Keep My Faith
Ziggy Marley Lyrics


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Worlds all changing
They trying to change us too
I might be going crazy
What am I to do

Keep my faith

Walls crumble around me
I'm not surprised
What could I do
When you took my rights

Keep my faith

Like forty days and forty nights
In this wilderness of life
I am tempted
Frustration stirs up strife
Oh no no

Keep my faith

Circle around the sun
The signs are in the skies
The day will come
After the night

Mama say
Keep my faith, what you gonna do
Daddy say Lord
Keep my faith
Jah Jah say now
Keep my faith
People say
Keep my faith
Nothing they can do
Keep my faith
I even could be blue
I keep my faith
Could be down in the trenches
Could be down in the trenches
Keep my faith
Could down on my last breath
keep my faith

One more thing Jim
Walls crumble around me
I am not surprised
There's nothing I could do
When they took my rights but
What you say

Keep my faith
Jah Jah, Keep my faith
What you gonna do
Jah I Keep my faith
I'll Keep my faith




What you gonna do
Keep my faith

Overall Meaning

In Ziggy Marley's song Keep My Faith, he addresses the changing world and the struggle to hold onto one's beliefs and values. He begins by acknowledging the changes happening around him and the pressure to conform to these changes. He expresses his own feelings of uncertainty and confusion, struggling with the question of what he should do. However, in the chorus, he emphasizes the importance of keeping his faith, even in the midst of uncertainty and chaos.


Marley then goes on to talk about the various challenges that he faces in life - walls crumbling around him, his rights being taken away, and enduring the hardships of life for forty days and forty nights. He speaks of being tempted and the frustration that arises from it. However, he continues to hold onto his faith as a source of strength and hope.


In the following verses, Marley draws inspiration from the signs in the skies and the promise of a new day after the darkness of the night. He also mentions the wise words of his parents and the encouragement of Jah, urging him to keep his faith even when things seem bleak.


Overall, this song is a powerful message of encouragement and hope in the face of adversity. It emphasizes the importance of holding onto one's beliefs and values, even when it seems like everything is falling apart.


Line by Line Meaning

Worlds all changing
The world is constantly changing.


They trying to change us too
Others are trying to change us too.


I might be going crazy
I feel like I might be losing my mind with all these changes and pressures.


What am I to do
I don't know how to handle it.


Keep my faith
I will hold on to my beliefs and not let these changes bring me down.


Walls crumble around me
Things are falling apart around me.


I'm not surprised
But I am not shocked by it happening.


What could I do
I feel powerless to stop it.


When you took my rights
When someone took away my rights and freedoms.


Like forty days and forty nights
Like in the biblical story of Jesus in the wilderness.


In this wilderness of life
This difficult and confusing journey we call life.


I am tempted
I am faced with temptations and pressures.


Frustration stirs up strife
This frustration is causing conflict and tension in my life.


Circle around the sun
The earth's movement around the sun.


The signs are in the skies
There are signs and omens in the skies that point to future events.


The day will come
The future is coming, no matter what happens.


After the night
After the difficulties and darkness, there will be a new day.


Mama say Keep my faith, what you gonna do Daddy say Lord Keep my faith Jah Jah say now Keep my faith People say Keep my faith Nothing they can do Keep my faith
My family, friends, and faith tell me to keep believing and hold onto my faith, even when things are tough.


I even could be blue I keep my faith Could be down in the trenches Could be down in the trenches Keep my faith Could down on my last breath keep my faith
Even if I am feeling depressed, hopeless, or near death, I will still hold onto my faith.


One more thing Jim
An interjection used to introduce a new thought or idea.


Walls crumble around me I am not surprised There's nothing I could do When they took my rights but What you say Keep my faith Jah Jah, Keep my faith What you gonna do Jah I Keep my faith I'll Keep my faith What you gonna do Keep my faith
Despite everything that is happening, I will still hold onto my faith and ask for help and strength from higher powers.




Lyrics Ā© Regard Music, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DAVID MARLEY, ZIGGY MARLEY

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Christian Herzog

20 years went by since this album was out! 1999-2019 keep my faith šŸ™šŸ‡§šŸ‡·

goldenageindigo

This album is perfection šŸŒŸšŸ™ˆā¤ļøšŸ˜»šŸ‡šŸ„„šŸ

Zach Kopka. Zake

How did you discover the album?

Blindman Music

Indeed!!

goldenageindigo

@Zach Kopka. Zake just endless reggae roots and marley playlists but mainly from the song off this album called~One Good Spliff~ šŸ˜ŽšŸ’ššŸ’ššŸ’ššŸ’š

PeekaPeep

My dad turned me on to Ziggy and his sibling group (Melody Makers) with the 'Conscious Party' album back when I was a wee youngin'. But 'Spirit Of Music' was the one that made me a lifelong fan of him especially! It was so roots-oriented and stripped down in terms of production, had to play the whole CD several times over just to make sure my ears weren't deceiving me (lol). Most of my favorite Ziggy songs are on this one as well as some of younger brother Stephen's best vocal performances to boot. Over 20 years later and it still stands out from the rest of their music catalog, I'll never tire of it!
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Allen Taggart

Perfect album to grow move forward with in new Avenues of life and not on sour feelings but quiet the opposite

Pokinho Nicolas

Wow I remember when my dad bought this albumn, at first I didn like it, this song in particular however gradually I started to pick up on the rhythm and the melodies of all these instruments, by the time Christmas came up back in December of 1999, man I had the whole album recorded on a cassette tape and I listen to this song, first song on the albumn as I walk to school. Iā€™m talking 1999 and the 2000 here

Glenn Moynihan

sweet swweeet sound brother :)

Anel Montes de Oca

super ziggy

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