“It’s me and my nation against the world,
Then me and my clan against the nation,
Then me and my fam’ against the clan,
Then me and my brother, with no hesitation,
Go against the fam’ until they cave in!
Now who’s left in this deadly equation?
That’s right it’s me against my brother.
Then we point a Kalashnikov (rifle) and kill one
another.”
The
opening gambit is contained in the Somalia-born 2010 world cup theme song
composer, K’Naan’s verse when he was featured on Tribes At War, Nas’ and Damien Marley’s collaborative piece. A
friend gave me the whole album to soak when I mentioned my theme for my next
article after Holes on
the inside was posted, and I couldn’t be more appreciative for that
kind gesture. Let me go straight to my theme without my usual dilly-dallying.
