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Bob Marley — Babylon System
Album: Survival
Avg rating:
6.6

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Total ratings: 462









Released: 1979
Length: 4:16
Plays (last 30 days): 1
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We refuse to be
What you wanted us to be;
We are what we are:
That's the way (way) it's going to be. You don't know!
You can't educate I
For no equal opportunity:
(Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom,
People freedom (freedom) and liberty!
Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:
Rebel, rebel!
Yes, we've 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 we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long:
Rebel, rebel!
And we've been taken for granted much too long:
Rebel, rebel now!

(Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel):
got to rebel, y'all (rebel)!
We've 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 Father's land (rebel),
We've been trampled on (rebel),
Oh now! (we've been oppressed, yeah!) Lord, Lord, go to ...

(*Sleeve notes continue:
Now we know everything we got to rebel
Somebody got to pay for the work
We've done, rebel.)
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 MojoJojo wrote:

I like the Bob, but boy, this dragggggggsssss....



Less sad but true politics, and more "Every little ting is gonna be alright!"?
Posted 2 months ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
Tell the children the truth.

'nuff said.

Posted 7 months ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
As a beneficiary of generational wealth made possible by the subjugated people Mr. Marley sings of here, I am teary eyed today. As I belt it out with him and fam.

Sometimes 10 is so painfully inadequate. Wouldn't it be amazing if RP created a super special button above a 10, like Spinal Tap had 11 for their amp? Okay, that's cheering me up.
Posted 1 year ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
Absolutely 100% behind Bob's views here.
Posted 2 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
My absolute favorite Bob Marley song and, believe me, I've listened to nearly everything he's done. Almost nothing he's done ranks less than a 7 for me.
Posted 4 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Probably my favorite disc of his, good stuff!
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Thats a pretty idiotic statement. algrif wrote:
Nice sigue from the Specials Bill. If it wasn't for the success of Ska and Bluebeat, Marley would be an unknown.
Posted 16 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Great song...great lyrics.
Posted 16 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Kinda old Not the song but the artist. Played to death!
Posted 17 years ago by Surfer    [ Reply ]
I like the Bob, but boy, this dragggggggsssss....
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Babylon system is the vampire, yea! Suckin' the children day by day, yeah! Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,
Rebel! PS:Safe choice for Haloween, ey?
Posted 17 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
Zweiblumen wrote:
Ugh. Reggae.
Yay! Reggae! And not just any reggae. This has always been one of my Marley faves.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Zweiblumen wrote:
Ugh. Reggae.
yea,What he said!
Posted 18 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Nice sigue from the Specials Bill. If it wasn't for the success of Ska and Bluebeat, Marley would be an unknown.
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Ugh. Reggae.
Posted 18 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]
Yay! My upload! Great, lesser-known Marley tune from one of his (IMO) top 3 albums. Thanks everyone for voting on the LRC!
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]