Tanya Stephens (July 2, 1973) born Kingston, Jamaica, is a one of the most … Read Full Bio ↴Tanya Stephens (July 2, 1973) born Kingston, Jamaica, is a one of the most influential female Jamaican reggae artists that emerged in the late 1990s. Stephens is most known for her hit "Yuh Nuh Ready fi Dis Yet." The single was later featured on the Reggae Gold 1997 compilation album.

Welcome To The Rebelution
Tanya Stephens Lyrics

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SShhhhhh!!!!!!!
If youre readin the booklet,
Or you're listenin to Track 1,
Youre evidence that the Rebolution has began.
You're not a statistic,
No matter how many or few,
In reality, all I need to change this shit is you.
Came to past in the days of glorifying everything wrong,

That the standard for girls became a bra and a thong,
Wholesome values like curling up with a good book and a bong,
Went out the window along with making a good song.
Everybodys got a new image, new management team,
New lawyers negotiating new dreams,
Even if they come true, I still would'nt wanna be ya,
Got everything new except a new idea.
Why do I get the feeling I heard all this before?
I guess its because I've heard all this before,
And Im sure Im gonna hear it some more,
Cuz everbody thinks he's the one who invented being the bore.
If these are the last days then im using my music,
As my Jesus save me from this musical slavery,
When non-believers try to nail my hand to the mic stand,
I get my with the love of my fans.
They've given me so much,
I think its only fair that i stay in touch with the movement,
Every year its a steady imrovement,
Stay grounded and not get caught up with this this illusion,
Cuz that the problem and right now im only into solutions.
So I say to you now, the Rebolution is urgent,
Stand befor you not as queen, but as your humble servant,
Fake leaders claim thrones without building kingdoms,
Same as the music business in Kingston.
We need to fight for the future, for our daughters and sons,
Instead you're trippin your brothers, fightin for crumbs,
But we will no be deterred by knives or guns,
Go tell it on the mountain, THE REBOLUTION HAS COME.
Well You can fight it or hide it,
Or seize the moment and ride it,
Instead of fallin divided,
Why dont we stand up united,
Differences put aside it would be easier had if we tried it,
But even if we dont,
CHANGE MUST COME,
CHANGE MUST COME.
If its peace or its violence,
If its talkin or silence,
If you're with me then fight it,
If you're not then sill do,
Cuz no matter what you do,
It will affect you,
CHANGE MUST COME,
CHANGE MUST COME.
Its time to separate the now from the then,
The boys from the men,
Separate the ways of the righteous from the ways of this wicked world,
And definately time to separate the ladies from the girls.
Are you ready for a Rebolution??

I cant hear you,
I said, R U READAY FOR A REBOLUTION????

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tanya Stephens's song Welcome to the Rebelution talk about a cultural shift that is happening in society, particularly in the music industry. Tanya speaks directly to her audience, exhorting them to recognize the urgency of rebelling against the negative influences that have taken over. She points out the lack of wholesome values and the obsession with arbitrary images that have become the standard of our society, particularly in the portrayal of females. Tanya urges her listeners to take action, to stand together and fight for a better future for ourselves, our children, and our society. She argues that change must occur, and it's up to us to make things happen. Tanya's use of the phrase "Rebelution" is a clever play on words, combining the concept of rebellion with revolution, implying that a peaceful rebellion is taking place.

Tanya's song emphasizes that change is not easy, nor is it comfortable, but it is necessary. It requires individuals to take action and be a part of a broader movement, to put aside differences and stand united to fight for what is right. The Rebolution is urgent, and Tanya reminds her listeners that they all have a role to play in creating a better future. Whether it is through music, peaceful protest, or other expressions of rebellion, Tanya's message is that change must come and that we all have a part to play.

Overall, the lyrics of Welcome to the Rebelution is a call to action for individuals to rebel against the cultural status quo and fight for a better future. Tanya Stephens highlights the need for wholesome values in society and encourages individuals to work together to create a movement for change.

Line by Line Meaning

If youre readin the booklet,
If you're reading the booklet, you are part of the rebellion.

Or you're listenin to Track 1,
If you are listening to Track 1, you are part of the rebellion.

Youre evidence that the Rebolution has began.
By reading the booklet or listening to Track 1, you are evidence that the rebellion has begun.

You're not a statistic,
You are not just another number or statistic.

No matter how many or few,
It doesn't matter how many or how few of you there are.

In reality, all I need to change this shit is you.
In reality, all I need to change the current situation is you.

Came to past in the days of glorifying everything wrong,
In the past, people used to glorify everything that is wrong.

That the standard for girls became a bra and a thong,
The standard for girls became wearing a bra and a thong.

Wholesome values like curling up with a good book and a bong,
Wholesome values like curling up with a good book and a smoke of marijuana went out the window.

Went out the window along with making a good song.
Those wholesome values have disappeared along with the ability to make good music.

Everybodys got a new image, new management team,
Everyone has a new image and a new management team.

New lawyers negotiating new dreams,
New lawyers are negotiating new dreams for them.

Even if they come true, I still would'nt wanna be ya,
Even if their dreams come true, she still wouldn't want to be like them.

Got everything new except a new idea.
They have everything new except new ideas.

Why do I get the feeling I heard all this before?
Why does she get the feeling that she's heard all of this before?

I guess its because I've heard all this before,
It's because she has heard all of this before.

And Im sure Im gonna hear it some more,
And she's sure she's going to hear it some more.

Cuz everbody thinks he's the one who invented being the bore.
Because everyone thinks they have invented being boring.

If these are the last days then im using my music,
If these are the last days, she is using her music.

As my Jesus save me from this musical slavery,
She sees music as a way to save herself from musical slavery.

When non-believers try to nail my hand to the mic stand,
When non-believers try to put her down and prevent her from using music as a way to fight against the status quo.

I get my with the love of my fans.
She gets her strength from the love and support of her fans.

They've given me so much,
Her fans have given her so much.

I think its only fair that i stay in touch with the movement,
She thinks it's only fair that she stays in touch with the movement and her fans.

Every year its a steady imrovement,
Every year, there is a steady improvement towards the rebellion.

Stay grounded and not get caught up with this this illusion,
She needs to stay grounded and not get caught up with this illusion that everything is fine and dandy.

Cuz that the problem and right now im only into solutions.
This is a problem, and right now she is only into solutions.

So I say to you now, the Rebolution is urgent,
She emphasizes that the rebellion is urgent.

Stand befor you not as queen, but as your humble servant,
She wants to stand before people not as a queen but as a humble servant to help effect change.

Fake leaders claim thrones without building kingdoms,
Fake leaders claim thrones without actually building kingdoms.

Same as the music business in Kingston.
The same goes for the music business in Kingston.

We need to fight for the future, for our daughters and sons,
They need to fight for the future - for the sake of their daughters and sons.

Instead you're trippin your brothers, fightin for crumbs,
Instead of working together, they are fighting amongst themselves for small rewards.

But we will no be deterred by knives or guns,
They will not be stopped by knives or guns.

Go tell it on the mountain, THE REBOLUTION HAS COME.
They need to spread the word about the rebellion and let everyone know that it has come.

Well You can fight it or hide it,
You can choose to fight against the rebellion or hide from it.

Or seize the moment and ride it,
Or you can choose to seize the moment and ride along with the rebellion.

Instead of fallin divided,
Instead of falling apart and being divided.

Why dont we stand up united,
Why don't they stand up united?

Differences put aside it would be easier had if we tried it,
It would be easier if they put their differences aside and tried to work together.

But even if we dont,
But even if they don't, they know that...

CHANGE MUST COME,
Change must come.

CHANGE MUST COME.
Change must come.

If its peace or its violence,
Whether by peaceful means, or through violence...

If its talkin or silence,
Whether through talking or through staying silent...

If you're with me then fight it,
If you are with her, then fight for change.

If you're not then sill do,
And if you're not with her, she still will.

Cuz no matter what you do,
Because no matter what you do...

It will affect you,
It will affect you.

CHANGE MUST COME,
Change must come.

CHANGE MUST COME.
Change must come.

Its time to separate the now from the then,
It is time to separate the present from the past.

The boys from the men,
The boys from the men.

Separate the ways of the righteous from the ways of this wicked world,
Separate the righteous ways from the wicked ways of the world.

And definately time to separate the ladies from the girls.
And it's definitely time to separate the women from the girls.

Are you ready for a Rebolution??
Are you ready for a rebellion?

I cant hear you,
She can't hear you.

I said, R U READAY FOR A REBOLUTION????
She shouts, ARE YOU READY FOR A REBELLION?

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f you're reading the booklet
Or you're listening to track one
You're evidence that the rebelution has begun.
You're not a statistic, no matter how many or few,
In reality all I need to change this shit is you.

Came to pass in the days of glorifying everything wrong,
That the stand up for girls became a bra and a thong.
Wholesome values like curling up with a good book and a bong,
Went out the window along with making a good song.

Everybody's got a new image, new management team.,
New lawyers negotiating new dreams.
Even if they come true, I still wouldn't wanna be ya,
Got everything new except a new idea.

Why do I get the feeling I heard all this before?
Yes, yes, because I heard it before.
and I'm sure I'm gonna hear it some more,
'Cause everybody thinks he's the one who invented being a boar

If these is the last days then I'm using the music,
As my Jesus save me from this musical slavery
When non-believers try tuh nail my hand to the mike stand,
And get by with a lot of my fans.
They've given me so much, I think it's only fair I stay in touch,
With a movement every year it's a steady improvement

Stay grounded and not get caught up in this illusion,
'Cause that's a problem and right now I'm only in to solutions.

So I say it to you now, the rebelution is urgent,
Stand before you not as queen, but as your humble servant.
Fake leaders claim thrones without building kingdoms,
Same as the music business in Kingston.

We need to fight for the future for our daughters and sons,
Instead you're trippin' your brothers, fightin' for crumbs.
But we will not be deterred by knives or guns,
Go tell it on the mountain the rebelution is come.

Well you can fight it or hide, or seize the moment and ride it,
Instead of falling divided, why don't we stand up united?
Differences put aside it would be easier had if we tried it,
But even if we don't, change must come, change must come.

If it's peace or it's violence
If it's talking or silence
If you're with me then fight it
If you're not then still coop.
But no matter what you do, it will affect you.
Change must come, change must come.

It's time to separate the now from the then the boys from the men
Separate the ways of the righteous from the ways of this wicked world
And definitely time to separate the ladies from the girls.
Are you ready for a rebelution?
I can't hear you; I said are you ready for a rebelution