell me. good things come to those who wait. do good things come to those who wait?. we wanna know we wanna know we wanna know [pause]. Pe-people. don't you know that we can't stop the violence no. because the war is not over. until you can feel love peace and hear the silence. but I smell gunpowder (gunpowder). Brooklyn's gunpowder (gunpowder). Shaolin's gunpowder (gunpowder). Uptown's gunpowder (gunpowder). Jersey's gunpowder (gunpowder). even New Zealand's gunpowder (gunpowder). Australia's gunpowder (gunpowder). Brixton's gunpowder (gunpowder). even New Haven's gunpowder.