It Was Written (feat. Capleton, Stephen Marley & Drag-On) - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Would you let them break us apart? (nah) Would you let them? (Aye!) Would you let them break our hearts? Would you let them? Stil-apa-pa Would you let them break us apart? Would you let them? Eeh Would you let them break our hearts? Would you let them? (Nah we na go le them no) Together they can't break us we are strong Divide us, and the road leads to destruction Don't you fall a pray to Babylon(no never) They want to pull us all in different directions So they take you from the root And teach you their own truth Open up your mind, please don't you be so blind Not in it for the fame, I'm in it for the love When it's all said and done, We're more than blood. Would you let them break us apart? (nah) Would you let them? (Aye!) Would you let them break our hearts? Would you let them? Stil-apa-pa Would you let them break us apart? Would you let them? Would you let them break our hearts? Would you let them? But wi nah go tek dem lesson, nah go sit down inna dem class Pon di road of corruption, ghetto youth wi nah go walk Jah bless I every step pon di rocky road wi march Always have love inna wi heart But I see it Jah now dis mi positive and sure of Everyday di rich a get rich and di poor a get poorer Unite the people in and from the diaspora No corruption can't come through da door ya And say again Don't loose your way Material couldn't make I dread We have love and happiness So we'll be alright Would you let them break us apart? (nah) Would you let them? (Aye!) Would you let them break our hearts? Would you let them? Stil-apa-pa Would you let them break us apart? (nah-nah) Would you let them? Would you let them break our hearts? Would you let them? Together they can't break us we are strong Divide us, and the road leads to destruction Don't you fall a pray to Babylon(no never) They want to pull us all in different directions So they take you from the root And teach you their own truth Open up your mind, please don't you be so blind Not in it for the fame, I'm in it for the love When it's all said and done We're more than blood

Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow I say, rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Hear de man say R-R-Rock stone was my pillow Couldna find place fi sleep Pot dem empty, we haffi find food fi eat Everyday we terrorize By soldier and police When the thing dem a strum And the thing dem a beat From dem a play cowboy And Indian, and chief From the first, to the third Straight up to seven street One thing in a we mind Haffe trample the beast And make it in a life And inherit as the meek Self employed, cannot get lay off Mount a work mi have Can't even get a day off Who did waan fi stop mi now Dem find out seh dem way off Alright So mi seh one by one, one by one One by one we stepping out ah babylon And then one by one, one by one Hail the King Selassie I, the conquering lion Lion, Lion Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow I say, rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Help us Jah Take us from the slum Neva giveup matta what Strictly fire burn Hail rasta, take us from the slum Neva giveup matta what King Selassie I blessing come Sufferation is a thing Could be no harder time Got to widen your views Got to broaden your mind What we face in the ghetto Nowhere else can you find Hunger, poverty, a system so unkind As a matter of fact There is an aftershock When cold ground was my bed And my pillow was a rock Try to make it through the system All the doors were locked Yet nothing beats a try And so I ain't go stop Mount a time they write a book on you A set amount a crap They would a put on you Yet when you in the dirt They wouldn't look on you They would only scorn And wanna wipe they foot on you So open up, Zion door Ethiopia Africa for sure Liberate the poor, the poor, ehhh Mi nah lie, true mi hail Selassie I dem waah fi war I Read mi bible Turn to peace And praise 'tafari Goodbye babylon goodbye, goodbye Open up zion door Mount Zion Ethiopia for sure Children of Israel, children of Israel, Eh Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow I say, rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Hear me now Jah man me cool, nuh stumble like you Walk pon di street, me nuh gwaan for fool Arrive at the dance, di mic a my tool Eat pon table, sit inna stool Me black me brown, me brown no black Ribs an me chest, me spine a me back Wait till you hear, when dis riddim drop Head, you toe, you body a rock From mi pon di mic, Steve Marley ah chat Firm and strong, doh step pon the lot The peaceful, righteous, Rastaman Rod of correction, inna mi hand Preachin out to man and woman Give riches to King Solomon Now, bass come out, and treble a top Cap an no buck, an nuh a no cap Sweetest singer, was sugar minott Man a come in and ah give me a shot Dracula tun inna Vampire bat When him see sun, him cyah take that Eye dem dark, fi use contact I pon the mic, Raggamuffin a chat Fi mi head dread, me head it no plat Nuh fraid ah no mouse, nuh fraid ah no rat Pray to Jah, me never will stop We hot no cold, wah cold nuh hot Live in a house, no live in a flat Up inna zion, De righteous will top Jah blow breeze, the devil cannot Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow I say, rock stone was my pillow Rock stone was my pillow

This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world Yeah! Got out the 600 Blunted Chicks hunt him Neighborhood know he comin' Jakes hate him Snakes could not violate him Pimps memorize his lines-verbatim He reps N.Y. yo Gives C-notes to winos Not church It's how he tithe though He walks the tenement Sleeps at his super fly condo My kinda nigga My Icon, my Idol No certificate For this misfit who handle business The odds stacked against him He fights back mackin Benzes Never puts cash or ass Before friendship He laughs last? As some die young He is still existing Somehow he got around the pitfalls of the system When he walks we watch When he talks we listen Leaders This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world Who do I follow? Who do I copy? Look in to the mirror And it's you I see look at me Everything new Like it fresh from the factory Everything you do? It impact me Your lifestyle attract me Parents try distract me When I grow up I want to be like you exactly And as soon as I get over this acne There's no way anybody coulda stop me Me gravitate toward the aura And all the mannerism The sending out of orders And man start moving busy The locking of the corners? The streets and all the buildings Mi love you like a father Mi ready and mi willing Anything what you a talk Is law in my dominion And mi have similar thoughts I share the same opinions Mi have it say you smart With mi best interest at heart I'm following your path Yow mine whe you a walk This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world They appeal to the conscious The Paramount The Cesar, the monsters The grandiose, the matters The hell on earth pompous Ellsworth Bumpy Johnsons The Harlemites the Garveyites Black as the credit card we swipe Poppin' Dom tonight For all of mine I can see myself back at the Autobahn Malcolm on the podium Shells drop to linoleum Swipe those Place 'em on display at the Smithsonian Next to only gems That were left behind By holy men Infectious Charisma of those who gave us direction The anti-sexes Resistance against oppression Progressive thinking Ghetto speakers Protestors against the colored Only section to the Jena 6 and The Frost Nixon The contradiction The cross the crucifixion The loss we took for sinning On Esau's back inscription That it was written That nothing is coincidence'n They took our leaders and they lynched them This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world This one's for all the leaders Leader Lets all change the world Change the world Change the world, change the world Change the world Change the world, change the world You change the world

Though the wicked persecute I, still my heart has love. Oh my head's annointed with the powers of love Though the wicked persecute I with envy and grudge Oh my head's annointed. There is no room for mistakes, we saling the tight ship per sure Got the crew, swift to place, oh clear as first. There is no room for mistakes, mama say, sailing the tight ship per sure, got the crew, swift to place, Oh clear as first. Though the wicked persecute I, still my heart just loved. Oh my head's annointed with the powers of love. Though them wicked persecute I with envy and grudge But my head's annointed. There is no room for mistakes, we saling the tight ship per sure Got the crew, swift to place, oh clear as first. There is no room for mistakes, papa say, sailing the tight ship per sure, got the crew, swift to place, Oh clear as first Let's get this ship up in spite of sparking, yeah All hands on deck I say, oh let me sail again Lets get this ship up in spite of sparking, yeah All hands on deck I say Oh let me, gotta sail again From we a likkle bwoy dem used to grudge we Fi we horlicks Nuff a dem no hold no joy dem full bare envy and malice Nuff a dem a get bad mind and saying those arrogant Marleys Them say who Jah bless, no man curse, Babylon is harmless Alright now nuff a dem hard at work, them watching who's working the hardest Grass hopper jump at anything that scruffle in the grasses Lion dem never yet grudge the other creatures of the forest. What you reap is what you sow, don't be surprised when we a harvest ... My pocket so fat is it a walrus in my wallet? True say no man perfect but our flows are always flawless One room at a time in a shack or in a palace Cleanliness is godliness so keep it clean regardless (Need help from here down) When from filthiness and garbage Walk the plank if they full life was honest Aboard this ship is heading to the land of promise (Stephen Marley) Oh clear as first There ain't no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, hey Sailing Get the broom, sweep the place, oh clear a space

Jah told you in his own words And I'll see you through To guide you through this cold world And I'll see you through Jah told you in his own words And I'll see you through To guide you through this cold world And I'll see you through Two steps away from death, a vest and a holster I detest detectives arresting us over Weapons possession, they was checking the Rover Inspecting the tattoos on my neck and my shoulder How many times I'm one of six coffin-holders Or sitting with goons in a visiting room Flip it, I could've been you Behind state walls bidding These are the things that a G pray for, acquit us A little stash in the safe or a little shorty to wait for Or a shorty to take the weight for him What really did I escape from? Thought I saw God's face on the design on my vintage Claiborne Swear I see em every day in the bus or the train Or the billboards out there that hang tall I still give thanks for him, have faith for him No matter what his name's called Hey can you think of a colour that you've never seen? Can you reminisce on places you've never been? Well is many are called But them never deemed Worthy for the cause Cause them never clean Help who help themselves Jah nuh raffle dream That's why me chummy with Jah Jah Like a Cherubim Keep us strong through the winter like an Evergreen And all of us are more connected than it ever seems All things are related and creation is a package Generate together and we increase the wattage A how them a go manage? Tell Babylon them can't do Rasta damage Nor stop we through the passage Jah did make a promise, God is always honest Always keep his word, don't care what the plan is Don't be astonished Stumbling bocks vanish One day the meek gonna live inna di palace, Woah! Some people ask me if I feel the zionists are real And in my songs do I plan to expose and reveal Word to the curb that's under these chrome wheels My homies is only ones I'm taking care of But severe reality starts to become more clear And these know-it-all rappers have become more weird As if they were superior and fans are inferior How I balance between the streets and the theories of Collegiate literature, I hold mirrors up Give combinations of pain, joy, fear, and love Through my perspective I can see Jah reflection In the highest definition getting high with my brethren Could've asked us why Africans dying from circumcision They lack proper surgeons, suffer malnutrition Underestimate the wealth of their own wisdom It's like it's been exchanged for this penicillin

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع