Raging out of control, world on fire
Red hot fire burning, lord, lord

Some hoping and praying for things to get better
But Rasta know it a go get worse, so much worse
Signs of the times are getting clearer, lord, lord
And HIS MAJESTY is getting nearer, clearer everyday
Things a go crucial
Down in a Babylon yeah
Things a go brutal now, dog a go nyam dog
Things a go brutal down in a Babylon yeah
Things a go crucial, now, now, now, lord, lord

Crucial, crucial yeah, rop pap, papa nah
Crucial, crucial, yeah, oh nan nah, nah, nah

Weeping and wailing and more tribulation
Threats and more fears and rumors of wars, lord, lord
World food shortage and mass starvation, lord oh lord oh
Man and man headed to destruction
Don't say me never warn you

Things a go brutal unh
Down in a Babylon yeah
Things a go crucial now, so much a crime and violence
Things a go brutal, unh
Down in a Babylon yeah
Things a go brutal now, now, now, lord, lord know

Crucial, crucial, yeah, oh gosh now
Crucial, crucial, yeah, prrr, pap, pap, dop, doh
Crucial, crucial, yeah, prr, pap, pap pa dop
Crucial, crucial, yeah, oh nuh, nuh, nuh

Some hoping and praying for things to get better
But Rasta know it a go get worse, so much worse
Signs of the times are getting nearer lord oh lord oh
And HIS MAJESTY getting nearer, clearer everyday
Things a go crucial, uh
Down in a Babylon, yeah
Things a go crucial now, dog a go nyam dog
Things a go crucial
Down in a Babylon yeah
Things a go crucial, now, now, now, lord, oh lord oh

Crucial, crucial, yeah, lord oh lord oh
Crucial, crucial yeah, oh nuh nuh

Things a go crucial
So much a crime and violence
Things a go crucial
So much a disease and pestilence
Things a go crucial
It gonna get worse before it gets better
Things a go brutal, now, now, now, now, unhh