Bad Like We
Vybz Kartel Lyrics
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But a Portmore mi come from (Waterford)
Ask di people dem weh live there
If mi nuh bloodclaat gunman
None a dem pussy deh no bad like we
When bullet from di tec spray
Dem froth up like pepsi
Man wi murda them to bloodclaat
(suck unnu mumma)
Man wi murda them to bomboclaat
None a dem pussy deh no bad like we
When bullet from di tec spray
Froth up like pepsi
Man wi murda them to bloodclaat
(shot inna yuh face)
Man wi murda them to bomboclaat
Mi hear di pussy dem a chat
But mi wi wipe mi foot inna
Dem face like a mat
Walk pon dem nose bridge till
Flat bridge nuh so flat
Copper bullet a fly thru yuh New Yankee hat
Nyam bullet like carrot yuh
Madda fuckin Parrot
Mi a talk like dem all dead pon di spot
And him nyam by maggot before
Nobody seh wah dat
All yuh see dem a chat di wull a dem a rat
Fraid yuh fuck a just act them ah act
Them just a buy gun mi buy
My gun them long time
Rifles deh unkind so machines gun and 9s
Barrel load a buy
Most guns weh come a walk a
Reach alone a bloodclaat mine
Nuclear tell warfare mek di
Drive mi cyaa steer
Tek di wheel wind down di window
Push di rifle cross air
Mi sparks here and sparks there
Deev'n witness nah stare
Jehovah witness get kill go tell
Yuh pastor boss blaire
When mi clap Kalashnikov di alter
Pop di cross tear
Gun wid engine like trailor 27 rass gear
Wull di fool dem pon dem ends
A bun spliff a floss there
Mi roll up like a wrizzla leff
Body slump back pon chair
Dem want war pussy ago dead inna di war
Strictly dead body war
Gyal di deh yeah mi stabbing har
Thugs inna mi army nuffa dan
Di pit's of Calabar
Rifle sing like Shalamar (so)
None a dem pussy deh no bad like we (no)
The lyrics to Vybz Kartel's song Bad Like We paint a picture of the struggles and injustices faced by the people of the ghetto in Jamaica. The song starts with a reference to police locking up a taxi driver who was just trying to hustle and provide for his family. The singer points out that this is why people are dying in the streets like dogs. It's a survivor mentality that is rife throughout the community. The singer implores the officer to have mercy on the "coaster driver dem" who are just trying to make ends meet and feed their families. The situation is clearly tough and the singer says "suh bloodclaat hard," indicating the difficulty of the circumstances they face.
The lyrics go on to criticize the government and those in power for not doing enough to help the poor. The singer accuses them of ignoring the plight of the people and not doing anything to help them. The line "tek ghetto people dem fi cartoon" means that the government is not taking the struggles of the people seriously and treating them like they are just characters in a cartoon. The singer laments that instead of spending time trying to stop the playing of music that the government deems offensive, they should be focused on building houses for the poor who are still living in cramped quarters. In the meantime, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The singer also calls out the injustice of white-collar criminals getting away with their crimes while ordinary people suffer. They also criticize the government for raising toll rates and not caring about the plight of the poor.
Overall, Bad Like We is a powerful message about poverty, injustice, and government neglect. It highlights the daily struggles and dangers faced by the people of the ghetto. It's a powerful call to action for those in power to do something to help those who are struggling.
Line by Line Meaning
Stephen ah di genius
Stephen is the genius
Me cyaa believe
I can't believe
Police lock up di taxi man
Police arrested the taxi driver
Weh a hustle fi him family
Who hustles for his family
That's why people ah dead like dog
That's why people are dying like dogs
Officer!
Officer!
Ah survivor ting
It's a survival thing
Beg yuh ah bligh fi di coaster driver dem
Please spare the coaster drivers
Memba dem ah have dem pickney fi feed
Remember they have their children to feed
At that time
At that time
Suh bloodclaat hard
So very hard
Yuh tek ghetto people dem fi cartoon
You treat ghetto people like cartoons
Time weh yuh spend ah try fi ban chune
Time you spend trying to ban music
Spend da time deh fi build poor people house
Spend that time building houses for poor people
Cah nuff ah we still ah kotch up inna one room
Because many of us are still living cramped in one room
Wah happen to di nurse ah public hospital
What happened to the nurse in the public hospital
Weh government ah treat like dem ah likkle gyal
That the government treats like a little girl
Mash up cashplus through ah poor people ting
Ruined Cash Plus through targeting the poor
And yuh nah sentence white-collar criminal
And you won't sentence white-collar criminals
Chicken back rate and pickney fi feed
Chicken backs are expensive and children need to be fed
School fee raise and me yute wah fi read
School fees are rising and my child wants to read
Import product fi mash up di farmer
Imported products destroy the farmers
Me ah seh every farmer guh plant weed
I'm saying every farmer should grow weed
People ah work hard fi four grand a week
People are working hard for four thousand dollars a week
Yute left school nah have nuh job fi seek
Youths who left school have no jobs to seek
Me nuh see nuh factory ah build
I don't see any factories being built
But a new prison open last week
But a new prison opened last week
Poor people
Poor people
Dem nuh like we
They don't like us
No dem nuh like we
No, they don't like us
We mek money abroad
We make money abroad
Dem extradite we
They extradite us
Cah dem nuh like we
Because they don't like us
Without di taxi man dem
Without the taxi drivers
Stop fight we
Stop fighting us
Dem raise di toll more, over portmore
They raised the tolls more over Portmore
Sabatoge me
Sabotage me
Dat mean dem nuh like we (like we)
That means they don't like us
Me granny follow up di system
My grandmother followed the system
Dem treat her like garbage
They treated her like garbage
Father work fi 25 years
Father worked for 25 years
Just fi pay off di mortgage
Just to pay off the mortgage
Ghetto yute life don't mean nuttin to dem
Ghetto youth's lives mean nothing to them
Five ah day ah di average
Five a day is the average
Dem ah work we like slave
They work us like slaves
Minimum wage ah di bondage (bondage)
Minimum wage is bondage
Then poverty is such ah heavy load
Then poverty is such a heavy load
Wah happen to di people dem weh ah sweep road
What happened to the people who sweep the roads
Why dem fight rasta man inna di street
Why do they fight Rastafarian men in the streets
And use rasta image pon tourist board
And use Rastafarian image on tourist boards
Memba me know di pen is mighty than di sword
Remember, I know the pen is mightier than the sword
Low di taxi man dem cah yuh nah fix di road
Leave the taxi drivers alone since you won't fix the roads
From yuh ban di Rompin Shop
From you banned the Rompin Shop
Yuh haffi ban carnival
You have to ban carnival
Pon tv yeah
On TV, yes
Every episode
Every episode
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@intensitymediaJm
2023 and am listening this masterpiece over and over.
@jamaicalandwelove6343
2022 still listening the greatest to ever do it
@romariogivans1718
Listening Vybz Kartel and strolling throught comments is my favorite hobby #gazazation
@munstaflick2185
rite thing u deh say meh bredda nuf respect to d worldboss!!!
@tharealgeemoney1445
2022-2023 still listening 🎧 that's y him still underrated bare lyrics 🔥🔥🔥6️⃣💯
@kenkendrick2759
STILL LISTENING TO THIS MASTERPIECE IN 2022
@shawncollins1786
Flames
@deondisigma978
Real thing big tune
@anthonyoneil7241
Still lesson in 2024
@tniuqsieman
So now i guess kartel is the baddest dancehall artist ever