Vem är det som är rädd? [English translation]

Who is afraid on the streets and markets,

in alleys and parks when the sun has set.

And who says that peace and quiet

one can only get by having more and more police?

Yes, it's those who believe that some are born

with evil thoughts and with knives in their hands.

And it's those who teach us that without laws

it becomes completely natural for us to shoot down each other.

But if violence is a sign of fissures and gaps

then one is naive if one doesn't want to understand

that the myth of our evil is good to have

for the few who own everything and have something to blame?

But as long as one seeks peace in the faith

that it still pays to keep the prisons

will cause the anxiety and fear to be increased

for the rich who hate those who have nothing.

• Artist:Björn Afzelius
• Album:Vem är det som är rädd? (1974)