Lyrics
Ah nuh really mi dis
But mi really haffi pree dis
Certain tings mi ah guh talk, yuh know dis song yah ah di realest, yeah
But believe dis
To dem is like life ah nuh nothin'
Gonna pop off like buttons
My people we need fi do something, yeah-ay
What can I do to make this world a better place?
Mi waan' live and just be free, but my freedom is at stake
Last night, mi heard dem done di likkle yout'
Mi know mi 'ave a part fi play, but mi kinda confused
What can I do? What can I say?
Sometimes I feel so guilty
If I can't be a part of the solution
I'm a part of the problem
We haffi rise up (up)
Haffi wake up (up)
Look pon we good country we mashin' up
If we want tings to better
We haffi talk up (up)
Yuh just as bad if yuh keep yuh mouth shut
Nah keep no wasteman 'round mi (around me)
Him ah guh find dem, dem man deh 'round mi (around me)
Ah yuh fi blame if yuh keep dem company (ah dat mi say)
Right now, nuff ah unnuh guilty (oh-ho)
Hol' on and mek mi tell yuh dis
Mi just feel like fi sing a love song
Pon ah big bad riddim, so meh drive guh link Don
Him seh Ce'Cile, we haffi find a plan
Gwan hol' ah meds, mi waan yuh give di people ah culture one
So mi look inna miself, dem seh word is power
That mean mi powerful with every note mi utter
With this power that I've gained, if one life mi cyaan change
Then I shouldn't even bother
We haffi rise up (up)
Haffi wake up (up)
Look pon we good country we mashin' up
If we want tings to better
We haffi talk up (up)
Yuh just as bad if yuh keep yuh mouth shut
Nah keep no wasteman 'round mi (around me)
Him ah guh find dem, dem man deh 'round mi (around me)
Ah yuh fi blame if yuh keep dem company (ah dat mi say)
Right now, nuff ah unnuh guilty, ooh (woy)
So when you're going out (yeah)
And you're coming in (yeah)
Yuh seh yuh hands clean, wha' 'bout yuh friend dem?
Your conscience free (yeah), but is it really free? (Yeah)
'Cause if yuh see I'm blind, then yuh guilty
So yuh better pray (yeah), start di movement (yeah)
And make sure seh yuh waan' call dem your friend
If yuh keep silent, nuh try mek ah change
Better know yuh have a share inna di judgement
We haffi rise up (up)
Haffi wake up (up)
Look pon we good country we mashin' up
If we want tings to better
We have to talk up (up)
Yuh just as bad if yuh keep yuh mouth shut
Nah keep no wasteman 'round mi (around me)
Him ah guh find dem, dem man deh 'round mi (around me)
Ah yuh fi blame if yuh keep dem company (ah dat mi say)
Right now, nuff ah unnuh guilty
Mi just feel like fi sing a love song
Pon ah big bad riddim, so meh drive guh link Don
Him seh Ce'Cile, we haffi find a plan
Gwan hol' ah meds, mi waan yuh give di people a culture one
So mi look inna miself, dem seh word is power
That mean mi powerful with every note mi utter
With this power that I've gained, if one life mi cyaan change
Then I shouldn't even bother
We haffi rise up (up)
Haffi wake up (up)
Look pon we good country we mashin' up
If we waan' tings to better (better)
We have to talk up (up)
Yuh just as bad if yuh keep yuh mouth shut
Nah keep no wasteman 'round mi (around me)
Him ah guh find dem, dem man deh 'round mi (around me)
Ah yuh fi blame if yuh keep dem company (ah dat mi say)
Right now, nuff ah unnuh guilty (oh-oh)
We haffi rise up (up)
Haffi wake up (up)
Look pon we good country we mashin' up
If we waan' tings to better (better)
We have to talk up (up)
Yuh just as bad if yuh keep yuh mouth shut
Nah keep no wasteman 'round mi (around me)
Him ah guh find dem, dem man deh 'round mi (around me)
Ah yuh fi blame if yuh keep dem company (ah dat mi say)
Right now, nuff ah unnuh guilty (oh-oh)