This is one of my personal favorite songs by Dave Matthews Band. Meskipun pentolannya (siapa lagi kalau bukan Dave Matthews) adalah seorang kulit putih, namun di negeri asal band ini (Afrika Selatan) mereka terkenal aktif dalam kegiatan-kegiatan yang memberantas rasialisme. And I respect them for that. Lagu ini menggambarkan masalah rasialisme dan kolonialisme yang dilakukan (mungkin) oleh nenek moyang Dave Matthews sendiri di Afrika, Asia, Australia dan sebagainya.

Don’t Drink The Water

Come out come out, no use in hiding
Come now, come now, can you not see
There’s no place here, what were you expecting?
No room for both, just room for me
Say you will lay your arms down
Yes I will call this home

Away away you have been banished
Your land is gone and given to me
And here I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this home

What’s this you say?
You feel the right to remain and stay
Well I will bury you
What’s this you say?
Your father’s sprit still lives in this place
Well I will silence you

Here’s the hitch your horse is leaving
Don’t miss your boat, it’s leaving now
And as you go, I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this home

I have no time to justify to you
fool you’re blind move aside for me
All I can say to you my new neighbor is you must move on
Or I will bury you

Now as I rest my feet by this fire
Those hands once warmed here
Well I have retired them
I can breathe my own air
And I can sleep more soundly
Upon these poor souls
That will never again call this home

And I live with my justice
And I live with my greed and need
And I live with no mercy
Oh I live with my friends and feed
And I live with my hatred
And I live with my jealousy
I live with the notion I don’t need anyone but me

Don’t drink the water
Don’t drink the water
There’s blood in the water
Don’t drink the water

Don’t drink the water
Don’t drink the water
There’s blood in the water
Don’t drink the water

Don’t drink the water
Don’t drink the water
Don’t drink the water
Don’t drink the water
There’s blood in the water