Another Life
Yeah, I don't wanna live here anymore
Sick of all the blood on the floor
Yeah I'm sick of them waging this war
My people lived everyday like this, way I before was born
Rape and murder are becoming the norm
Majority dead and gone
So I sleep with an A-K
Hoping that will help me weather the storm
I'm ready for war
Won't settle til I settle the score
I ain't letting em tread on anything
My weapons are drawn
They gunned my family down, right in front if my house
Remember the murderous shouts of them gathered around
I tried to run out, but the rebel stuck a gun in my mouth
And told me I'd be dead like them if I decided to shout
But my dad played dead, grabbed the gun from his waist then
Jumped up, held it to the mans head, then said
Run son
So I did what my dad said
Heard a bang, turned around, hit the ground, dad's dead
You could've had another life
A life on the otherside
Surrounded by violence and gunfire
Where you have to fight to stay alive
And at any given time the bullets fly
You could've had another life
A life where your parents died
If you survive will rely on a pair of dice
You tell me you have problems
you're ain't thinking right
You know why?
Cos you could've had another life
We are running and running and running and running
We're climbing on top of the train in the hundreds
If we stay at home we're becoming the hunted
We've gotta leave otherwise days are all numbered
I wonder if we make it to the border
Will we have enough food n water
I got a young son and a young daughter
And I'm tryna keep em safe from the slaughter
I'm risking everything I have just to get away
But I know we'll die if we say we wanna stay
So what choice do I have, but the death train?
Surviving the train ride is a plan best laid
I'm scared, I pray to god above, but I wear a brave face for my little ones
Cos they're all I've got
The train takes off, rolling on
Couple hours in, nothing wrong
Then it stops... Gunshots
You could've had another life
A life on the otherside
Surrounded by violence and gunfire
Where you have to fight to stay alive
And at any given time the bullets fly
You could've had another life
A life where your parents died
If you survive will rely on a pair of dice
You tell me you have problems
You're ain't thinking right
You know why?
Cos you could've had another life
Do you own a car?
Roof above your head?
Warm and cosy bed?
Then you're better off in this world than 75 percent
Pay the rent?
Clothes up on your back?
With some change to spend?
You're in the top 8 percent, of the world my friend
You are blessed, born in a lucky country
Never truly known hunger, fear and the suffering
Five hundred million people deal with everyday
So I laugh in your face when you complain
I can go to sleep at night, not afraid
Not worried about my house being torn up when the bullets spray
Order at a Cafe, whatever's on the menu
Hit up Woolworths or a drive through just to get food
We've got everything, we could ever want, on tap
Our problems don't hold any weight, know that
People grateful everyday to see the sun rise
No lie
Think twice
You could've had another life
You could've had another life
A life on the otherside
Surrounded by violence and gunfire
Where you have to fight to stay alive
And at any given time the bullets fly
You could've had another life
A life where your parents died
If you survive will rely on a pair of dice
You tell me you have problems
You're ain't thinking right
You know why?
Cos you could've had another life
Sick of all the blood on the floor
Yeah I'm sick of them waging this war
My people lived everyday like this, way I before was born
Rape and murder are becoming the norm
Majority dead and gone
So I sleep with an A-K
Hoping that will help me weather the storm
I'm ready for war
Won't settle til I settle the score
I ain't letting em tread on anything
My weapons are drawn
They gunned my family down, right in front if my house
Remember the murderous shouts of them gathered around
I tried to run out, but the rebel stuck a gun in my mouth
And told me I'd be dead like them if I decided to shout
But my dad played dead, grabbed the gun from his waist then
Jumped up, held it to the mans head, then said
Run son
So I did what my dad said
Heard a bang, turned around, hit the ground, dad's dead
You could've had another life
A life on the otherside
Surrounded by violence and gunfire
Where you have to fight to stay alive
And at any given time the bullets fly
You could've had another life
A life where your parents died
If you survive will rely on a pair of dice
You tell me you have problems
you're ain't thinking right
You know why?
Cos you could've had another life
We are running and running and running and running
We're climbing on top of the train in the hundreds
If we stay at home we're becoming the hunted
We've gotta leave otherwise days are all numbered
I wonder if we make it to the border
Will we have enough food n water
I got a young son and a young daughter
And I'm tryna keep em safe from the slaughter
I'm risking everything I have just to get away
But I know we'll die if we say we wanna stay
So what choice do I have, but the death train?
Surviving the train ride is a plan best laid
I'm scared, I pray to god above, but I wear a brave face for my little ones
Cos they're all I've got
The train takes off, rolling on
Couple hours in, nothing wrong
Then it stops... Gunshots
You could've had another life
A life on the otherside
Surrounded by violence and gunfire
Where you have to fight to stay alive
And at any given time the bullets fly
You could've had another life
A life where your parents died
If you survive will rely on a pair of dice
You tell me you have problems
You're ain't thinking right
You know why?
Cos you could've had another life
Do you own a car?
Roof above your head?
Warm and cosy bed?
Then you're better off in this world than 75 percent
Pay the rent?
Clothes up on your back?
With some change to spend?
You're in the top 8 percent, of the world my friend
You are blessed, born in a lucky country
Never truly known hunger, fear and the suffering
Five hundred million people deal with everyday
So I laugh in your face when you complain
I can go to sleep at night, not afraid
Not worried about my house being torn up when the bullets spray
Order at a Cafe, whatever's on the menu
Hit up Woolworths or a drive through just to get food
We've got everything, we could ever want, on tap
Our problems don't hold any weight, know that
People grateful everyday to see the sun rise
No lie
Think twice
You could've had another life
You could've had another life
A life on the otherside
Surrounded by violence and gunfire
Where you have to fight to stay alive
And at any given time the bullets fly
You could've had another life
A life where your parents died
If you survive will rely on a pair of dice
You tell me you have problems
You're ain't thinking right
You know why?
Cos you could've had another life
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Writer(s): Franz Hlusek, Stine Grove
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