Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
“The Rape of the World” is the seventh track on Tracy Chapman’s album New Beginning. The song was released along with the rest of the album on November 14, 1995. The song is Chapman’s plea to humanity to open its eyes and see what it is doing to our planet. Chapman speaks of destruction of nature an...
[Chorus]
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the wold
[Verse 1]
This the beginning of the end
This the most heinous of crimes
This the deadliest of sins
The greatest violation of all time
[Chorus]
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
[Verse 2]
You've seen her stripped mined
You've heard of bombs exploded underground
You know the sun shines
Hotter than ever before
[Chorus]
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
[Verse 3]
Some claim to have crowned her
A queen
With cities of concrete and steel
But there is no glory no honor
In what results
From the rape of the world
[Chorus]
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
[Verse 4]
She has been clear-cut
She has been dumped on
She has been poisoned and beaten up
And we have been witness
To the rape of the world
[Chorus]
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the world
[Bridge]
If you look you'll see it with your own eyes
If you listen you will hear her cries
If you care you will stand and testify
And stop the rape of the world
Stop the rape of the world
[Outro]
Mother of us all. Mother of us all
Mother of us all. Mother of us all
Mother of us all. Mother of us all
Mother of us all. Mother of us all
The Rape of the World was written by Tracy Chapman.
The Rape of the World was produced by Don Gehman & Tracy Chapman.
Tracy Chapman released The Rape of the World on Tue Nov 14 1995.