Grateful
Kabaka Pyramid Lyrics

Friends and family
The people we have in our lives who support and love us.

That's how we outa be
That is the way we should always be, connected and supportive.

Lot to be grateful
There are many things to feel thankful for.

Lot to be grateful for
There are many specific things to feel thankful for.

Lots to be grateful
There are numerous things to feel thankful for.

A lot to be grateful
There are many things to feel thankful for.

A lot to be grateful for, yeah (ohh)
There is a great deal to feel thankful for.

Lot to be, a lot to be (oh)
There is a substantial amount to feel thankful for.

Lots to be, lots to be grateful for
There are many things to feel thankful for.

Give thanks and praises (yeah)
Expressing gratitude and admiration.

Give thanks and praise
Expressing gratitude and admiration.

There's a lot to be thankful for
There are numerous things to feel grateful for.

(Ahh, yeah)
Signifying affirmation or agreement.

First of all me giving thanks to the highest Creator
Primarily, I express gratitude to the supreme divine being.

That's important in my estimation
This holds significance and value to me.

Haffi call pon Haile Selassie, my inspiration
I must invoke Haile Selassie, who inspires me.

And fi all a mi ancestors before me pour di libation
And for all of my ancestors who came before me, I offer a ritual libation.

Sitting on the altar, me ask fi nuh altercation
Seated at the sacred place, I request for no disturbances.

Wid mi family and mi friends and mi closest of all relations
With my family, friends, and those closest to me.

Nuff a bad mind and inna mi face a salutation
Many are envious, but they still pretend to be friendly.

If a up to dem a woulda salivation
If it were up to them, they would be drooling in admiration.

But me give thanks seh man a Jamaican
But I express gratitude for being a Jamaican.

Me nah look nuh validation from no other nation
I do not seek validation from any other country.

Weh nuh overstand the connotation, dem inna mi statements
Those who do not comprehend the deeper meaning are in my statements.

Take a look on the population
Observe the entire population.

Anything we touch a world domination
Everything we engage in leads to global dominance.

So nuh bodda wait pon nobody, me totally
So do not bother waiting for anyone, I am completely self-sufficient.

A milk the game like Oatly
I am extracting all the benefits from the industry, like Oatly milk.

That's Oprah Winfrey dough for me
That's a substantial amount of money, just like Oprah Winfrey's wealth.

But how can it be when so many been doubting me?
But how is it possible when so many have doubted my abilities?

Dem a cast down the cloud pon me
They are trying to bring negativity upon me.

But still I see the sunshine coming out for me, grateful
But I still see the positive outcomes in my life, and I am thankful.

None a dem bwoy deh can chat to me
None of those individuals can compete with me in conversation.

Nuff a dem song outta road dem nuh hot to me
Many of their songs are popular, but they do not impress me.

Lyrics, me chopping it up like mahogany
I am crafting lyrics skillfully, just like the fine wood of mahogany.

Me do it properly, dem just a copy me sloppily
I do it with precision, while they just imitate me carelessly.

Look how me happily travelling
Look at how content I am while I am on this journey.

Just like a javelin, nuff a dem bobbling
Similar to a javelin, many of them lack stability.

Shaky Warrior wobbling, but dem nuh bother
Unstable warriors, but they do not concern me.

We foundation weh we standing in solid Like Rockstone
Our foundation on which we stand is strong and unyielding, like a Rockstone.

Yo, man a Dodd like Coxsone
I am steady like Coxsone Dodd, a legendary Jamaican record producer.

Lyrics and melodies lock down
My lyrics and melodies are firmly established.

Like curfew when di sun drop down, we nuh pop down
Like a curfew at sunset, we do not disappear.

Look pon who deh pon di top now
Look at who is at the top now.

And a get di green just like pop chow
And I am receiving the reward, just like a popular meal.

And me lyrics dem neva yet slack now
And my lyrics have never weakened.

But you disrespect and get box down
But if you disrespect, you will face consequences.

Ten years, still in my prime
After ten years, I am still at my best.

Chatting dem multi syllable rhymes
Delivering rhymes with multiple syllables.

Gong Zilla cosign and now mi lawyer charge fi billable time
Damian Marley approves and now my lawyer charges professional fees for our time.

Look pon mi team, day one bredda dem still by mi side
Look at my team, my brothers who have been by my side from the beginning.

Living the dream, wuleap a blood and sweat and tears
Living the dream requires hard work, sacrifice, and determination.

We been through di mud and we still looking clean
We have faced challenges, but we remain strong and resilient.

We a do dis from we inna we teens
We have been doing this since our teenage years.

Neva have nothin' but still we believe
We did not have much, but we still had faith.

Thanks fi blessing dem weh we receive
We are thankful for the blessings we have received.

Mean what I said and I said what I mean
I speak with honesty and clarity.

And now di money just pilling in
And now the money is accumulating rapidly.

I'm looking around, I like the scene
I am observing my surroundings, and I am pleased with what I see.

Black excellence from left to right
A display of outstanding achievements by Black individuals.

I'm giving thanks for life, yuh zeet?
I am expressing gratitude for life, do you understand?