[Verse 1]
           
 Boul ma sene,

              
 boul ma guiss

         
 madi re nga f

       
okni mane
           
 Khamouma li n

              
eka thi sama s

         
ouf ak thi gui

       
naw
           
 Beugouma koum

              
a khol oaldine

         
 yaw li neka s

        
i yaw
           
 mo ne si man,

              
 li ne si mane

         
 moye dilene d

         
iapale
  
 Roughneck and

 rudeness,
              
 We should be 

         
using, on the 

          
ones who pract

              
ice wicked cha

   
rms
              
 For the sword

          
 and the stone
            
 Bad to the bo


ne
              
 Battle is not

 
 over
       
 Even when it'

s won
            
 And when a ch

              
ild is born in

 
to this world
  
 It has no con

cept
       
Of the tone th

e skin is livi

ng in


 [Chorus]
             
 It's not a se

#
cond
             
 7 seconds awa

y
              
 Just as long 

       
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
             
 It's not a se

#
cond
            
 7 seconds awa

y
              
 Just as long 

      
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
           
 I'll be waiti

       
ng

           
 I'll be waiti

      
ng


 [Verse 2]
         
  J'assume les

           
 raisons qui n

           
ous poussent d

    
e changer tout

,
           
 J'aimerais qu

         
'on oublie leu

          
r couleur pour

          
 qu'ils espère

nt
           
 Beaucoup de s

         
entiments de r

              
ace qui font q

        
u'ils désespèr

ent
              
 Je veux les p

      
ortes grandeme

nt ouvertes,
              
 Des amis pour

           
 parler de leu

              
r peine, de le

                            
ur joie
              
 Pour qu'ils l

              
eur filent des

          
 infos qui ne 

         
divisent pas
 
 Changer


 [Chorus]
              
 7 seconds awa


y
              
 Just as long 

       
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
             
 It's not a se

#
cond
            
 7 seconds awa

y
              
 Just as long 

      
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
           
 I'll be waiti

       
ng

           
 I'll be waiti

      
ng


 [Bridge]
          X4


[Verse 2]
            
  And when a c

              
hild is born i

  
nto this world
  
 It has no con

cept
       
 Of the tone t

he skin is liv

ing in
              
 And there's a

           
 million voice


s
              
 And there's a

           
 million voice

s
             
 To tell you w

#
hat she should

 be thinking
              
 So you better

           
 sober up for 

       
just a second


 [Chorus]
              
 7 seconds awa

 
y
              
 Just as long 

       
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
             
 It's not a se

#
cond
            
 7 seconds awa

y
              
 Just as long 

      
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
             
 It's not a se

#
cond
            
 7 seconds awa

y
              
 Just as long 

      
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng
             
 It's not a se

#
cond
            
 7 seconds awa

y
              
 Just as long 

      
as I stay
          
 I'll be waiti

ng

 (Repeat chorus and fade)