100 M Lunas for Change Dec 2013 | Page 15

Congratulations to Rahil Babooram! An
environmental song he originally wrote in 2007
appeared on his much anticipated fourth album,
“Cuatro”. In 2013, the song spent 28 weeks on
the Indigenous radio chart and even held the
number one spot for four weeks! During this
time, Babooram has toured the island of Trinidad
performing the song before a live audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzqir0RR09c

“All on you”
by Rahil Babooram (2007-04-17)
© 2007 Rahil Babooram Music, COTT
from the album “CUATRO”
Take a walk any day
Do you still see much green on your way?
Throw your garbage anywhere
Apparently the effects don’t seem to scare
Burn your trash, fill the air
You don’t care a thing about the atmosphere
Chorus:
The birds in the trees know how to behave, so why
can’t we just take pattern?
The shame is all on you
What goes around comes around, when it’s all
gone, what will we do?
The blame is only on you
You complain about the drains
Yet you are the one who causes all these pains
Dump the chemicals in the seas
Then you wonder how come there’s so much
disease

“Oh the place is getting so hot”
In spite of this you are really doing what?
(repeat chorus)
You can put blame on the government
But a lot is due to your own abandonment
Scream and shout about aluminum smelter
But daily you degrade your own shelter
Apart from becoming unhealthier,
Paid to destroy your home doesn’t make you any
wealthier
The rain forest gives so much life
But you clear it away to give animals death and
strife
The soya you feed the sentenced cows
Should be used instead to feed countless hungry
mouths
I can really only sing so much but it’s up to us to
act and not just watch
(repeat chorus x 3)