Every day that goes by, a new hungry baby starts to cry
Born astride a painful grave, drowned in hunger's tidal wave
Pick a child that you can save, it'd be the only one
If Africa escapes starvation, not only food but education
The desert grows with every minute, trapping everybody in it
All the children look the same, they wonder why they came

(But) it's hard to tell the poison from the cure
Harder still to know the reson why (why why)
The only thing I really know for sure
Is that another day, another day's gone by
(Bye bye...)

Every day that goes by, a brand new missile points towards the sky
We're survivors of a game of chance, beneath an arms race avalanche
If you survive this winter's cold, you'd be the only one
If we escape anhillation, not only hope but education
The world is ruled by Bellophiles(see note), adding to their weapon piles
Imagine what your taxes buy, we hardly ever try

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Oh that this too sullied flesh would melt and resolve into a dew
Suffocating lassitude, drowning in my platitude
Trapped by insecurities, I'm not the only one
If I survive this dislocation, have to use my education
The world is ruled by Bellophiles, adding to their weapon piles
Imagine what your taxes buy, we hardly ever try

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