I'll tell you a little story

I'll tell about how it changes

The men got all the glory

Rhythm is a place of freedom, but if

They don't know

Then they won't grow

The seeds we sow, are far from nourished

Hard times, yeah, but we've seen it all before

Hard times, yeah, not running anymore

Hard times, yeah, pick yourself up off the floor

It's our time, yeah

Can you hear the drums of war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

Tell me what you know about war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't know a thing about war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't wanna know about war

'Cause this is your war, recollect

Rum-pu-pa-pam

Rum-pu-pa-pam

You ain't gotta speak my language

'Cause you know what I mean

I'm gonna make you understand it

And know that you feel it too

If they don't know

Then how do you grow

It's time to show, it's time to

Stand up, nourish, flourish

Hard times, yeah, but we've seen it all before

Hard times, yeah, not running anymore

Hard times, yeah, pick yourself up off the floor

It's our time, yeah

Can you hear the drums of war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

Tell me what you know about war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't know a thing about war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't wanna know about war

'Cause this is your war, recollect

I won't be discouraged, I can see the way you're movin' mad

See we've got the courage, don't know what you're tryna prove

See you bangin' on the war drums, stop bangin' on the war drums

Bangin' on the war drums, stop bangin' on the war drums, yeah

Stop bangin on the war drums, rum-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pum

If you don't wanna get some

I wouldn't bang dem drums unless you want war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't wanna know about war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't know a thing about war

Recollect, recollect, recollect

You don't wanna know about war

'Cause this is your war, recollect

Stand up and be counted

Through these hard times, yeah

It's time to stand up, nourish, flourish