Ethiopia ( /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/) (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With its capital at Addis Ababa, it is also the most populous landlocked nation in the world.
Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history, and the Ethiopian dynasty traces its roots to the 2nd century BC. Ethiopia is also one of the oldest sites of human existence known to scientists today, having yielded some of humanity's oldest traces. It may be the region from which Homo sapiens first set out for the Middle East and points beyond. Alongside Rome, Persia, China and India, the Ethiopian Aksum Empire was considered one of the great world powers of the 3rd century. During the Scramble for Africa, Ethiopia was the only African country beside Liberia that retained its sovereignty as a recognized independent country, and was one of only four African members of the League of Nations. After a brief period of Italian occupation, Ethiopia became a charter member of the United Nations. When other African nations received their independence following World War II, many of them adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag, and Addis Ababa became the location of several international organizations focused on Africa.
[Flea:]
"We're rolling everybody. it starts with bass."
E I o I e I a
When you give your love away,
You get a feeling for...
E I o I e I a
Live to love another day,
Even when you feel unsure.
More and more I wanna raise!
Raise my bar and raise your stay.
E I o I e I a
When I lie they're wide awake,
For my son I make
[Chorus:]
Tell my boy I love him so,
Tell him so he know.
Lost in ethiopia,
Walk out in that road.
E I o I e I a
Something good gon' come your way,
Just look out your door.
E I o I e I a
Tell him what you wanna say,
No matter whatcha mad at girl.
[Chorus:]
Tell my boy I love him so,
Tell him so he know.
Lost in ethiopia,
Walk out in that road.
E I o I e I a
Steal my heart to give away,
Make me wanna say.
E I o I e I a
You and I are so no same,
More and more and more each day.
[Chorus:]
Tell my boy I love him so,
Tell him so he know.
Lost in ethiopia,
Hot winds and hunger cries--Ethiopia
Flies in your babies' eyes--Ethiopia
Walking sticks on burning plains
Betrayed by politics
Abandoned by the rains
On and on--the human need
On and on--the human greed profanes
Ethiopia--Ethiopia--Ethiopia
Your top soil flies away--Ethiopia
We pump ours full of poison spray--Ethiopia
Between the brown skies and sprinkling lawns
I hear the whine of chain saws
Hacking rain forests down
On and on--insanities
On and on--Short sighted greed abounds
Ethiopia--Ethiopia--Ethiopia
Little garden planet-oasis in space
Some hearts hurt--they can hardly stand it
Famine phantoms at the garden gates
Ethiopia--Ethiopia--Ethiopia
Every Sunday on T.V.--Ethiopia
You suffer with such dignity--Ethiopia
A T.V. star with a P.R. smile
Calls your baby "it" while strolling
Through your tragic trials
On and on--stupidity
On and on--the basic needs are defiled
Good air--good water--good earth
Ethiopia--Ethiopia--Ethiopia
Little garden planet--oasis in space
Some hearts hurt--they can hardly stand the waste
Ethiopia--Ethiopia--Ethiopia
Apa memang harus layu
Bunga bunga
Setelah sang kumbang
Menghisap manisnya madumu
Apa memang harus ingkar
Kumbang kumbang
Setelah sang bunga
Terkulai layu tak berbunga
Bunga bunga dilahirkan
Untuk dihisap sang kumbang
Kumbang kumbang dilahirkan
Untuk menghisap sang bunga
Bunga bunga dimekarkan
Untuk digoda sang kumbang
Kumbang kumbang diterbangkan
Untuk menggoda sang bunga
Mengapa bunga harus layu?
Setelah kumbang dapatkan madu
Mengapa kumbang harus ingkar?
Setelah bunga tak lagi mekar
Mungkin tuhan telah takdirkan
Kumbang kumbang
Campakkan sang bunga
Setelah layu tak berguna
Bunga bunga dilahirkan
Untuk dihisap sang kumbang
Kumbang kumbang dilahirkan
Untuk menghisap sang bunga
Bunga bunga dimekarkan
Untuk dicampakkan kumbang
Kumbang kumbang diterbangkan
Untuk mencampakkan bunga
Mengapa bunga harus layu?
Setelah kumbang dapatkan madu
Mengapa kumbang harus ingkar?
Setelah bunga tak lagi mekar
I saw you on the TV screen
Profiteers run the Ethiopia scene
Ask boy George and Duran Duran
big cash money puts hits in their hands
Now you don't want to talk to me
Now you don't want to look like me
See me or be like me
Well read between the lines
when I say...
Forget about ethiopia
Forget about ethiopia
Forget about ethiopia
the whole things a bloody failure
Send money here and send money there
our livid country makes starve it's ware
why do we ignore our own poor?
With rich rock stars {celebrity wars}
Now you don't want to talk to me
and don't want to be like me
read between the lines and you might see
why I feel this way
when I say...
forget about ethiopia
forget about ethiopia
forget about ethiopia
big political scam
TV Christians gone to hell
You've got your cash lined padded cell
Now you've got something else to do
Now you've found someone hungry to screw
And you don't want to talk to me
Look like me or be like me
Read between the lines you'll understand me
Why I feel this way when I say...
Forget about ethiopia
Forget about ethiopia
Forget about ethiopia
The whole bloody thing is a scam
Forget about ethiopia
Forget about ethiopia
Forget about ethiopia
Big political failure