Selah
Morgan Heritage Lyrics

They want us to stay blind as a bat
Few people can see the truth while they want us to stay ignorant

While they move sly as a fox
Those who hide behind lies and propaganda act cleverly

Dat dem want
This is what they want

Oh bwoy
An exclamation of surprise or dismay

Dat dem wany
This is what they want

Yes sah
An expression of agreement or affirmation

Many are blind to it
Most people cannot see the truth

A change is on the way things will no longer be the same
Change is forthcoming, and things are not going to stay the same

Oh no
An expression of alarm or concern

Hear me now
Listen to my words

All eyes on America
People around the world look up to America

People and places want to be just like America
Many want to emulate American culture

And I can't understand why
The singer finds it hard to comprehend

When u have beautiful places like Dubai (ah yea)
There are other appealing places besides America, such as Dubai

Lies and propaganda they speak of Africa
Negative stereotypes about Africa are promoted through lies and propaganda

I trod from Nairobi to Addis Ababa and find
I personally traveled through Africa and discovered

Find the truth for myself
I had to seek the truth firsthand

The world is more beautiful than you know
There is more beauty in the world than most people realize

From Cape Town to Accra to Legos
There is beauty in many African cities

So much beauty my eyes behold
I saw so much beauty with my own eyes

So much in school they have never told us
There is much that schools do not teach us

Like how much slaves died on Gori Island in Senegal
Many slaves perished on Gori Island in Senegal

And how much never reach Caribbean islands (whoi)
Many slaves never made it to the Caribbean islands

The slave trade was wickeda than you know
The slave trade was more sinister than most people realize

And now they return to Africa for the gold
Now people are returning to Africa to extract its riches

While they make it seem like the land is just full of poverty yea
They paint a picture of Africa as a land of only poverty

And hungry belly, what a terrible conspiracy
Promoting the image of starving Africans is an awful scheme

I cry for Jamaica
The singer expresses sorrow for his homeland

It hurt my heart fi see my people of Jamaica
It is painful to witness the plight of Jamaicans

Don't realize seh reggae music is the savior
They fail to see that reggae music can be a source of salvation

Preserving the knowledge of our former selves
Reggae music helps us remember our past

Check di yute dem inna Gambia
Look at the youths in Gambia

If you neva know
In case you did not know

You would ah feel dem born and raise inna Jamaica
You would think they were born and raised in Jamaica

To how dem love di culture, Rastafari culture
They have a great love for Rastafarian culture

Dem live di livity as well yea
They embrace the Rastafarian way of life

Earth is the Lords and fullness there of
The earth belongs to God and all its abundance

So I have the right to live where I'm loved
Everyone has the right to live where they feel loved

And celebrated
And where they are celebrated

No hate can keep me from anywhere in the world
No hate can stop me from traveling anywhere in the world

What if I told u ancient stories
What if I informed you of old tales

Was much simpler than they made it seem
Were not as complicated as they made it out to be

Would you trod it over Zion way
Would you follow the path of righteousness

See how they doing the things over there
Observe how things are done in that place

And if you thought there's something to fear
And if you were worried about anything

Just some time back when you was a little tat
Just recently when you were a child

And they said don't do this or child don't that… Please
When adults told you not to do certain things

Maybe you said you do, maybe you said you don't
You may have agreed or disagreed

But then you figured it out so life moved on
You eventually learned and moved on with life

Yeah dem be da days of innocent fun
Those were the days of carefree enjoyment

Now we living with purpose in Jah Kingdom
Now we are living with intention in God's kingdom

What's da prob? Whatcha sayin? What's the beef cuz?
What is the problem? What are you saying? Why are you mad?

The future is determined today so take a trip son
The choices we make today shape our future, so make wise decisions

Selah
Reflect on this

There goes the end of an era
An era is coming to an end

No more we are blind to the truth bout yah
We are no longer ignorant of the truth

I and I stronger than ever
We are stronger than ever

JAH know we say
God knows what we are saying

SELAH
Reflect on this