Road to Zion feat. Nas
Damian Marley Lyrics

Jah will be waiting there, we ah shout
We believe that Jah, our God, will be waiting for us when we reach the end of our journey.

Jah will be waiting there
We trust that Jah will be waiting for us when we reach our destination.

In this world of calamity
In this chaotic and troubled world we live in,

Dirty looks and grudges and jealousy
People often give dirty looks and hold grudges due to jealousy and resentment.

And police weh abuse dem authority
And the police, who are supposed to serve and protect, sometimes abuse their authority.

Media clowns weh nuh know 'bout variety
Media personalities sometimes lack knowledge and diversity.

Boom
This is an exclamation of agreement.

The youngest veteran ah go murder dem slow
I, the youngest veteran, will put an end to them slowly.

Ragga muffin sent to call me from the bush bungalow
A ragga muffin person summoned me from a secluded place.

Unnuh watch it, mek I clear out my voice now, Figaro
Listen up, let me clear my throat, Figaro.

Emerge from the darkness with mi big blunt a glow
I appear from the darkness with my big joint ablaze.

Mi hammer dem ah slam and spectator get low
I slam my fists and those who witness it get low.

Some bwoy coulda big like Bam Bam Bigelow
Some people may be as big as Bam Bam Bigelow (a wrestler from the 90s).

Bust off trigger finger, trigger hand and trigger toe
I shoot with both guns, my trigger finger, hand, and toe.

Ah two gun me have, me bust dem inna stereo
I have two guns and I shoot them in stereo sound.

'Cause
This is a lead-in to the next verse, indicating that the previous actions were necessary for a reason.

I got to keep on walking on the road to Zion, man
I need to stay on the path to Zion, my ultimate destination.

Ay, we gots to keeps it burning on the road to Zion, man
We must stay inspired and motivated on the journey to Zion.

Clean and pure meditation without a doubt
Meditate with a clear and pure mind, without any doubts.

Don't mek dem take you like who dem took out
Don't let them take you out like they did to others.

Single parents weh need some charity
Single parents who are struggling financially need help.

Youths weh need some love and prosperity
Young people who need more affection and success.

Instead of broken dreams and tragedy
Instead of shattered hopes and calamity

By any plan and any means and strategy, say
By any plan, any means, and any strategy, let's do it.

Been waiting to do this track with you man, yeah
I've been wanting to collaborate on this song with you, man.

Haha, yeah, yeah (you know), they know
This is a casual response to something someone else said.

Sometimes I can't help but feel helpless
I sometimes feel hopeless and powerless.

I'm havin daymares in daytime
I'm having nightmares during the day.

Wide awake try to relate
I'm fully awake and trying to connect with the reality.

This can't be happenin like I'm in a dream while I'm walkin'
This can't be real; it feels like I'm walking in a dream.

'Cause what I'm seein is haunting
Because what I'm witnessing is disturbing and chilling.

Human beings like ghost and zombies
People look like ghosts and zombies.

President Mugabe holding guns to innocent bodies
President Mugabe threatening the lives of innocent people with a weapon.

In Zimbabwe
This is happening in Zimbabwe.

They make John Pope seem Godly
Their actions are sacrilegious and make John Pope seem saintly.

Sacrilegious and blasphemous
Their actions are disrespectful and offensive to religion.

In my lifetime I look back at paths I've walked
I look back on my life and the choices I've made.

Where savages fought and pastors taught
I've been in places where people fought ruthlessly, and others preached about God.

Prostitutes stomp in high heel boots
Prostitutes walk in high heels.

And badges screaming,"Young black children stop or I will shoot!"
Police yelling at and threatening to shoot young black children.

I look back at cooked crack
I remember when crack was cooked and sold.

Plus cars that pass by
I also remember many cars passing by.

Jaguars mad fly
Fancy cars like Jaguars driving recklessly.

And I'm guilty for materialism
I'm ashamed of my desire for material possessions.

Blacks is still up in the prison trust that
There are still black people who are unfairly imprisoned, so don't trust the system.

So save me your sorries, I'm raising an army
I don't need your apologies, I'm building an army.

Revolutionary warfare with Damian Marley
We're fighting a revolution, and Damian Marley is with me.

We sparkin' the ions, marching to Zion
We're igniting a movement and marching towards Zion.

NYC state of mind I'm in
I'm in a state of mind that's similar to how people in NYC would feel about this.