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1. |
Soldier
04:17
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Soldier
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
Jah Jah lick down babylon one by one
yes a him a give me me guidance and protection
if unuh look in to the sun you could see his reflection
yes to him me give all of my attention
yo thunder a go fall pon dem head
things a get redder, it is dreader than dread
nuff youth nuh have no food, no food fi get fed
right into destruction babylon dem beeing led
ey
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
it nuh really a toy-soldier ting
these soldiers neither deal with murdering
the main point is that we want to go further in
developing mankind educate the children
silver and gold can never get we confused
win we win we coulda never go loose
the path of your life, only you can choose
join our army or you look like a -
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
stand up stand up like a soldier
people live up unuself unu fi know Jah
know where you come from where you go now
deyah up high we nuh bother down low now
spiritually physically break dem borders
we nuh follow dem in a dem mashup orders
fight gets hotter it turn harder and harder
righteous soldier yes a you we a call for
yo
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
one a Jah Jah soldiers
I ah one a Jah Jah soldiers
come to break dem barriers down
well
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2. |
The Truth
04:21
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the truth
it might be a good idea
hey you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
then again
it might be a good idea
hey you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
e ey
everything you see and hear it's not gold
it's a false nature a hearsay you been told
the truth a the truth can't be bought nor sold
imagine what faithful acts can unfold
an agreement with the devil mi seh you endorse
yes sayers you better test the source
its so easy to choose the wrong wrong course
tell you we've got to oppose the evil with force
now
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day ey
it might be a good idea
hey you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day
ey
go around it move in a righteous direction
study modern history and you will learn a lesson
wake up wake up cause soon we're out of options
lets round the nation with different version
we heading fast towards an endless fall
make haste people before the engine stall
thats all hear mi when I call hear mi when i call
thats all hear mi when I call hear mi when i call
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day ey
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day
again
everything you see and hear it's not gold
it's a false nature a hearsay you been told
the truth a the truth can't be bought nor sold
imagine what faithful acts can unfold
an agreement with the devil mi seh you endorse
yes sayers you better test the source
its so easy to choose the wrong wrong course
tell you we've got to oppose the evil with force
now
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day ey
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day
listen to your conscience woy
trust your intuition woy
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day ey
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen what your conscience say
again again
it might be a good idea
yo you better listen mi seh night or day
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3. |
For Everyone
03:43
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4. |
Some Of Them
04:08
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Some of them
some of them
some of them will act like they love you
some of them
some of them will claim that they care
some of them
some of them will act like they love you
some of them
some of them will act like they care
oooh
don't worry yourself no more
because the war a go cease fi sure cease fi sure
so never you hesitate nor stress your state we a go get united
well mi seh good over evil see the congoman and woman a sight it
ey
some of them don't really have no bad intention
under the pressure of the system make insanity gwaan yah
some of them
some of them will act like they love you
some of them
some of them will claim that they care
some of them
some of them will act like they love you
some of them
some of them will act like they care
well feel the fari philosophy
nuff a dem a use false ideologies inna dem city
see the whole a dem a try spread hatred inna we country
still dem can't touch we
love conquer hatred
even though the time seem well dread
I and I a carry fi we respect
still dem can't move me
true behind rudeness only weak man hiding
but no bother worry nor fret
true everything bless
inity is inna di gathering
ooh yeah see dem running away from reality
some of them
some of them will act like they love you
some of them
some of them come act like they care
some of them
some of them will act like they love you
some of them
some of them will act like they care
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5. |
Freedom Time
03:50
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Freedom Time
end of the violence
yo
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
let me tell you there is blowing up a storm
it's a crucial warning we got to inform ye
inactivity a make the ship capsize
and I want to experience another sunrise
you think it's cool and safe but it don't
see dem again a show dem ugly front
twentyfour seven yo they will never sleep
just try to drag you down in to the deep
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
well from the cup of sin you're about to drink
with malfunction engine we a go sink
just look around you have you're eyes to see
to give a little help will improve your dignity
simple mathematics one day you have to pay
cause right ya now it's far from ok
well livicate yourself to an upful work today
might not easy but a so it have to stay
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
let me tell you there is blowing up a storm
it's a crucial warning we got to inform ye
inactivity a make the ship capsize
cause I want to experience another sunrise
you think it's cool and safe but it don't
see dem deh again a show dem ugly front
twentyfour seven yo they will never sleep
just try to drag you down in to the deep
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's freedom time now
rally round you better take a stand
it's freedom time now
all the violence get out of hand
whe mi say again
it's the children time now
rally round you better take a stand
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6. |
Festival
04:03
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Festival
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
you have the greatest vibes
amazing endurance
not often see a man with such patience
all the hard work respect is due
effort night and day but I see whe dem a do
work undercover and dress up like a clown
rough and stop force in the mud to kneel down
or up against the fence mi seh like dem carry gun
smile upon dem face seems like dem having fun
say this
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
all you people leave your violence at home
hey you people don't you bring that to town
it will only wind them up wind dem up
big boot a come fi trample you trample you
only give dem a excuse oh what a blues
to lock reggae down and say it's an abuse
tell me whats so wrong to the people it belong
vibes from the festival strong strong strong
ey
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
you have the greatest vibes
amazing endurance
not often see a man with such patience
all the hard work respect is due
effort night and day but I see whe dem a do
work undercover and dress up like a clown
rough and stop force in the mud to kneel down
or up against the fence mi seh like dem carry gun
smile upon you're face seems like you having fun
say this
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy again
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam pam
can't dis the festival man
ra pa pa pa pa pa pa pam woy
come enjoy don't you destroy
come enjoy don't you destroy
come enjoy don't you destroy
come enjoy don't you destroy
come enjoy don't you destroy
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7. |
The People
03:15
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The People
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
yo for to long
we see babylon feed us with the separation
seems like its for a purpose, seem like dem have a plan
want to separate the elder from the youthman
dem set the works wrong
yo for to long
yes dem waan fi split we unity by religion
the whole earth is sick it in a bad condition
we the people haffi make a stand
fi make the unity strong
so
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
yo one love one life, that a unity
what make dem separate the people through the colour of we skin
we're in the same world which is the only origin
live love love is everliving
so many times I ah tell yu seh fi let love come in
can't get weh from the fact that we are humanity
and even though the system try to separate we
oneness is the key yo
unity unity a whe mi stand for
unity unity a whe mi shout, ey
unity unity a whe mi stand for
and separation burn it out yo
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
stop separate the people wooy
because the unity we got it and you just can't stop it
make the people proud
because a one life one love
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8. |
Beautiful Creation
03:40
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Beautiful Creation
Inna this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm singing to every nation
to chant down babylon
in this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm begging every nation
ey
we're living in a serious time
so much crime
everyday a gun fight
mi seh what happened to the love dem seem forget
one day i know dem deeply regret
a so the ting set
I walk with Jah Jah so everything check
yes Jah Jah love has never fail I yet
Inna this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm singing to every nation
to chant down babylon
in this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm begging every nation
this ting whe mi a chat bout is rather urgent
you nuh see seh that earth can't change up like clarke kent
yes you better know say
there is no way
except the natural way turn the night into day
too much people I know dem no know demself
mix up inna vanity and mash up dem health
poluting mother nature in vain
I wonder what a gwaan inna dem brain
sending my hopes
to this
beautiful creation
it's like i'm singing to every nation
to chant down babylon
in this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm begging every nation
ey
Inna this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm singing to every nation
to chant down babylon
in this ya
beautiful creation
it's like i'm begging every nation
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9. |
Everlasting
03:31
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Everlasting
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
go up deh
well nuff a dem a dwell down in corruption and sin
but a righteousness me hear dem claim seh dem in
if unuh feel seh inna your heart you recognize whe mi sing
yo you better change up your living
cause consciousness it a no quick in ting
mi tired of the frames set up by the system
personally mi prefer hail up the king
creation it is foreverlasting
Iration whe mi get from the birds when dem sing
natural beauty whe mi recognizing
Jah Jah glory in particular mi emphasizing
babylon dig a hole fi dem owna coffin
when mi look around where is the rastaman loving
misleaders of the world dem a cook up something
mi know seh dem lost how dem feel seh dem win
livity children have to use the rising
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
go up deh
well for a long time dem been taking it for a joke
think seh wi inna this and then we just left out
while it's an everlasting process
system confuse your mind and then you low this
keep a balance now inna your life
and make creation guide you through the night
nobody perfect but we haffi try
to hold the faith and never let the blessing run dry
dah one yah name
don't let dem silly rules go break you apart
free up the youth cause we never wanted no war
woy dem set up dem trap but only for a short time
we a go tell unu mankind
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
since we go up deh
no frustration for I and I
go up deh
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10. |
Close To You
04:09
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Close To You
yeah
da one yah livicated to that special someone enuh
empress
hear mi now
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
extraordinary vibes you give me girl
I left loneliness and entered a brand new world
mi seh a perfect picture for my empty frame
now my life will never be the same
cause right now in my chest it is a burning flame
lord yes
I tell you because you are my natty dread princess
you are my natty dread woman
you are my natty dread princess
and you and me together whe Jah Jah bless
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
let the people talk mi know seh dem wrong yah know
still nothing can come between us two you know
mi seh dash away rumours
they have no clue no clue
one hundred procent said I give it to you
to you
I tell you because you are my natty dread princess
you are my natty dread woman
you are my natty dread princess
and you and me together whe Jah Jah bless
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
yes I want to be close to you
oh yes I want to be close to you
oh yes I want to be close to you
oh yes I want to be close to you
I love to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
I want to be close to you
no matter what is happening or what i'm going through.
say so
I want to be close to you
based on free will so no one can argue
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11. |
Like This
03:50
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Like This
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
well I am trying my best to live a good life in this world
there is nothing to gain from the diamonds nor the pearls
dash it weh fling it weh cause we nuh need it
cause true love the whole a we we a go feel it some day
stop fighting one another
make we live this together
and fight down babylon dem dirty ways
rise out of your slumber
cause we nuh want no more life go to waste
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
still, ey, nuff chemical inna di food whe wi eat
still we waste time in front a di tv screen
you nuh see seh the pressure whe a gwaan a make the people dem crazy
yes beleive me
well if you can't hear you a go feel
when we separate the fake from the real
we must forget the class colour and creed
is that a deal?
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
stand tall
no bother fall down
keep up the vibes
no bother fall down
we can make this
i am sure bout -
-watch your head now babylon
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
why oh why oh why oh why
must we keep on living like this
well I am trying my best to live a good life in this world
there is nothing to gain from the diamonds nor the pearls
dash it weh fling it weh cause we nuh need it
cause true love the whole a we we a go feel it some day
stop fighting one another
make we live this together
and fight down babylon dem dirty ways
rise out of your slumber
cause we nuh want no more life go to waste
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12. |
Jah Light
04:24
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Jah Light
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me love to fill my heart
jah gives me love to fill my heart
I know some people dem a really trying to change me
to someone I really don't want to be
with dem talk they really try to fool me
but I know jah light will set me free
I will never let dem caught me up in a ism
no neither caught me up in a no schism
no matter how hard dem try
dem can't stop I and I vibes
but look how hard dem try
me nah go give up
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me love to fill my heart
jah gives me love to fill my heart
a true mi seh we nah go give up
you think mi a lie?
I see Jah pon the mountaintop
to him mi give me life
through this ya life whe mi live
Jah Jah a mi guide
and pon this yah rocky road mi trod
nah gone slide
he guides I and I through days and nights
loveful heights
some people are trying to take controll
over my life but i'm on Jah side
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me love to fill my heart
jah gives me love to fill my heart
guides I and I through days and nights
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me light to shine in dark
jah gives me love to fill my heart
jah gives me love to fill my heart
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