Kingston-born, Jamaican reggae artist Nesbeth connects to hi… Read Full Bio ↴Nesbeth
Kingston-born, Jamaican reggae artist Nesbeth connects to his audiences through joyful, socially-conscious music that tells authentic tales about his life’s most inspiring moments and his community’s past, present and future. His energetic live shows brighten stages worldwide, and he turns each performance into an intimate platform to share his viewpoints and experiences and to spread his free-spirited optimism. Each of his songs illuminates the animated, emotional layers of his resonant voice along with his ability to create striking melodies and improvise on unusual international rhythms. His solo work, various collaborations with other talented artists and on-going philanthropy illustrate his own perseverance, express his passionate political ideologies and reflect the colorful work and narratives of the artists and groups that continue to move him, including Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, K’naan and others.
Nesbeth grew up in the urban Arnett Gardens neighborhood of West Kingston on the island of Jamaica, referred to as “The Concrete Jungle” because of high crime rates and widespread economic hardship. Throughout his childhood, music was the sun in his life, and his curiosity about using it to communicate and to offer comfort to himself and others grew as he began to experiment with recording and discover his own voice.
Nesbeth recorded his first single, “Reflection of Love” in 1993 with singer Camera and since then has gathered an impressive list of accomplishments, both on his own and alongside other talented artists on stage and in the studio. His music has been released by labels such as Jack Scorpio, King Jammy’s, Down Sound Records and Shocking Vibes Production, a company that produced Nesbeth’s beloved single “So Let It Be” in 2002. In early 2007, he was introduced to renowned music producer Flava McGregor, with whom he has recorded over 10 well-received songs offering hope to people vulnerable to a culture of violence and uncertainty, such as “Board House,” Weight of the World” and “A Nuh So Mi Waan Live.” During the past two decades, Nesbeth has been a force at international festivals such as Reggae Sumfest, Bob Marley Birthday Bash, STING, Rebel Salute, Irie Jamborie in New York City, Summerfest in Washington, D.C., New Jersey Reggae Fest and has played shows at venues in Ottawa, Canada, Antigua, Saint Kitts, Anguilla, Grenada and cities throughout the United Kingdom. In February 2010, he hosted “A Nuh Suh Mi Waan Live,” a love and unity concert in the Arnett Gardens community where he and other artists performed. The event brought together thousands of residents that had been isolated in their communities for years by violence.
Nesbeth still strives to be the voice of his nation by creating music that tells a powerful story and supports his philosophies and by lending his support to a variety of charitable events. He won a 2013 Manchester Award along with an honorary award at the 2013 Music Industry Achievers Awards and completed a successful debut tour of the United Kingdom in September. Nesbeth’s latest single, “Taking Over,” produced by Aza Yaad Muzic has been a hit on Jamaican radio. He is currently in the studio working on his next single and planning shows around the globe for 2014.
My Dream
Nesbeth Lyrics
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Like how Martin Luther King woulda start it
My dream, my dream
My dream, my dream, my dream
Tell yuh my dream is fi live my dream
Hail di Most High inna mi sleep when mi see him
Tell yuh my goal, my goal, my goal
All a my goal is fi reach my goal
Nuh baddy nuffi cry ova mi dead ...
Look at me now
When dem treat mi less than good
Put mi inna box like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
A mi a tell yuh my life
Weh dem use to go roun' mi, go roun'
Nuh one use to come roun' mi,
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Look at mi now, oh oh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Mi a tek plane like JUTC
When you see me, its on TV
Shows after shows, after shows, after shows
Tours after tours, after tours, after tours
When mi name call its like roars after roars
Sweet melody and pures after pures
Dem lock a one door
Mi buss doors after doors
After doors after doors after doors after doors
Look at me now
When dem treat mi less than good
Put mi inna box like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
A mi a tell yuh my life
Weh dem use to go roun' mi, go roun'
Nuh one use to come roun' mi,
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Look at mi now, oh oh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Jah blessings jus a flow ova
This yah cup yah
And a cover, Jah Jah soldier
From board house to side walk
To leather sofa
Dem seh mi living like the Cosa Nostra
No sah!
Mi nuh mix up inna Coke-ah
Marijuana, nuh dust to deh nose yah
Oil nuh powder, not a obeah
Cyah get ova, (ho no)
Look at me now
When dem treat mi less than good
Put mi inna box like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
A mi a tell yuh my life
Weh dem use to go roun' mi, go roun'
Nuh one use to come roun' mi,
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Look at mi now, oh oh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Mi a thank God fi mi blessing
Now mi can afford fi give back to some a the same people dem weh use to seh things
All who use to seh "him, naah buss him cyah buss"
Dem same one a get buss cah pay Joe fi call up dem
But mi still a call up dem
Buss dem but mi cyah trust dem
See dem but mi nah touch dem
Nuh hate dem but mi cyah love dem
From Trench Town
A next star rise again
Look at me now
When dem treat mi less than good
Put mi inna box like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
A mi a tell yuh my life
Weh dem use to go roun' mi, go roun'
Nuh one use to come roun' mi,
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Look at mi now, oh oh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Look at me now
When dem treat mi less than good
Put mi inna box like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
A mi a tell yuh my life
Weh dem use to go roun' mi, go roun'
Nuh one use to come roun' mi,
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at mi now, oh!
Look at mi now, oh oh!
Look at mi now, oh!
The song "My Dream" by Nesbeth is about the artist's journey to success and his determination to fulfill his dreams despite facing obstacles and negative comments from others. He starts the song by referencing Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, indicating that his dream is just as significant to him. Nesbeth then goes on to describe his dream, which is to live his life to the fullest, put God first, and achieve his goals. He talks about how he used to be ignored and overlooked, but now he has become successful and is constantly touring and performing. The song concludes with Nesbeth expressing gratitude for the blessings he has received and his desire to give back to others, despite those who doubted him in the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Mek mi start deh one yah
Let me begin this one
Like how Martin Luther King woulda start it
In the way that Martin Luther King Jr. would have started his speech
My dream, my dream
My aspiration, my aspiration
My dream, my dream, my dream
My aspiration, my aspiration, my aspiration
Tell yuh my dream is fi live my dream
Let me tell you that my aspiration is to live the life that I dream of
Hail di Most High inna mi sleep when mi see him
I give praise to the Most High in my sleep when I see him
Tell yuh my goal, my goal, my goal
Let me tell you that my objective is to achieve my goal
All a my goal is fi reach my goal
All of my objective is to reach my goal
Live a happy life, put it pan mi headstone
To live a joyful life and have it noted on my headstone
Nuh baddy nuffi cry ova mi dead ...
No one should mourn over my death...
Look at me now
Take a look at me now
When dem treat mi less than good
When they treat me poorly
Put mi inna box like a rectangle
They tried to confine me like a rectangle in a box
A mi a tell yuh my life
I am telling you about my life
Weh dem use to go roun' mi, go roun'
Where they used to go around me, go around
Nuh one use to come roun' mi,
No one used to come around me
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Mi a tek plane like JUTC
I am taking a plane like JUTC
When you see me, its on TV
When you see me, it's on TV
Shows after shows, after shows, after shows
Concerts after concerts, after concerts, after concerts
Tours after tours, after tours, after tours
Tours after tours, after tours, after tours
When mi name call its like roars after roars
When my name is announced it's like applause after applause
Sweet melody and pures after pures
Sweet melodies and pure performances after pure performances
Dem lock a one door
They closed a single door
Mi buss doors after doors
I open doors after doors
After doors after doors after doors after doors
After doors after doors after doors after doors
Jah blessings jus a flow ova
Jah's blessings are just flowing over
This yah cup yah
This cup here
And a cover, Jah Jah soldier
And covering, a soldier of Jah Jah
From board house to side walk
From a board house to a sidewalk
To leather sofa
To a leather sofa
Dem seh mi living like the Cosa Nostra
They say that I am living like the Cosa Nostra
No sah!
No way!
Mi nuh mix up inna Coke-ah
I don't involve myself in cocaine
Marijuana, nuh dust to deh nose yah
Marijuana, no powder to the nose here
Oil nuh powder, not a obeah
Oil, not powder, no obeah
Cyah get ova, (ho no)
Can't get over it, (oh no)
Mi a thank God fi mi blessing
I am thanking God for my blessings
Now mi can afford fi give back to some a the same people dem weh use to seh things
Now I can afford to give back to some of the same people who used to say things to me
All who use to seh "him, naah buss him cyah buss"
All those who used to say "he, won't make it, can't make it"
Dem same one a get buss cah pay Joe fi call up dem
Those same people are now getting recognition since Joe is getting paid to call them up
But mi still a call up dem
But I am still calling them up
Buss dem but mi cyah trust dem
I may help them, but I can't trust them
See dem but mi nah touch dem
I see them, but I won't touch them
Nuh hate dem but mi cyah love dem
I don't hate them, but I can't love them
From Trench Town
From Trench Town
A next star rise again
Another star rises again
Contributed by Isabella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@WildCath
[Intro]
Make me start da one yah...
Like how Martin Luther King woulda start it
My dream, my dream
My dream, my dream, my dream
Tell you, my dream is, fi live my dream
Hail di Most High inna mi sleep when mi see him
Tell you, my goal, my goal, my goal
All of my goal is fi reach my goal
Live a happy life, put it pon mi headstone
Nobody nuh fi cry over mi dead ...
[Chorus]
Look at me now
Weh them treat me less than gold
Put mi inna box, like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
And mi a tell you, my life!
Weh dem use to go roun' me, go roun'
No one use to come roun' me
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
[Verse 1]
Me a take plane like JUTC
When you see me, it's on TV
Shows after shows, after shows, after shows
Tours, after tours, after tours, after tours
When me name call its like roars, after roars
Sweet melody, and pures, after pures
Them lock a one door
Mi buss doors, after doors
After doors, after doors, after doors, after doors
[Chorus]
Look at me now
Weh them treat me less than gold
Put me inna box, like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
And mi a tell you, my life!
Weh dem use to go roun' me, go roun'
No one use to come roun' me
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
[Verse 2]
Jah blessings just a blow over...this a cup yah
And a cover, Jah Jah soldier
From board house, to side walk, to leather sofa
Dem say me living like the Cosa Nostra
No sah!
Me no mix up inna Coke-ah
Marijuana, no dust to da nose yah
Oil, no powder, not a obeah
Cyan get over (oh no)
[Chorus]
Look at me now
Weh them treat me less than gold
Put me inna box, like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
And mi a tell you, my life!
Weh dem use to go roun' me, go roun'
No one use to come roun' me
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
[Verse 3]
Me a thank God fi mi blessing
No, me cyan afford fi give back to some a the same people dem weh use to say things
All who used to say "him nah buss, him cyan buss"
Dem same one a take bus, come a mi state show come fi call up dem
But mi still a call up dem
Buss dem, but me cyan trust dem
See dem, but me nah touch dem
Nuh hate dem, but me cyan love dem
From Trench Town
A next star rise again
[Chorus: (2X)]
Look at me now
Weh them treat me less than gold
Put me inna box, like a rectangle
Oh ohh
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
And mi a tell you, my life!
Weh dem use to go roun' me, go roun'
No one use to come roun' me
My life was so lonely, oh ohh!
Look at me now, oh!
Look at me now, oh oh!
Look at me now, oh!
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This song makes me 😢. I was homeless living on the streets of Boston Massachusetts when it first came out. Now I live in a three bedroom house with three acres of land in the country with my fiancée. Positive thinking is a must!!!
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You're blessed bro✨😉 I was a homeless to but in Barcelona, and now i have my own crystals business✨
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@@rockhoundingogham8983 Although it can be hard at times but positive thinking is a must!
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Bless you!