Madness

Madness

Madness, madness
Craziness, foolishness
Madness fooling the land
Madness sinking the land
Oh Lord such a sadness

Yo Haitian man first black man
To have fought and won
the pride of our blackness
Don’t let madness
Take you into the road
Of oppression
and destruction
All oppression
You must fight to the end
All starvation
You must fight to the end
So pickneys will never go
Bing and bang, bing and bang
Inna dem belly

Peyi a fè noir ( darkness has fallen upon the land)
Koman yo at chofé ( how could they keep themselves warm)
Si pa té gen difé bois sek ( without the fire from the dead wood)
Peyi a fè noir ( darkness has fallen upon the land)
Tout granmoune apé rélé ( the elders are all lamenting)
An moué an moué Papa Bon Dié oh ( mercy mercy Good Lord our father)
La lune lan caché toute zétoile yo tenyen ( the moon has hidden itself, and the stars has turned off their light)
Gros nuage noi sou Cité Soley ( dark clouds are over The Sun city )

It’s time, it’s time…
Time to change our ways…

Some a dem say
Man is a wolf
To his fellow man
Some a dem
Preach da people
‘ Bout revolution
High life for da preacher
Revolution for da people
Some go to their suite
Some stay in the streets yeah
Dem pickneys go
Bing and bang, bing and bang
Inna dem belly

Peyi a fè noi….

It’s time, it’s time
Time to change our ways
United we stand
Divided we fall
It’s time, it’s time…

Words and music Karlex Antoine