Rasta Love
Protoje Ft. Kymani Marley Lyrics

And she didn't know how to tell him
She was struggling to express her feelings

She was in love with a Rasta man
She fell in love with a Rastafarian, despite her father's disapproval

Fire was burnin' and burning
Her emotions were intense and overwhelming

To let out what she was holding in
She needed to express her love for the Rasta man and break free from her father's expectations

I know her story before she say it
The artist understands her situation without her even explaining it

Daddy just want her cooperate
Her father wants her to conform to societal expectations

Find somebody that's corporate
Her father wants her to date someone who fits a certain image

Suit and tie more appropriate (cha)
Her father believes a corporate look is more suitable for a partner

Him say him nah make him daughter stray
Her father does not want her to venture away from his expectations and values

But Reggae music she start fi play it
Despite her father's desires, she begins to gravitate towards reggae music and Rastafarian culture

Ital food when she salt her plate
She starts to eat natural, vegetarian food associated with Rastafarianism

Militant youth weh she want fi date
She is attracted to a militant Rastafarian man

And that is what she need
She knows what she wants and needs in a partner

Marcus Garvey she start fi read
She starts to read about Marcus Garvey, a prominent figure in Rastafarianism

Hair stop comb and it start look neat
She stops using a comb, letting her hair lock and embracing the natural Rastafarian look

So him want keep her off the street from
Her father wants to keep her away from the Rastafarian community and culture

Who she with and that be me
She is with the Rasta man and her father doesn't approve

More than a natty head is what she see
She sees beyond the man's appearance and values his personality and beliefs

No lovers leap is not for me
She is not interested in a short-term, casual relationship

And she nuh waa keep it a secret
She is tired of hiding her love for the Rasta man

But she can't tell him who she sleep with
She is afraid to reveal her relationship to her father

And she wants to be free
She desires freedom from her father's expectations and control

From all this captivity
She feels trapped and confined by her father's wishes

So she'll be who she will be
She chooses to live as her true self, despite her father's expectations

They can't tell her who she need
No one can dictate who she should be with

They can't tell her who she want who she can't
No one can tell her who she is allowed to love

She talk her owner chant
She speaks her own truth and follows her own beliefs

Chart her owner apart
She creates her own path and lives life on her terms

And follow her owner heart
She listens to her heart and follows her passions

Call me over her own apartment
She invites the Rasta man over to her own home, taking control of the situation

Now as I answer the phone that's the tone she start with
The singer receives a call from her, and she sounds confident and assertive

She know say she don't fi part with
She knows she doesn't have to let go of what she truly wants

One like I even though so much impart it
She values the artist, even though her father has tried to influence her otherwise

So she haffi do her owner thing
She has to do her own thing and follow her own path

'Cause she can never live life for them
She can't live her life solely for her father's sake

Knowing that she would look back when
She knows she will regret not following her own desires and needs

To the time weh she
To the time when she couldn't express herself freely

Couldn't explain to him 'cause then
She couldn't tell her father about her feelings for the Rasta man