Criminal
Chronixx & Protoje Lyrics

Sowing the seeds of life
Planting the idea of living a good life in young minds

In the youths them mind
In the minds of the young generation

Now, it's harvest time
Time to reap what was sown

Them a criminal watch it them a criminal
They are criminals, be careful of them

Seh them a criminal the whole a dem a criminal
All of them are criminals, they say they are not but they are

Nah follow them
Will not follow them

Take what them want then them gone back again
They steal and then disappear

Nah guh them feist
Will not engage in a fight with them

Tell em we nuh retreat we just gone to the east
Will not give up or surrender, just moving in the direction of the sunrise

But a we follow jah law
We follow the laws laid by God

Seet dem a gwaan with them tra la la la
They act carelessly and recklessly

Them a criminal, Na nah na na
They are criminals

Jah a DI main shield
God is the ultimate protector

The eye them stay peel
Stay alert, be watchful

The music stay real
The music remains authentic and true

Pickney pon the play field
Children playing in the field

Baby in the stomach
A pregnant woman with a baby in her womb

Mommy know the pain real
The mother feels the pain and struggle

Headphone pon har belly
Headphones on the pregnant belly, playing music for the baby

Watch him stay still
The baby remains calm and still, listening to the music

See how the son a shine
Notice the brightness of the sun

See how the reign feel
Feel the power of the rain

Jah beg yu keep him dry
Praying to God to protect the baby and keep him safe from any harm

I beg and pray fi him
Asking God to bless and protect the baby

Fi DI man dem weh a chop it up a Grange Hill
For the men who are working hard on the farm in Grange Hill

Fi DI man dem weh a cut it Inna cane field
For the men working in the sugar cane fields

Dem lock up Leonard Howell fi sell Selassie face
Leonard Howell was arrested for promoting the teachings of Emperor Selassie I

Dat couldn't stop the message this a Selassie place
Even though they tried to silence the message, it still continued to spread because it is a place of Emperor Selassie

A that you hear we reppin ask about what happen
This is what we believe in, ask about what happened to us

Pon September 11, 1987
On September 11th, 1987

Then them kill we bretheren Tosh and Free I
Then they killed our brothers Tosh and Free I

So Rasta Reggae Radio could never see the light
The Rasta Reggae Radio never got to share its message with the world

Gwaan No believe in I, say I a Levi
People judge me and say that I am a priest from the Levites

Trod with the Simeon So act like u nuh see me
Walking with the spirit of Simeon, so don't ignore me

The Son arise before the sun arise
The Son of God comes before the sun rises

Some despise it a so me summarise it
Some people hate it, so let me explain it

See some a eyes it wah sit weh I sit
Some people want to be in the same position as I am

Create a crisis but jah come give me ises
They try to create problems for me, but God gives me blessings

Them send them dogs to the synagogues
They sent their dogs to attack the synagogues

But the lions align against the giunea-gogues
But the lions came together to protect the synagogues

Mr. Inquisitor caa go see it pause
The inquisitors cannot stand up to the truth

Home of Marcus, His Majesty did visit yaad
Marcus Garvey's home where Emperor Selassie I visited

Me envision them timing a go critical
I can see that their time is running out

Dem select the pawn fi lef' it sticky poon we
They choose the weak ones to leave them in trouble

Walter did warn we, Boukman did born deh
Walter Rodney warned us, Boukman was born there

And go Haiti and revolution start, yeah
And in Haiti, the revolution began

The same man dem in a Jacket and tie
The same people in suits

A dem a pack the supply and attract you to buy
They are the ones who control the supply and entice you to buy

But that is a lie just fi try stack it up high
But it's just a lie used to make profits

Well I never oblige I attack and survive
I never agreed with it, I fought back and survived