“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.
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