"I see Rastafari from afar
Trodding on to Zion I
I see the cleanliness of your heart
So put away your guns, make it a better place for I
So babylon, where is your shame?
Can you feel the flames?
Tell me who is there to blame for all
Rastaman ah tell you wi no trim and wi no shave
Okay, I tell you know
The body is only temporary you see
Black History Month is only February you see
Repatriation is very mandatory you see
Some only waan fi go a Zion when dem dead and buried
Dem neva - Reach Mount Zion spiritually!
You betta rehearse and practice love physically!
Or else di pressure pot ah boil over literally
You see, Rasta nah indulge noh folly
Naturally mi seh"
-Pressure Busspipe from 'I See Rastafari'
"I took a look to the East and saw the Prince Of Peace
Broke bondage and chain!
Since been released
Ethiopia HE was born, so that's where I belong
So Ithiopians, help me sing this song
I know Selassie lives and reigns
And HIM protect mi from discomfort and shame
No, mi nah mix up in no pagans game
And lose mi soul to vanity and fame
Longtime now, Selassie call my name
Put dis ya youth fi walk in di right lane
WHEN MI SEH RASTAFARI, SOME SEH MI INSANE
Dreadful and terrible and some of that name"
-First Born from 'Prince Of Peace'
"I'm seeking first the glory of Jah
The glorious city Rasta well waan fi enter
I'm doing Jah will as I trod along
Jah be all light and all salvation
Cause I've got the love in Jah in me
My heart just go out to see brutality
I just can't take it, all the slavery
The system is not for the poor man as you and me
Jah forgive I, dem ah mi enemy
When would we live as as one
Forget the evilous plan of satan
Oh let us lift our heads to Jah Jah now
And spread loving all over
Cause I've got the love of Jah in me"
-Marlon Asher from 'Love of Jah'
"THE SAGA BED!
I rather live, but nuffa dem rather dead!
Mi come fi tell unuh bout di saga bed!
What dat dem go tek upon dem head
Dem neva hail Selassie I!
Can't we all just get along?
Change ya dutty ways, be a betta man
Divineness alone deh pon di Motherland
Haile Selassie I set di order, not another man
Give praises!
No think seh dat you bigga dan [Hail The King!]
Haile Selassie I, HIM a di Higher One [Hail The King!]
SO VICTORIOUS ONE OUT OF A MILLION [Hail The King!]
Rastafari govern and dominion!"
Jah Mason from 'Saga Bed'
"Haile Selassie is The King of your soul
Only Rasatafari gonna take control
Righteousness must bi blessed
Haile Selassie is The King of your soul
Only Rasatafari gonna take control
Ah tell mi bout dem mighty
Ah tell mi bout dem bold
Cold heart gonna lose dem soul
Wickedness bound to go down
When you hear di trumpet and di congo man
Sound di sound
There is no one to control us
Memba dat a Jah go before us
Always HIM I praise"
-Norris Man from 'King of Your Soul'
"Jah bless I from the beginning!
Until the end of my days, thanks I praise I ah give to The King
Jah bless I from the beginning!
HE provide I with means to survive and the powers to sing
Jah bless I from the beginning!
HE's the omnipotent
Jah Jah rule over all living things
Jah bless I from the beginning!
He bless I from the beginning!
King Rastafari ah open every door
The love of Selassie is so true and so pure
With Jah Jah by my side, I'm so safe and secure
My love for Jah Jah keep growing more and more
Eternal praises to the one above who wears the crown
Who guide and protect me from the vipers around
The Most High set my feet upon a solid ground
So di wicked pagans coulda neva get me down
Jah Jah always been there, from the day mi born
Preserve me through cold, rainy weather and the storm
And HE save mi from di enemies weh try fi do mi harm
A rumours dem ah spread, but mi know Jah neva gone!
Jah Jah bless I from the beginning!
-Lyricson from 'From The Beginning'
"Elevate your mind!
Chant Rastafari!
I and I and I, praises to The Most High
Elevate your mind!
Chant Rastafari!
I and I and I, praises to The Most High
Babylon ah have di youth dem lookin in di sky
Waiting for an angel to save I and I
Theif our culture - it, dem deny
Analyze, open your eyes and youth wise
Homeless, restless, babylon careless
Starving, famine
Everything is hopeless
Recession, oppression, depression, dem stepped on
Seek -
And you will find salvation
Price higher
Guns higher
Roadblock, bun tire
War inna babylon system a vampire
Soldiers, police and civilians exchange fire
Not even water can cool this hot lava
Signs and wonders, lightening, thunder
Babylon ah f#@k with Mother Nature
Earthquake, cyclone, flood and brimstone
Drought all about
Meki wi forward to Africa
Hey
Well a babylon ah have di youths dem lost inna bondage
Hocus and pocus, dem cause so much damage
Mental flames have yah brains inna bondage
Free your mind with the wisdom and knowledge"
-Tarrus Riley from 'Chant Rastafari'
"To walk in Jah Jah footsteps, footsteps
Footsteps, footsteps
Jah is my only friend -
Who sticks with to the end
Footsteps, footsteps
Footsteps, footsteps
Jah is my only friend -
Who sticks with me to the end
I had a start, I had to make a change
I did some shuffling
And I rearranged
For my life to have no meaning, I had to turn a clean page
Let go and let The Father lift me to a higher place
I can't forget, how HE filled me up with grace
So full of mercy, HE forgive my dirty ways
HE's for real!
HE promises to lengthen up my days
If I would only give HIM the praises -
That's due unto HIM
That's why I hail The King of all Kings
From whence cometh help, from whence I get di blessing
So majestic and go trodding with Empress Menen
Inna Ithiopia the whole earth bow down unto HIM
With Rastafari you can learn di purest way of living
Learn, how to be humble, caring and loving
Di birds build di nest
Di monkeys dem climbing
Mankind betta catch di timing"
-Queen Omega from 'Footsteps'
"Wah dem ah look for - dem nah go see
Something dramatic and extra-ordinary
Never see I when I clean, only when I dirty
Held to by reason on this long journey
I'm someone good from you can be around this
So more time you have to learn to live with it
Higher boundaries for who I restrict
Like those who want you fi kick di bucket
Check it
There is no other like Jah
Be wise, and a Jah ah guide
Some caah recognize - wicked heart
Must put you down, burning you with words, power and sound
Fulltime babylon realize: Sizzla is the element of surprise
And wicked heart, I must put you down -
Burning you with words, power and sound"
-Sizzla Kalonji from 'No Other Like Jah'
"SELASSIE I MIGHTIER THAN DEM ALL
YES, WHOSOEVER FIGHT DI KING SHALL FALL
EMMANUEL MIGHTIER THAN DEM ALL
HEY ONE TENTH OF THE SPOIL STAND TALL
BLACK MARCUS MIGHTIER THAN DEM ALL
NONE A DEM CAAN GO ROUND OR STALL
AND I SEE DEM DOOMSDAY CLOCK IS TICKING UP ON THE WALL
DEM SEH DEM NAH HAIL RASTA NONE AT ALL"
-Lutan Fyah from 'Mightier Than Them'
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