Stop the Bloody Trade

“Stop the Bloody Trade” by Nigel Nicholls is a powerful protest song against poaching, likely from the perspective of endangered animals like rhinos. It conveys their pain and innocence, condemning human cruelty and greed. The repeated plea urges an end to the illegal wildlife trade and calls for justice, compassion, and action.

Lyrics

What did I do

I don’t understand

We’ve lived fourteen million years

But now we seem damned

 

There’s few of us left

Hunted for our horns

Chinese are just ruthless

And no one seems to mourn

 

And none seems to mourn

 

Stop the Bloody Trade

Stamp the poachers out

Use your technical clout

But Stop the Bloody Trade

 

Stop the Bloody Trade

We never hurt anyone

We don’t want anything

But Stop the Bloody Trade

 

Stop the Bloody Trade

 

Stop the Bloody Trade

 

Stop the Bloody Trade

 

Slaughtered for our horns

Kill us young and old

Bloody and abused

Left to die alone

Left to die bloody and confused

But stop stop stop stop

Stop the Bloody Trade

 

Slaughtered for our horns

Kill us young and old

Bloody and abused

Left to die alone

Left to die bloody and confused

But stop stop stop stop

Stop the Bloody Trade

Stop

Stop

Stop the Bloody Trade