DESCRIPTION:
Artist: Emmanuel Jal
Album: See Me Mama
Track: 1 - Babylon

About Emmanuel Jal:
In the war-torn region of Southern Sudan, Emmanuel Jal was born into the life of a child solider on an unknown date in the early 1980s. Through unbelievable struggles, Emmanuel managed to survive and emerge as a recording artist, achieving worldwide acclaim for his unique style of hip hop with its message of peace and reconciliation born out of his personal experiences.

Emmanuel is currently touring around the world; performing and sharing his experiences and personal message for peace in a quest to boost social and emotional learning amongst young people as they become active global citizens.

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Babylon - Lyrics

Chorus
Sister, am in Babylon, brother, am in Babylon, Grandma, am in Babylon.
Please forgive, me forgive me
Sister, am in Babylon, brother, am in Babylon, Grandma, am in Babylon
Please forgive me not returning your phone call.

V1
Ah no time for family, time is money,
everything here moves by the clock.
Our cousins are only half a block, I haven't seen them for almost a year.
You will be shocked when you'll see me, the stress is in my dread locks
broke broke, I hate to be broke. I live on credit, a soft way of telling you I'm in debt.
I've got so many cards Visa cards, Mastercard, commercial credit card.
I'm a hustler, victim, finding ways to survive in the system.

CH

V2
Yeah I am in United Kingdom. London, home of Emma McCune.
One of the best places to be, they have got good programs here to help refugees
like me.
You see, success wouldn't have come if I hadn't found good people to help me here.
Nyakuoth, Nyaruach in your prayers pray for UK,
Things are not ok: Terrorist attack, war in Iraq.
There is recession; folks are losing their possessions.
The pound is going down and everybody is cursing golden brown

CH

Hey oh
Ni ma hanza ku fuata pessa karibu ni potea Gizani Mama
hela gizani Britani bebanek ganah
Ni ma hanza ku fuata pessa karibu ni potea Gizani Mama
hela gizani Britani bebanek ganah

Pole Mama pole Grandma pole Dada pole Dada
ewe Mungu baba Nicheke Mkono sitaki poetea gizan babi mala
hmmn jamani hnn Amani Hmm Duniani Hmm
Ona shetani ana Jeribu ku zukuma Gizani

(Translation:
I have begun following money into darkness, I'm almost getting lost mama
Money in the darkness in Britain has killed human beings ,children.
ey ah.
Sorry mama, sorry grandma sorry sister, sorry sister.
Oh God Father hold my hand I do not want to get lost in this world, people, peace in the world. Look Satan want to pull me in the darkness.)