Rise

[Intro] Natural mystics I and I ah tek a look And ah see seh di world mash up And the minds of mi people dem corrupt, yuh see mi ah seh? Hear mi ah do Killaman's sittin' here watchin' fools by their selves When they should all be thinkin' of gettin' to know their selves [Verse 1] Killaman, mi cyaan sing, hear mi now, king 'Nuff people fi do self searchin' Dem ah try some tings that's not workin' From dem violate, shot burstin' Mi nuh care 'bout your obeah chain or ring Mi a gangster fi dem way before ting-a-ling-a-ling Way before Shabba and Ninja, and Buju and Cobra Dem bwoy deh nuh bad, we badda Mi watch stage show till mi get beaten by mi madda Mi hear di weh she lef out mi brudda Him shoulda get beaten too, him nah clean up him room Him ah watch Michael Jackson swagger Yuh know how much beating mi hol' cah mi sing ragga? Mum cyaan find mi, neither mi papa Mandem ah talk 'bout dem bad, dem nuh bad Ask any artist out there who's badda [Chorus] Mi wan' di ghetto youts fi rise, don't be surprise As long as unuh know weh yuh comin' from Rise, don't be surprise Mama earth still ah guide Ghetto youts, rise, don't be surprise Ghetto youts, rise, as long as unuh know weh yuh comin' from Rise, don't be surprise Mama earth still ah guide I and I [Verse 2] Cah mama earth tell mi Fi warn every artist, every man and every yout out deh Unuh life yuh no fi throw weh If you know better, den do better, bredda And know seh so many tings can go wrong Your choice not to listen to a righteous song Your madda's been tellin' you dis for so long You can't always be wrong and strong Hold on, just wan' fi uplift my people Study good, don't study evil Change gear just like a vehicle Fi get weh from badminded people Dem will entrap you and keep you And den spit you out when dem nuh need you Claim seh yuh love Selassie I, mi no believe you Mi never see you pon Bower Hill But big up di whole ah di warriors dem still [Chorus] Mi wan' di ghetto youts fi rise, don't be surprise As long as unuh know weh yuh comin' from Rise, don't be surprise Mama earth still ah guide Ghetto youts, rise, don't be surprise Ghetto youts, rise, as long as unuh know weh yuh comin' from Rise, don't be surprise Mama earth still ah guide I and I [Verse 3] Dem love trick ghetto yout, kill ghetto yout Dat's why mi haffi walk inna real ghetto boot Farda God seh him know seh mi nah lie Inna dem institution, mi nah die Ghetto people fi come together Mek money, spread love and mek wi kids grow together Mi wan' fi see di ghetto yout ah live longer And di whole ah mi black race ah get stronger Nuh know wi nuh dead fi hunger Wi ah hard working people, hard worker Wi have job now, wi nuh need job center 'Memba who dig di whole underground fi di tube So London dem can tun traveller Wi ah nuh slave, wi nuh need slave master Dem only wan' wi follow dem new world order Real ghetto yout outta road 'memba [Chorus] Mi wan' di ghetto youts fi rise, don't be surprise As long as unuh know weh yuh comin' from Rise, don't be surprise Mama earth still ah guide Ghetto youts, rise, don't be surprise Ghetto youts, rise, as long as unuh know weh yuh comin' from Rise, don't be surprise Mama earth still ah guide I and I