Nah Mean
Damian Marley Lyrics

Ya' nah mean, mi dip out a whole fourteen, nah mean,
Do you understand? I have left the area for two weeks, do you understand?

And reload man extra magazine, nah mean,
And have brought extra ammunition with me, do you understand?

A wounded them housing scheme, nah mean,
They have destroyed their own community, do you understand?

'Nough a dem a move sideways and lean, nah mean,
Many of them are being sneaky, do you understand?

Can't come bout when man deh in, nah mean,
They cannot come around when I'm here, do you understand?

We nuh like dem colonial regime, nah mean,
We do not agree with their governing system, do you understand?

Ethiopian nuh like mussolin', nah mean,
Ethiopians do not like Mussolini, do you understand?

Mi queen hafi rock and come in, nah mean,
My girlfriend must arrive and join me, do you understand?

And jump pon mi big trampoline, nah mean,
And jump on my large trampoline, do you understand?

And boost up her self-esteem, nah mean,
And help encourage her self-worth, do you understand?

'Nough a wonder how man kitchen so clean, nah mean,
Many are curious about how clean my kitchen is, do you understand?

And which recipe dat a steam, nah mean,
And which recipe is cooking, do you understand?

The lyrics dem a flow like a stream, nah mean,
The lyrics of this song flow effortlessly, do you understand?

Make you feel like you living in a dream, nah mean,
The song can make you feel like you're in a dream, do you understand?

It come to the crop man a cream, nah mean,
I am successful in my career, do you understand?

It come to discipline man a dean, nah mean,
I am known to be disciplined, do you understand?

Mi tougher than a hummer limousine, nah mean,
I am strong like a Hummer limousine, do you understand?

We stepping we fresh and we clean, nah mean,
We are fashionable and well-groomed, do you understand?

I burn the stinkiest of green, nah mean,
I smoke the most pungent type of marijuana, do you understand?

Better listen up careful and keen, nah mean,
You'd better pay close attention, do you understand?

A puppa nas a rock and come in, nah mean
Nas is coming back aggressively, do you understand?

We celebrate like I finished probation, boy boy
We're celebrating like I've completed my probation period, do you understand?

Noty head with no chaser, boy boy
No chaser is necessary, do you understand?

From the mouth I can spit out a razor, boy boy
I can speak with sharpness and precision, do you understand?

Open up your facial like your boy Roy
Let your face open up like Roy's, do you understand?

In his prime, eat food, dinnertime
In his prime, enjoy food at dinnertime, do you understand?

Jr. gong pass the Guinness, handle business, black velvet sippers
Jr. Gong is passing and drinking Guinness, taking care of business, and drinking black velvet cocktails, do you understand?

Females never bid us farewell, they with us
Women never say goodbye to us, they stay with us, do you understand?

Cause we arrive on the scene
That is because we make our presence known, do you understand

Just like a high beam, nah mean
As bright and noticeable as a car's high beam lights, do yout understand?

Don't let us have to make the 9 scream, nah mean
Please don't make us use our guns, do you understand?

At your racial policing regime, nah mean
Against your discriminatory law enforcement, do you understand?

Spiritual like a Elohim, nah mean
As spiritual as the Hebrew word for God, Elohim, do you understand?

In a casino or a yacht wherever I'm seen
Whether I'm at a casino or on a yacht, I am visible, do you understand?

My brothers and sisters are never forgot, nah mean
I never forget my family, do you understand?

Don't wanna hear another soldier drop, nah mean
I don't want to hear of any more soldiers dying, do you understand?

Another dope addict get shot with the morphine
Another drug user getting shot while under the influence of morphine, do you understand?

And feds are indicting my block, nah mean
And Federal agents are accusing my neighborhood, do you understand?

They're wearing red from they shoes to they top, nah mean
They're wearing red from head to toe, do you understand?

I'm wishing that all the violence would stop, nah mean
I hope all the violence comes to an end, do you understand?

We nuh like the sound of siren, nah mean
We don't like the sound of police sirens, do you understand?

And some bwoy soft like ice cream, nah mean
Some people are weak, do you understand?

From a bwoy mek the feds intervene, nah mean
If someone gets the attention of the police, do you understand?

We send a bwoy go tek intravene, nah mean
We will protect our interests by any means necessary, do you understand?

Parabellum dem a itch up inna spleen, nah mean
They're feeling the pain, do you understand?

Inna queens gunman reign supreme, nah mean
Gunmen dominate in Queens, do you understand?

Kingstonians are real blood fiends, nah mean
People from Kingston love violence, do you understand?

The world is a big crime scene, nah mean
The world is a place where crime takes place, do you understand?

Yo yo mr. president
Hey, Mr. President

What you doing for my residence?
What are you doing to improve my neighborhood?

Yo mr. minister
Hey, Mr. Minister

Why you being sinister?
Why are you being untrustworthy or harmful?

Se man a di real buffalo inna Rastafari regime
I am a true Rastafarian, do you understand?

Bush bungalow is where mi dwell with mi queen
I live with my girlfriend in a shack, do you understand?

Trash to the bone down inna camouflage green
I am covered in camouflage clothing and covered in trash, do you understand?

'nough a dem that cant go the places we been
Many of them have never been to the places where we've been, do you understand?

'nough a dem that cant see the sights that we seen
Many of them have never seen the things that we have, do you understand?

That's why them face all a twist up and a lean, nah mean
That's why their faces are contorted, do you understand?

Dem better mine we kick it off clean, nah mean
They'd better pay us respect, do you understand?

Man a gangster just like gambine, dat mean
I'm a gangster just like gambino, that means

Dem cant serve congo dread court supine, nah mean
They can't overpower me through the court, do you understand?

A who you want come in convene, nah mean
Who do you want to join us, do you understand?

Attorney have to rock and come in, nah mean
The attorney has to get involved, do you understand?

Mi pocket dem green like spurlene, nah mean
My pockets are full of money, do you understand?

Mi regular fly out and fly in, nah mean
I frequently travel, do you understand?

The stadium pack like sardine, nah mean
The stadium is full to its maximum capacity, do you understand?

Cant catch mi speed a fassy hole need caffeine, nah mean
They can't catch me because I'm always on the move, do you understand?

Run out a breath and antihistamine, nah mean
If they run out of breath, they'll need an antihistamine, do you understand?

Wash over gold dem come in like Listerine, nah mean
When they're showered with gold, they look like they're using Listerine, do you understand?

You think a lie we badder than Al Pacine, nah mean
You might believe this is a lie, but we're tougher than Al Pacino, do you understand?

Its genocide its a genocide
It's a genocide.

Its a genocide its genocide
It's a genocide.

Fifth floor cooking raw had my own supply
I was producing my own drugs from the fifth floor, do you understand?

Cause of capitalist ways
Because of our capitalist society

That was back in the days
That was in the past

So now I do rap and it pays
So now I am a rap star and make a living doing it.