Diamon & Pearl
Sizzla Lyrics

As you know, yeah, yeah
As it is commonly known

Bless dem now Kalonji
Give them blessings now, Kalonji

We say hail to the high one of iration
We express our respect to the high one of iration

Emperor Hailie Sellasie I you know
Referring to Emperor Hailie Sellasie I

The black king of Etiopia
The black king of Ethiopia

Black nation rise, hey
A call for black people to rise

If it's diamond & pearl dem pon your mind
If you're focused on material possessions like diamonds and pearls

It's gonna fade away then whoa oh
Those possessions will eventually lose value and importance

The people is the earth so be not unkind
People are part of the earth, so we must treat them kindly

How it look from when you dey pretend whoa oh
What does it look like when you pretend?

For there is only one way to go
There is only one path to follow

And I can only do the good that I know
I can only do what I believe is right

Oh, yeah, for sure, oh, for sure
An expression of certainty

I've got to tear the wicked man down
I must dismantle the systems of evil and oppression

No matter where them rise from
Regardless of where the oppressive systems come from

True love is only what the children know
Children understand what true love is

Dem could never know me
They could never truly know who I am

'Cause them a heads too low
Because their level of understanding and consciousness is too low

Got to take the ghetto youths
We must guide the young people living in poverty

Over on the Ethiopian shore
To the land of Ethiopia, a symbol of freedom and hope

Babylon get scared
Oppressive systems become afraid

From them sight rastaman them sight them worst nightmare
Oppressive systems see Rastafarians as their biggest threat

Yo and now them come and chat but look from when we here
Now they want to talk, but we've been here for a long time

Say dem greedy like a rat with the youths them no share
They are greedy and don't share with the young people

So I've got to go and make a home and bless prepare
We must create a safe haven and prepare to bless it

Repatriate the ghetto youths them from this hemisphere
We must bring the young people living in poverty back to their homeland

Well, you no bother scorn we true we dutty and tear
You can't intimidate us, we are strong and stubborn

True me tent out spread out pun the ground like a spear
I am rooted in the ground like a spear

Babylon sight the natty Congo dem no mock and a jeer
Oppressive systems fear the power of Rastafarians from the Congo and ridicule them

Dem go dis King Selassie get splash out like pear
They disrespect King Selassie and are punished for it

How the bongo man fi friend yuh, you sit down inna dem chair
How could a Rastafarian be your friend when you are complicit in oppressive systems?

Swear dem go swear
They make promises they can't keep

True love is only the good the youth dem know
Children understand what true love is

I've got to tear the Babylon down tear dem down
We must dismantle oppressive systems

If it's diamond & pearl there 'pon your mind
If you're focused on material possessions like diamonds and pearls

Jah Jah, children is the earth so be not unkind
God's children are part of the earth, so we must treat them kindly

Babylon me straighten you out 'cuz you just go 'round the bend
We must rectify oppressive systems because they are causing chaos

Search ghetto youths find when mi done
We must seek out young people living in poverty

Bun the fire Babylon blind
Burn down oppressive systems

True love is only what the youth know
Children understand what true love is

I can only show the ghetto youths the way to go
We must guide young people living in poverty

Pharoh nah like that when Jah Jah kick you straight out tha door
Oppressive systems won't like it when they are held accountable

I've seen so many faces
I've witnessed many different people

Gone so many places, ah, Rastaman, ah, go through
I've traveled to many different places as a Rastafarian

Oy, I know of their disgraces
I know of their faults and shameful actions

Bun them out inna every cases, yeah
We must condemn their actions in every situation

Tell them nothing nah new
We must remind them that nothing is new

Ay, the woman upon her traces
Women are also part of the struggle

Want I drop them laces fi dem children one or two
We must provide for the children

Rasta foundation cyar break it, well, you better take it
We must maintain the foundation of Rastafarianism

Yeah nah reek and nah screw
We won't compromise our values

Check the road dem go tek, dem go read the wrong code
We must be aware of the path we are taking and not follow the wrong code

And them end up over next and true dem love fi call
They end up lost and call for help

'Nuff ah dem, ah, get test yo and dem mix up inna too much filthiness
Many of them are tested and get caught up in too much corruption

When Rastaman, ah, chant them neva waa bless
They don't bless us when we chant

And Rastaman, ah, talk them say them neva hear it yet
They don't listen when we speak

But now mi say Rome fi bun you see the bugga dem vex
We must hold oppressive systems accountable

You no bother come here with no bad concept
Don't bring bad intentions here

Listen the words from yuh tongue yo check your dutty flex
Be mindful of what you say and check your dirty ways

Neva waa show the ghetto youth the fullness so ah trap dem go set
They don't want to show young people living in poverty the full picture, so they trap them

And I will only show the youth the truth let dem fi know
We must only show young people living in poverty the truth

Pharoh nah like that when Jah Jah kick you straight out tha door
Oppressive systems won't like it when they are held accountable

There is only one way to go
There is only one path to follow

I can only do the good that I know
I can only do what I believe is right

Gwan now black people study study
Black people must educate themselves

Mi say yo yo yo yo watch this
Pay attention to what I'm about to say