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Mack El Sambo is the lead singer of the band "Peaceful Generation." His only weapons are his guitar and his voice. Together with his band he writes protest songs about the violence in Eastern Congo.
Lyrics for "All Against Sexual Violence" (translated from the French)
by Mack El Sambo
1. I am born from sexual violence
My mother was repudiated without a ritual
Died in soul without care
Took refuge very far in a little corner
She is really innocent
Only justice will make her happy
Rejected by her whole community
Nothing for her has any beauty
Sexual violence is a terrible weapon
It always leaves people weeping
Chorus 1: Oh eh oh eh eh
Oh eh oh eh eh
Refrain/repeat: All against sexual violence in DRC (X4)
2. Chorus 2: No to impunity (X3)
- Even if the perpetrator is a political authority: No to impunity
- Even if the perpetrator is a military authority: No to impunity
- Even if the perpetrator is a university authority: No to impunity
- Even if the perpetrator is a school authority : No to impunity
Even if the perpetrator is a religious authority: No to impunity