Police and Soldier
Bosphoroots Lyrics

Oh Lord! Oh Lord! Oh Lord
Expressing a plea for divine help and guidance

Yes! Police and soldier everywhere
Acknowledging the omnipresence of law enforcement and military personnel

I run away from them
Trying to evade their control and authority

We haffi bun dem
Feeling the need to resist and oppose them

Police and soldier gettin’ closer me
Feeling their presence becoming more imminent and threatening

It’s like dog and cat yes cat and mouse
Symbolizing a constant chase and pursuit between the two parties

Them tryin’ to catch me over again
Persistently attempting to apprehend and control me

In a morning time i get out myself on the streets again
Venturing out into the streets once again in the morning

Wanna feel irie, wanna be in positive vibe, yes
Desiring to experience joy and positivity

That’s why i met my idren and wanna feel togetherness
Seeking camaraderie and a sense of unity with my friends

Rasta rude boy and you see it’s different but not inna bad way
Expressing that being a Rasta rude boy is different, but not inherently negative

One informer tell di officer that i man a guilty man
Someone informs the officer falsely that I am guilty

At once police get rude and use force everyday
The police quickly become aggressive and employ force regularly

Tears on juvenile eyes when i see that just can’t stand
Witnessing the injustice brings tears to the eyes, especially of young individuals

It happens cause of Babylonian corruption cover di earth
The occurrence is a result of widespread corruption and oppression

Rasta youths haffi leak and bloom like di herb
Rastafarian youths must strive to grow and flourish like the herb

Nuff a dem snake, nuff a dem make some bad ting
Many of them are deceitful and involved in harmful activities

I&I haffi get away from them ting
The singer must distance themselves from these negative influences

To run away is so risky but innocent people achy
Running away carries risks, but innocent individuals suffer as a result

When i see that i man feel it and it’s too much pity
Seeing this injustice, the artist feels empathy and sadness

Many youths really, suffer for this deeply
Numerous young people are deeply affected by this situation

Just because of the system
Attributing the suffering to the flaws within the system

It's a curfew for me
Referring to a restriction on movement imposed on the singer

This state never love me! Oh no
Feeling unloved and unsupported by the state

I’ma black in my country and i’m just proud of to be
Being proud of being black in one's own country

Yo bun dem
Expressing the desire to burn and defeat them

More Fyah
Calling for more fire, more resistance

We haffi bun them
Feeling the need to burn and resist them

We haffi haffi bun dem
Emphasizing the urgency and necessity to burn and resist them

Ease out
Finding a way to escape and relax