Rise - Alborosie

yeah alborosie deh yah

rastafari anthem

wooo yeaa heyyy

I and I a praise

king selassie

and endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

africa shall rise

yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise

who nuh ramp with me again

king selassie

endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

jerusalem shall rise

yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise

ooh

the game up and down just like a yo-yo

mi smoke mi sensimilla and full join di show

babylon speed up so mi haffi move slow

dem sell mi lack a knowloedge but mi lack dem with di flow

dem teach mi to say yes and mi still a say no

dem tell mi fi stop and mi still go

dem tell mi fi cut and mi still grow

cah rastafari seh so

mi a praise

king selassie

and endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

africa shall rise

yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise

who nuh ramp with me again

king selassie

endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

jerusalem shall rise

yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise

wooh

the road to zion rocky but we still a

walk

we move outta babylon dem still a talk

we keep the fyah burning

and dem??? back it off now

judgement time now

emperor selassie I rule the earth

I and I pray from birth

no??? for mi??

no blood pon mi shirt

babylon mi heart still a hurt

so mi praise

king selassie

and endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

africa shall rise

yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise

who nuh ramp with me again

king selassie

endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

jamaica shall rise

yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise

wooh

dem drop down dem soul

mi nah drop down mi faith

babylon crise betta siddung and wait

cah mi wholla sekkle and mi just keep mi straight

yuh reach likkle bit too late

while I'm praise

king selassie

and endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

africa shall rise

yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise

who nuh ramp with me again

king selassie

endorse di ghetto youth dem

mek dem well brighttt

jerusalem shall rise

yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise

wooh