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