7 Seconds

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Youssou N'Dour] Bul ma sene, bul ma gis madi rey nga fokni mane Xamuma li nekk ci sama suuf ak ci ginaw B�gguma ku ma xol dal din� yaw li nekk ci yaw Mu ne ci mane, li ne ci mane moye dilene j�ppale [Verse 2: Neneh Cherry] Roughness and rudeness we should be using On the ones who practice wicked charms For the sword and the stone, bad to the bone Battle is not over, even when it's won And when a child is born into this world It has no concept of the tone of skin it's living in [Chorus: Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour] It's not a second Seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second Seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting [Post-Chorus: Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour] I'll be waiting I'll be waiting [Verse 3: Youssou N'Dour] J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout J'aimerais qu'on oublie leurs couleurs pour qu'ils esp�rent Beaucoup de sentiments de races qui font qu'ils d�sesp�rent Je veux les deux mains ouvertes Des amis pour parler de leurs peines, et de leur joie Pour qu'ils leur aient des infos qui ne divisent pas [Chorus: Youssou N'Dour, Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour] Changez Seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second Seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting [Post-Chorus: Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour] I'll be waiting I'll be waiting [Violin Solo] [Bridge: Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour] And when a child is born into this world It has no concept of the tone of skin it's living in And there's a million voices And there's a million voices To tell you what you should be thinking So you better sober up [Chorus: Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour] For just a second Seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting (Woah-woah) It's not a second We're seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second (Woah-woah, yeah) We're seven seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second We're seven seconds away Or just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second We're seven seconds away For just as long as I stay I'll be waiting