MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
I WAS BORN IN A SOCIETY WHERE MONEY WINS THE BATTLE
WHERE GREEDY KIND OF PEOPLE BUILD THE NEW ORDER SYSTEM
WHERE TRUTHFUL INFORMATION IS A SONG OF SCIENCE FICTION
CONFORMITY KILLS (OUR) WISDOM, BRINGS ADDICTION
THE POLITICAL LAYER SUPPORTS THE BANKS' ROBBERY
MANKIND IS ON THE EDGE OF WORLD WAR PROPHECY
GUNS IN CHILDREN'S HANDS, PEOPLE ISN'T THIS A TRAGEDY?
THEY'RE FIGHTING WITH THEIR POVERTY, THE SYSTEM BUILT THEIR DESTINY
MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
AND I'M ASKING YOU, HOW COULD IT BE LIKE THAT?
IS THE PROBLEM THAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN CHANGE? IT WOULD BE SAD,
IF WE, HAND IN HAND, DIDN'T TRY TO MAKE A BETTER DAY,
FOR CHILDREN
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STARVE
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GET SUCH AN EASY START
DON'T TURN A BLIND EYE, YOU KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT
MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
MY ONLY DESIRE IS ONE LOVE FOR ONE WORLD
(FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR US, FOR EVERYONE)
credits
from LIVE IN PEACE,
released February 27, 2016
Music and lyrics: Lukas Marecek
A take on the modern soul classic from one of Jamaica's most treasured singers, Donald "Tabby" Shaw of The Mighty Diamonds. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 17, 2020