Rock for Light
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Coptic Times
02 : 13
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Attitude
01 : 12
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We Will Not
01 : 40
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Sailin’ On
01 : 50
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Rally Around Jah Throne
04 : 44
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Right Brigade
02 : 30
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F.V.K.
00 : 48
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Riot Squad
02 : 02
9
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
03 : 43
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Joshua’s Song
00 : 34
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Banned in D.C.
02 : 05
12
How Low Can a Punk Get
01 : 55
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Big Takeover
02 : 40
14
I + I Survive
05 : 13
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Destroy Babylon
01 : 25
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Rock for Light
01 : 25
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At the Movies
02 : 20
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Track Lyrics
Coptic Times Lyrics
3 ContributorsCoptic Times LyricsThese are Coptic times
Got a right to live my life
With no burdens over me
So I choose to read the holy bible
And take what Jah has given me
It seems that all through life, one fact prevails
That the righteous all live on
These are Coptic times
Leaving this place won’t be no big disgrace
Let lose of those lies and hold onto your faith
Cause in a matter of time there won’t be no space
Let lose of those lies and hold onto your faith
Revelation been foretold, now the next step is up to you
I choose to do the right and live in truth
Israel must unite
It’s the youth who God has ordained
And he’s calling you
Attitude Lyrics
[Bad Brains singer] H.R. started thumbing through a copy of Napoleon Hill’s self-help book… Read More Don't care what they may say
We got that attitude!
Don't care what you may do
We got that attitude!
Hey, we got that P.M.A.!
Hey, we got the P.M.A.!
Don't care what you may do
We got that attitude!
I don't care what you may say
We got that attitude!
Hey, we got that P.M.A.!
Hey, we got the P.M.A.!
We got that attitude!
We got that attitude!
Hey, we got that attitude!
Hey, we got that attitude!
Don't care what you may say
We got that attitude!
Don't care what you may do
We got that attitude!
We Will Not Lyrics
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We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh no
We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh no
We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh no
We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh no
Ms. Babylon, your queendom is doomed
Across this land, you'll spread your no more gloom
Cause one of these days, you gonna get your jilt
And we'll never have to deal with no more of your filth
We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh no
Sailin’ On Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You don't want me anymore
So I'll just walk right out that door
Played the game right from the start
I trust you, you use me, now my heart's all torn apart
[Chorus]
So I'm sailing, yeah, I'm sailing on
I'm moving, yeah, I'm moving on
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on
Yeah!
[Verse 2]
Tried to see if I'll give up (woo-oo-oo)
But there wasn't any luck (woo-oo-oo)
It's a fact, a fact of life (woo-oo-oo)
That's the game, game of strife, everything is all in stride
[Chorus]
So I'm sailing, well, I'm sailing on
I'm moving, well, I'm moving on
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on
Yeah!
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
So I'm sailing, yeah, I'm sailing on
I'm moving, yeah, I'm moving on
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on
Yeah!
Woo-oo-oo
Woo-oo-oo
Woo-oo-oo
[Verse 3]
Too many years with too many tears
And too many days with none to say
So how will we know when there's nowhere to grow
The fact of life, life too short, oh
Right Brigade Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You can't disappear anymore
I see your face lurking outside the window
You say you're a trife, I'm a bore
You touch yourself put your face in the pillow
[Chorus]
But the funny thing about you is
You remembered to leave it behind
The funny thing about me is
I'm a member of the right brigade
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Makes no difference to me
What side you choose, what side will lose
All there is to perceive is what I want
And I know how how to get it
[Chorus]
But the funny thing about you is
You remember to leave it behind
And the funny thing about me is
I'm a member of the right brigade
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Right brigade!
Right Brigade!
F.V.K. Lyrics
7 ContributorsF.V.K. LyricsThe bourgeoisie had better watch out for me
All throughout this so called nation
We don't want your filthy money
We don't need your innocent bloodshed
We just wanna end your world
Well my mind's made up
Yes it's time for you to pay
Better watch out for me
I'm a member of the F. V. K
Riot Squad Lyrics
4 ContributorsRiot Squad LyricsYou, you better get ready
You better hold steady
They can't control this angry mob
They'll have to call the Riot Squad
Riot Squad
They'll have to call the Riot Squad
They'll have to call the Riot Squad
They'll have to call the Riot Squad
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth Lyrics
7 ContributorsThe Meek Shall Inherit the Earth LyricsJah Children, Jah children
Yeah the meek shall inherit the earth
Jah children, Jah children Yeah
The meek shall inherit the earth
Why must the Rasta live this way?
The creator has shown us a better way
So why must I n' I fight each other?
With unity and love for your brother, there's always a better day
Jah children, Jah children Yeah
The meek shall inherit the earth
Jah children, Jah children Yeah
The meek shall inherit the earth
In due season each will pay according to works that they have done on earth today
So I n'I
We shall live in truth
His Majesty, His Majesty has shown us a better way
Blessed is the man who walketh not
In the counsel of the ungodly
Nor standeth in the way of the sinners
Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful
Nor taketh delight in the way that the unrighteous go
And he should be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water
That bringeth forth fruit in it's due season
Nor shall his leaves wither
Nor shall his locks wither
Nor shall he be smitten by the sun of the day
And nor shall he be smitten by the moon of the night
But be prosperous in the way that he goes
In the way of our lord JAH! RASTAFARI!
The only way...
Joshua’s Song Lyrics
[Verse]
We're gonna have to make it through
We're gonna have to draw the line
We're gonna have to fight and die
This time for us and you know why
With revolution in the air
And people changing everywhere
Step forward now, you cannot hide
We can't lose with Jah on our side
[Outro]
We bring the walls down
Bring the walls down
Banned in D.C. Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Banned in D.C. with a thousand more places to go
Gonna swim across the Atlantic
'Cause that's the only place I can go
[Chorus]
You! You can't hurt me
Why? I'm banned in D.C
D.C
[Verse 2]
We, we got ourselves
Gonna sing it, gonna love it, gonna work it out to any length
Don't worry, no worry, about what the people say
We got ourselves, we gonna make it anyway
[Chorus]
You! You can't hurt me
Why? I'm banned in D.C
D.C., D.C
[Bridge]
And if you ban us from your clubs
It's the right time, the right mind
And if you think we really care, you won't find in my mind
No! You can't afford, to close your doors, so soon no more
My, oh, my, I let you down upon the ground, so soon no more
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
No! You can't afford to close your doors, so soon no more
My, oh, my, I'll let you down upon the ground
How Low Can a Punk Get Lyrics
9 ContributorsHow Low Can a Punk Get? LyricsI didn't mean to rip off
I thought it was a get off in mine
I tried to make the scence off
The plan was doomed to set off on time
The time that I was wastin'
I spent on only chasin in the pits
And now I pay the price
To make the sacrifice of the fool
I was on me
I chose not to be
Cheated on part of the thrill
Bargain was not fulfilled
Lost in a crazy scheme
That got strapped up in my dream
And now my times run out
What's it all about
Another DOA can you help me...
How low can a punk get?
My, my, my...
How low can a punk get?
I was on me
I chose not to be
Cheated on part of the thrill
Bargain was not fulfilled
Lost in a crazy scheme
That got strapped up in my dream
And now my times run out
What's it all about
Another DOA can you help me...
How low can a punk get?
My, my, my...
How low can a punk get?
I was on me
I chose not to be
Cheated on part of the thrill
Bargain was not fulfilled
Lost in a crazy scheme
That got strapped up in my dream
And now my times run out
What's it all about!
Big Takeover Lyrics
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
No one dared to show for the shower
When nobody turned to be clean
Was not even touched by the water
Just another Nazi scheme
[Chorus]
Yeah, the big takeover, yeah
My big takeover, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
All throughout this so-called nation
Prepare yourself for the final quest
The world is doomed with the desegregation
Just another Nazi test
[Chorus]
Yeah, the big takeover, yeah
My big takeover, yeah, yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
So understand me when I say
There's no hope for the USA
The world is doomed with the desegregation
Just another Nazi test
[Chorus]
Yeah, the big takeover, yeah
My big takeover, yeah, yeah
I + I Survive Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Why must all people (Why?)
Keep on shooting and robbing (Why?)
Why must must all people (Why?)
Keep on killing and fighting
[Chorus]
No, I
I and I will never try
Listen, no, not I
I and I will never try
[Verse 2]
And why must the rich man (Why?)
Keep on hoarding all the money? (Why?)
And why must this poor man? (Why?)
My living, it ain't very funny
[Chorus]
No, I
I and I will never try
Listen, no, not I
I and I will never
Try to live that way
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
No, not I
I and I will never try
No, not I
I and I will never
[Bridge]
And what did Jah show them? (I and I survive)
Them tried to stop this nation, but (I and I survive)
To chant down creation (I and I survive)
An Israeli nation (I and I)
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Try to live that way
So why must I and I want each way? (Why? Oh, why?)
And why must I and I want each way?
[Chorus]
No, not I
I and I will never try
Listen, no, not I
I and I will never try
[Verse 4]
Without any money, I and I survive
Without any food to eat, I and I survive
[Outro]
Why?
Why?
Why?
Oh
Say I and I
Say I and I
I and I survive
Say I and I
Say I and I
I and I survive
Destroy Babylon Lyrics
[Verse]
Don't beat yourself upside the head
Don't beat yourself for this
Don't beat yourself upside the head
Don't beat yourself for this
Oh, there is a way out (Hey)
It's a natural plan, plan, it's a natural plan
How many days do we sit around
While they keep on burying all our leaders in the ground?
Organize, centralize
It's time for us to fight for our lives
[Chorus]
Destroy Babylon
Destroy Babylon
Destroy Babylon
[Outro]
Oh, there is a way out
Rock for Light Lyrics
5 ContributorsRock For Light LyricsSo you say you gonna live the truth
Well have you checked out the future of the youth
Doesn't seem to be much left for them
But there is an answer for all of Jah Children
We don't want no wars
We don't need no violence
We just want what's right
Some peace and love
We don't want no violence
We don't need no wars
We just want what's right
Rock for light
Rock for light
Rock for light...
We come
We come to rock for light
We come
We come to rock for light
We come
We come to rock for light
At the Movies Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here's to the maker
The film double taker
The illusion type faker
Guaranteed shaker
Paravision viewer
Or it just may seem
Lost the real scope of life
The hope of life
To cope with life
And found it on the screen
And how many times have we heard that line do you think
I'm blind to trade my mind for what you call fine
Never in my time I'm not in your movie
[Chorus]
Hey, what can it be on the big white screen
Hey, how can you see you're living in 3D
[Breakdown]
Mm, I guess you think you're at the movies somewhere
I guess you think you're at the movies somewhere
Mm, I guess you think you're at the movies somewhere
I guess you think you're at the movies somewhere
Stale popcorn, don't you stand in your chair
Stale popcorn, don't you stand in your chair
Stale popcorn, don't you stand in your chair
Stale popcorn, don't you stand in your chair
[Verse 2]
A child is influenced by the make believe
To take advantage of this truth is cold hearted sin
So I say to youth right now
Don't sway to the unjust
No matter what they say
Never give in, never give in
[Chorus]
Hey, what can it be on the big white screen
Hey, how can you see you're living in the movies