Our Future - Sizzla

To my father what of your sons? All of your children Even the ones Sent out to martyr To face the gun Precious bodies opposed to bombs Led on, led on To take the path Where our bright future Is in our past To my father what of reason? Say what you will Believe what you want The record shows what we are not Our true desires Not our good thoughts Led on, led on To take the path Where our bright future Is in our past To my father what have you done? To the children Born innocent But come to harm For dreams of glory And just a line in history Led on, led on To take the path Where our bright future Is in our past To my father, what good may come? To let the children Walk alone To fear to fail And need no savior To be at peace in our true nature Lead on, lead on Oh, clear the path So our bright future May come to pass May come to pass May come to pass

Little tramp comin' up the strip with a hundred dollar smile Sparks flyin' off her fingertips, drive the young cop wild Some nights are wound so tight like a storm about to break Better stand in your doorway when everything starts to shake You get restless like a cat waking up at midnight, Hungry, never quite satisfied This is our world and these are our times This is our world and these are our times Little brother like a street god with a drop dead attitude Say he's looking like a shadow now, runnin' low on green and food Some lives are wound up tight like a wave about to crash Hard times seem to multiply while the joy runs out so fast You get restless like a kid crawling out of a bad dream Hungry, never quite satisfied This is our world, and these are our times This is our world, and these are our times This is our world, and these are our times This is our world, and these are our times Make way for the son of a rebel wired to a bottle of flame He's got two black eyes and a Purple heart and a bone hangin' on a chain These times are like dynamite, a head on history Some fool's bound to burn it all down, don't care about you and me He'll get desperate like a child in the eye of a nightmare Hungry, never quite satisfied This is our world, and these are our times This is our world, and these are our times This is our world, and these are our times This is our world, and these are our times

Intro No name sweet as Emmanuel Selassie I shall take us from Egypt hell ((cleanse you and yuh friends)) No name sweet as Emmanuel ((yeah general)) You no stumble, and yet still unu fell--yo! Chorus Kings of the Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot chase every skirt True Jah bless yuh with yuh wealth Woman of the soil, where is your meditation? Fi de black child, de future generation Kings of this Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot chase every skirt True yuh inherit yuh wealth Woman of the soil, where is your meditation? Fi de black child, de future gene-- Verse 1 Unu tell me what is Babylon, children, what is Babylon? Babylon definition is confusion One man nah go lead all ten thousand woman The fire never cease no prostitute, not one Whole man? Di woman dem strength inna de Armageddon 'Member say woman dey are more than man 'Member say dem slaughter nuff black woman Inna dem slavery, inna de revolution Now dey pon de ship, nah mention whey shark nyam Never we back against the wall fi de execution Look who next ah go fall fi dis de Ethiopian Lift de empress dem tall inna dem rightful position Alpha and Omega civilization Selassie I no chat, so so no dance ah who know wrong Better tell dem Chorus Kings of the Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot chase every skirt True yuh inherit yuh wealth Woman of the soil, where is your meditation? Fi de black child, de future generation Verse 2 Pon ah friend de whole family me bring Tell me if ah you or yuh friend ah go kill him, me tell yuh say Pon ah friend, de eye dem ah king Unu fight against unu self, vanity push yuh in a swing 'Member inna de youths dem case, yuh name no stop ring Tell yuh say you ah gaze, you lick up in ah rubbish bin You are to straighten up yuhself and de work yuh doing Me know you doh want no help fi tell mme who yuh serving--ey! Unu come tell me, come tell me ah wah dis Fi ya woman today, look pon whey yuh practice Yuh nah make no love yet you expose nakedness From you no see yuhself as Ethiopian, unu a... shhh! Tell dem say Chorus Kings of the Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot chase every skirt True yuh inherit yuh wealth Woman of the soil, where is our meditation? Fi de black child, de future generation Kings of this Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot lead de youths astray True Jah bles yuh with wealth Woman of the soil, where is your meditation? Fi de black child, de future generation Verse 3 Well nation shining bright No come deceive none inna yuh speedy delights The youths are royalty No tell demself, we pick no choice Stiff-naked fools---know yuhself, know Israelites From the lowest of depth to the highest of height Yuh never get de vision, muchless de sight Emperor Selassie is the might of the might The power of the Trinity shine every light Righteousness de ghetto youths dem like Marcus Garvey tell me Ethiopia alive Me right! Chorus Kings of this Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot chase every skirt True Jah bless yuh with yuh wealth Woman of the soil, where is your meditation? Fi de black child, de future generation Kings of the Earth Come to yuhself Yuh cannot chase every skirt True yuh inherit yuh wealth Woman of the soil, where is your meditation? Towards the black child, de future--yow!...

Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround and I and I round about Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought Woh, ow, yeah No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, yow Not even what tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends, woh, oh, ow Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do me wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Whenever, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong, ay! The powers of Jah, yow Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Stand firm, Rastafari live forever more I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark The likes of the poor want more Remember House of Parliament, did fi bun To do good, dey all ignore, ay! Ghetto youth watch it dey mi go lick down satan We need some food, some clothes, all good education, repatriation right now Ow! No harm shall come upon our children, Pharaoh Remember not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, oh yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence, well Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup No call me no dan, fire pon dope Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Ohh! Yeah, ow Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh!

Just make yourself prepare I'm travelling over borders and frontier I and I nature is clear Watch yah nuh? Ghetto youths... There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Ethiopia she now stretch forth So King Selassie no more rockin' ah di boat Things ah get red inna di western coast And nuff ah dem ah dead you might think seh ah joke Dem have dem money and still dem cyaan float I come fi separate di sheep from di goat Look inna di heap fi see who ah bust di throat Give them di chalice and them end up ah choke Cyaan burn di herbs dem run gone snort coke If ah yah di fire then ah who have the smoke? Give di youth di culture cause ah it mi ah promote Dem must come together Ras Tafari ah nuh joke Nuh tek no talk There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Be still cause wi know dem gone Jah gimme di herb mi plant food and corn Di youth come first so mi nah lef' di farm I till di dirt den wah mek dem ah scorn? Babylon be still unnu allow mi mek mi gwaan Up pon di hill nuh dirty work mi no perform Trod dem yah journey get redder then warm Di youth stop cut all the slave master lawn Nuh do nothin fi get di bloody money inna wi palm Wi nah stand calm There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Cho! Di whole ah di honor give di youth better-ment Educate them right fi dem upliftment I nuh settlers nuh give I no settlement I run di palace this ah bigger judgement What's the result from your conference? No solution yuh confuse, you and yuh friends Babylon laws come to an end Babylon the fake going down again Lightning message slap England Burn dem to ashes dem ah pollute Jah land Lightning message up inna di Pentagon Fight dem ah fight fi King Selassie position Tek dem yah message to di Ithiopian Tell dem Emperor Selassie is di Almighty Man Lightning message fi every nation To King Selassie bows di generation There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie