Discover the story of the song > Burn Babylon – Sylford Walker

The protagonist is expressing his frustration with Babylon and questioning their reasons for fighting against him. He mentions that Babylon fights against him because he has dreadlocks, but not against people who drink alcohol or are not dreadlocked. He believes that Babylon will eventually fall and that fire will consume the wicked ones. He expresses his desire to go to Africa, the place where his forefathers were, and states that he is dreader than dread and will burn Babylon.