bWar par Sinéad O'Connor en 1992b br br "War" is a song recorded and made popular by Bob Marley. The lyrics are derived from a speech made by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I before the United Nations General Assembly in 1963. br br In 1992 Sinéad O'Connor performed "War" a cappella on Saturday Night Live with slightly modified lyrics, referring to child abuse rather than racism. At the end of this performance, she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II to protest the Catholic Church covering up cases of child molestation by priests. In 2005 O'Connor released a studio version of "War" on her album Throw Down Your Arms. br br iUntil the philosophy,br Which holds one race superiorbr And another inferior,br Is finally and permanentlybr Discredited and abandoned,br Everywhere is war.br br Until there is no longer first classbr Or second class citizens of any nation.br Until the color of a man's skin,br Is of no more significance thenbr The color of his eyes,br I've got to say "war".br br That until the basic human rights,br Are equally guaranteed to all,br Without regard to race,br I'll say "war"br br Until that day the dream of lasting peace,br World-citizenship and the rule ofbr International morality will remainbr Just a fleeting illusion to be pursued,br But never obtained.br And everywhere is war.br br Until the ignoble and unhappy regimebr Which holds all of us through,br Child-abuse, yeah, child-abuse yeah,br Sub-human bondage has been toppled,br Utterly destroyed,br Everywhere is war.br br War in the east,br War in the west,br War up north,br War down south,br There is war,br And the rumors of war.br br Until that day,br There is no continent,br Which will know peace.br br Children, children.br br Fight !br br We find it necessary.br We know we will win.