African Civil War

 

The inspiration for this song came from a cartoon, and was written in a single Saturday morning. The mouse character in the show is teleported to Africa where he witnesses mass starvation and bloodshed before being teleported again to a water park. The band was so deeply moved by the images they decided to write about the region. Not knowing much history, let alone a specific country in Africa, they were nonetheless able to cobble together bits and pieces of information they’d overheard at parties into this thought-provoking frolic through a mysterious, troubled continent.

Written By: Chico Finn, Keith Christopher and Josh Schneider
Keith Christopher – Guitar, Drums
Chico Finn – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Dan Finn – Guitar, Percussion
Rebecca Frame – Lead Vocals
Keith Christopher,  Dan Finn,  Harlo Bray – Backing Vocals

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Lyrics:

AFRICA CIVIL WAR, AFRICAN CIVIL WAR……WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
GOVERNMENTS KILL FOR MONEY AND OIL
BUT WE CAN NEVER SETTLE THE SCORE
WE ALL STAND BY AND DO NOTHING, A GENOCIDE IN DARFUR
BLACK MAN KILLING BLACK MAN
A MOTHER’S CRY YOU IGNORE

SOLO

AFRICA CIVIL WAR, AFRICAN CIVIL WAR……WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
I’M TIRED OF PLAYING THE RICH MAN’S GAME
SO HE CAN FEEL SECURE
GONNA STAND UP FOR THE SMALL MAN, NOW
GONNA TRY AND SETTLE THE SCORE
AFRICA THE CRADLE OF LIFE, WHO STARTED KEEPING SCORE
WE’RE ALL THE SAME AT ONE TIME, NOW WE KILL THEM OFF WITH WAR

SOLO

AFRICA CIVIL WAR, AFRICAN CIVIL WAR……WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
AFRICA CIVIL WAR ……WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
I AND I CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE, I AND I CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE,   I AND I GONNA SETTLE THE SCORE
I AND I CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE, I AND I CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE,   I AND I GONNA SETTLE THE SCORE
I AND I CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE, I AND I CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE,   I AND I GONNA SETTLE THE SCORE

…..OUT…