Respect
Alborosie feat. Jr. Reid Lyrics

Respect yourself and love yourself one blood
Show yourself respect and love just like how you treat your own family - with utmost care and devotion

Respect yourself and love yourself one love
Treat yourself with dignity and affection as if you only have one chance to truly love yourself

Respect yourself and love yourself true love
Have complete honesty and purity when it comes to loving and respecting yourself

Respect yourself and love yourself real love
Express genuine love and respect for yourself, not just putting up a façade of affection

Come fi get bored di teaching, and promote di bleaching
Some people disregard valuable teachings and advice, while embracing harmful practices like skin bleaching

Show down my tips just fi get rich like Lee jean
People resort to shady schemes just to make a quick buck, emulating infamous fraudster Lee Jean Chung

Violence style kicking, anything legit
Some people choose violence as their default behavior, instead of trying to pursue legitimate means

Hiff and corruption ina di juice dem get looting
Bribery and corruption occur in various industries, with people taking advantage and stealing from others

Triple six legitimate, hell is da limit
Those who engage in evil actions have no moral limits, even willing to do the unthinkable

Nuff ah dem a demon and that is not secret
Many of these evildoers can be referred to as demons, and their malevolent actions are no secret

Dem ah different species, mi feel it, I mean it
Such evildoers seem to be of a different kind or breed, which can be felt and is not just an idle observation

Dem kill off di youth dem for peanuts I've seen it
They recklessly kill young people for insignificant reasons, a terrible reality that the singer has personally witnessed

Juvenile competition, jealousy and collision
Young people oftentimes engage in unnecessary competition and jealousy, making them clash with one another

To all di boys and girls I see a lack of ambition
The singer observes that many young males and females seem to have no drive or initiative in life

I don't see religion, I don't see condition
People's religion, social background, or status do not matter when it comes to their inherent worth

Divided we fall youth make a decision!
If the youth are divided, they will fall and fail, so they must collectively make a wise decision to unite and work together

Stick to your culture and keep your traditions
Hold on to your cultural roots and maintain your heritage, instead of blindly following trends and fads

Check where yuh going and check out your mission
Reflect on where your life is headed and determine your purpose and mission in this world

Sign my petition, no more division
Join and support my movement to end divisions and promote unity among the youth with my petition

See better must come, this is just a transition
A better future is ahead, and whatever hardships we face now are only temporary, part of a bigger transition

If you don't love yourself, no one will love you
If you do not care for and value yourself, others will not find it worthwhile to do so either

So we all have to respect our self
Therefore, we all must show self-respect and esteem, in turn respecting and uplifting one another

I see young stars keep falling, mama keep calling
The singer observes how many young talents have died or lost their way, with their mother or family grieving and yearning for them

From so many yesterday there is no returning
Many have passed away and cannot come back, regardless of how much we wish for it

My eyes are burning, they've seen and their hurting
The singer is pained and deeply affected by all the tragic things he has witnessed with his own eyes

I see many young stars who don't make it till ah morning
Sadly, many young people with brilliant potential do not live past their youth, not even making it to the next morning