Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jam… Read Full Bio ↴Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaican Dancehall and Reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica.
Alkaline is an artist with high influence among the youth in the Dancehall realm.
He is known for his elusive character and aggressive hip-hop influenced style in his music which artistically captures the core of the genres past whilst embodying the diversity of Modern Dancehall.

Bartley began recording at the age of 16, and using the stage name Alkaline. He became popular in Jamaica in 2013 with a series of singles like "123", "High Suh", "Bruk Out", "Things Mi Love" and "Live Life". His live shows have sometimes been controversial, in February 2016 an object was thrown at him with a bottle while on stage in St. Lucia, responding by throwing the bottle back at the offender.

On and On
Alkaline Lyrics

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Dutty germs!...
A fuck, you a fuck, make you no waan answer the bloodclaat phone?
Anywhere me see you me a go box down your bloodclaat!
...No... delete, delete, delete, delete

Yo babes, you waan see mi a call you and cyan get you
Me no know if a sleep, you a sleep, or wha′ but...
Just call me when you get da message yah, you see wha' me a say?

Yeah
A me again
A matter of fact, jancrow you see how me haffi call your phone?!
Just stop the foolishness and call me, just call me nuh

True love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
First love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
True love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
First love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on

Me waan fi tell everybody... say, you a mi baby
Check say me get over you, up to now me no ready
Wish mi coulda go back a time, the time when you a mine
Me wish me coulda set mi clock to couple years behind
Remember we did talk everyday
You please me in every way
Now we not even talk, me never know a so you woulda stay
Forever me love you, mi say
Me love you same way
And me ago love you all when the hair paw mi balls grey

True love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
First love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
True love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
First love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on

Fi get you back a fi mi wish
Sorry me call you bitch
Twilight no sweet me so, than fi sit down and watch your picture
The way we maga, people check say we a stick
But we never stick together, we couldn′t lef' no quicker
Even though you a mi ex, me still give you a tic
You get everything right inna mi book, you shouldn't diss yah
Me vex say we lef′, God Almighty, me miss you
Me vex, but me no waan fi kiss mi teeth, me waan fi kiss you

On, and on, and on
On and on, and on
First love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on
True love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on

First love go on, and on, and on, and on
On and on, and on

Overall Meaning

"On and On" by Alkaline is a song that explores the themes of love, longing, and regret. The lyrics depict the singer's frustration and desire to reconnect with their ex-lover. The first verse expresses the anger and impatience, as the singer threatens and demands a response from their former partner. Despite deleting messages, they still hope for a call back. The second verse reveals the depth of the singer's feelings, expressing that they still consider their ex-lover their baby and that they have not fully moved on. The chorus emphasizes the enduring nature of true love, suggesting that it goes on and on, while the bridge reflects on the desire to go back in time and the regret of the relationship ending. The song overall showcases the mixed emotions of anger, longing, and love that can occur after a breakup.

Line by Line Meaning

Dutty germs!...
Disgusting people!...

A fuck, you a fuck, make you no waan answer the bloodclaat phone?
Are you avoiding my calls and refusing to answer the damn phone?

Anywhere me see you me a go box down your bloodclaat!
Anywhere I see you, I'm going to attack you!

...No... delete, delete, delete, delete
...No... remove, remove, remove, remove

Yo babes, you waan see mi a call you and cyan get you
Hey darling, you want to see me trying to call you and not being able to reach you

Me no know if a sleep, you a sleep, or wha' but...
I don't know if you're sleeping or what but...

Just call me when you get da message yah, you see wha' me a say?
Just call me when you receive this message, do you understand what I'm saying?

Yeah
Yes

A me again
It's me again

A matter of fact, jancrow you see how me haffi call your phone?!
Actually, jancrow, do you see how I have to call you?!

Just stop the foolishness and call me, just call me nuh
Stop playing games and call me, just call me, you know?

True love go on, and on, and on, and on
Genuine love continues endlessly

On and on, and on
It keeps going, and going

First love go on, and on, and on, and on
The first love persists, enduring endlessly

Me waan fi tell everybody... say, you a mi baby
I want to tell everyone that you're my baby

Check say me get over you, up to now me no ready
Check if I've moved on from you, but even now I'm not ready

Wish mi coulda go back a time, the time when you a mine
I wish I could go back in time, to the period when you were mine

Me wish me coulda set mi clock to couple years behind
I wish I could turn back the clock a few years

Remember we did talk everyday
Remember that we used to talk every day

You please me in every way
You satisfied me in every way

Now we not even talk, me never know a so you woulda stay
Now we don't even talk, I never knew it would come to this

Forever me love you, mi say
I will love you forever, I say

Me love you same way
I love you just the same

And me ago love you all when the hair paw mi balls grey
And I will love you even when I'm old and gray

Fi get you back a fi mi wish
To have you back is my wish

Sorry me call you bitch
I apologize for calling you a bitch

Twilight no sweet me so, than fi sit down and watch your picture
Even Twilight doesn't entertain me as much as sitting down and looking at your picture

The way we maga, people check say we a stick
The way we're so thin, people think we're together

But we never stick together, we couldn't lef' no quicker
But we never stayed together, we couldn't leave any faster

Even though you a mi ex, me still give you a tic
Even though you're my ex, I still have feelings for you

You get everything right inna mi book, you shouldn't diss yah
You did everything right according to my standards, you shouldn't criticize here

Me vex say we lef′, God Almighty, me miss you
I'm upset that we broke up, dear God, I miss you

Me vex, but me no waan fi kiss mi teeth, me waan fi kiss you
I'm annoyed, but I don't want to suck my teeth, I want to kiss you

On, and on, and on
Continuously

On and on, and on
Continually

First love go on, and on, and on, and on
The first love persists, enduring endlessly

On and on, and on
Keep going, and going

True love go on, and on, and on, and on
Genuine love continues endlessly

On and on, and on
It keeps going, and going