Babylon
Capleton feat. Sizzla Lyrics

Ah more time you done know say
I need to remind you once again

Holy Mount Zion that's where the foundation build
Our foundation lies in Mount Zion

Well traditionally you know say
As you know traditionally

Everything got to full before it spill
Everything must reach its peak to overflow

Selasie I, oh Lord
Invocation of Selassie I

Well, make dem know Babylon while you spread you spill
Spread the word about Babylon's wrongdoing

What we don't have every ghetto youth will
What we lack, the youth in the ghetto will possess

Can't take our own uno better be still
Don't try to steal from us, leave us alone

And lef' and go 'cause you gonna draw nil
If you leave now, you will get nothing

Judgment
An invocation of divine justice

Babylon a use dem brain
Babylon is using their minds for evil

True dem waan da ghetto youth dem fi go down the drain
They want the ghetto youth to fail

The mark of da beast the whole ah dem a proclaim
They embrace the symbol of the beast

Dem only fight against herb and dem a shipping cocaine
They only fight against marijuana while they ship cocaine

Well dem you know say bad mind dem ah go burn in tha flame
Those with evil intentions will suffer the consequences

Oh, what a agony and oh what a shame
Expressing the agony and shame of the situation

To see my black brother goin? all down the drain
To see fellow Black people failing

Man made to suffer and woman to feel pain
Men and women are made to suffer differently

Dey rape mi mommy mi sister I say oh what a shame
Expressing the shame of rape and violence against women

Brother and mi father afi chop sugar cane
My father and brother must work in the sugar fields

Pon the plantation under stress and shame
Working under harsh conditions in the plantation

Pon dem hand, pon dem foot I just see shackles and chains
The image of shackles and chains on their hands and feet

Now dem take it off and put it pon dem brain
Now their slavery is mental

Through dem ah mi nation fi go down the drain
They want to bring our nation down

Now the youths dem realize and shout the hailie hailie name
The youth are becoming aware and calling out for Selassie I

Man no pet lion dat mean we can't tame
We cannot be tamed or controlled

One thing is our desire one thing is our aim
Our desire and goal are the same

Me say wicked Babylon and dem ah go down the drain
Babylon will fall because of their wickedness

Oh, what a crisis you would cry facing this
If you faced this crisis, you would cry

Could dem ah come with dem kit jus to take every bit
They come to take everything

Don't tink me doh know you are the boss fi your kit
Don't think I don't know you are in charge

But our share you won't be living wit
You won't share our benefits

I tell dem how could dem cadet go down practice
How can they practice to defeat us

Now I see dem own face and dem own wanna vomit
They are disgusted with their own actions

Ey ey ey you've not been kind
You have not been fair to us

I've put you up and now you leave us behind
I helped you, and now you abandon us

Now something drop from your back
You are losing power

Nothing ah touch it ?cause ah mine
No one can touch what is rightfully mine

What's due onto us uno fi give we every time
You must give us what we deserve

Tell dem come down, fire bun all politician
Call for the downfall of corrupt politicians

Ah causin' dispute makin' us their plan
Creating conflict and using us for their agenda

Oh your dishonesty and war is their illustration
Illustrating the dishonest and warlike nature of the powerful

Competin' this is more than competition
This is more than a competition

Could that dem fightin' just to enslave black man
They are fighting to enslave Black people

And now dem parties just ah cause bear partition
Political parties are creating division and doing nothing

And who is you no one takes any instruction
Nobody listens to you