RASTA REVOLUTION

                    Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
                           None but ourselves can free our minds
                           Have no fear for atomic energy
                           Cause none of them can stop the time
                                                            --Bob Marley
 
Come on, people of the world, raise your voices,
Leave this sinking empire of war,
Politicians have sealed their choices--
Now the judgment awaits at the door.

Come on, people, you're sisters and brothers,
Don't be frightened of their bullets and guns,
We were all meant to love one another,
And the new age of peace has begun.

They cannot blind your eyes with deception,
While they profit from innocents' blood,
We were born to be free from conception
With the grace of the merciful God.

Come on, people of the world, stand up proud,
As the generals and presidents fall,
Let your voices of freedom ring loud--
Tear down all labels and walls.

No flags, no songs of allegiance,
No wars, no greed, no lies,
No killing in the name of religion--
Come on, people of all nations, arise!

Let them know that freedom is here,
And their wars have become obsolete,
Come on, people of the world, have no fear,
For there's Heaven below your feet.

                                          October 20, 2001
                                      --Alexander Shaumyan