7 Seconds

Neneh Cherry (from her website): "'7 Seconds' is about the first positive 7 seconds in the life of a child just born not knowing about the problems and violence in our world."

[Verse 1: Youssou N'Dour] Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane Khamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinaw Beugouma kouma khol dal diné yaw li neka si yaw Mo ne si mane, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale [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 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 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 espèrent Beaucoup de sentiments de races qui font qu'ils désespèrent 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 We're 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 We're 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