War vs Peace
by Danilo Stern-Sapad
A thought-provoking rap battle contrasting the forces of conflict and harmony.
Lyrics
[Voice 1 - War] Yo, the earth is mine, I reign with fire, My voice is the cannon, my breath is the pyre. East to the West, see the blood on the land, Severed heads drop when I give the command.
I thrive in the chaos, I feed off the hate, Divide up the people, let fury dictate. Dissension, destruction, my name in the sky, A kingdom of ashes where millions must die.
Justice? Forgiveness? That’s weak, that’s a joke, I settle my scores through the gun and the smoke. Let nations collide, let history burn, I spin the wheel, watch the warlords turn.
[Voice 2 - Peace] Nah, I see through you, your cycle is fake, You promise them power, you seal their fate. A battlefield’s glory? Just corpses and cries, A kingdom of ashes? Just mountains of lies.
Look at the children, the tears in their eyes, Mothers who grieve while their families die. You spread the darkness, you shroud every land, But light is still stronger, now watch where I stand.
I call for compassion, I summon the cure, To heal all the wounds that your madness ensures. The Sun of Reality, rays breaking through, These clouds of corruption? I scatter on cue.
[Voice 1 - War] Yo, you talk about mercy, but that’s just a dream, History is written with blood in the streams. Man is a beast, and power’s the key, You whisper of love? Nah, they listen to me.
From rebels to empires, my name is their shield, The strong take the weak, the ruthless don’t yield. Your peace is illusion, your kindness is blind, I fuel the ambition that conquers the mind.
What’s war but the nature of man at his core? You pray for the light, but I open the door. To battle, to conquest, to glory, to might— I am the storm that eclipses the night.
[Voice 2 - Peace] Nah, your fire is flickering, truth still remains, Your empire of corpses will crumble in flames. The Sun of Divinity still lights the way, And darkness can’t hold when dawn starts to play.
You thrive on the fear, but hearts will unite, I draw from the source, the Infinite Light. Your reign is illusion, just dust in the air, But love is eternal—beyond all despair.
You pit them in battle, I call them to rise, To see through the hate, to open their eyes. Humanity climbs, through struggle we grow, But not through your chains—through wisdom we glow.
[Voice 1 - War] I been here forever, I reign with no end, Nations still bow when my banners ascend. Every era, every age, I’m the one they obey, You can beg all you want, but war’s here to stay.
You think they want peace? Nah, they thirst for my fire, I harden their hearts, I burn their desire. They chant for revenge, they march to the beat, I turn brother on brother, bring death to the street.
They build up their weapons, they fund my campaigns, You whisper of mercy? But blood leaves the stains. I turn men to monsters, I shatter their dreams, Peace, you a fantasy—I reign supreme!
[Voice 2 - Peace] Nah, War, your time’s up, your kingdom will flood, You feast on the fallen—now drown in the blood. I see through your lies, your blood-soaked disguise, You slither through history, but justice will rise.
You fatten the tyrants, you turn men to beasts, You shatter their empires, leave death in the streets. No more will the innocent fall to your game, No more will the world bow down to your name.
The mothers are weeping, the children are lost, Your kingdom is built on immeasurable cost. But watch as I rise, watch as they see, That peace isn’t weakness—peace is the key.
[Voice 1 - War] You think you can stop me? You fragile, you blind, I carve up the earth, leave nothing behind. Look at the nations, they beg for my steel, They worship my name, they live for the kill.
You talk like you winning? Then count up the dead, I stack them like towers, my flag burning red. I whisper, they listen—I snap, they obey, Empires are built when I get my way.
Men crave power, and I make them kings, I feed them with fear, I tighten the strings. Your peace is a whisper, my fire’s a roar, I bathe in destruction—I AM THE WAR!
[Voice 2 - Peace] No, War—you’re the illusion, a cycle of pain, A relic of madness, a rusted old chain. The world sees you now, your time is done, Your empire collapses like night before sun.
You bled the world dry—but I’m drowning your flame, Your throne is in ruins, they spit on your name. You whispered in darkness, but dawn has arrived, The people have risen—you won’t survive.
Your banners are ashes, your reign is a joke, The hands you corrupted have shattered your yoke. No more will the tyrants march at your call, Your kingdom is crumbling—I watch as you fall.
Your rule has fallen, your armies have fled, Your empire of corpses? Buried and dead. Not one more child will die for your lies, Your kingdom has burned—now watch the sun rise.
Copyright 2025 Danilo Stern-Sapad