Heard of Dem - Sizzla

Tears in the city But nobody's really surprised, you know My heart's taking a beating Existence is bleeding me dry, you know But way down in my heart of hearts Way down in my soul of souls Way down I know that I am a fortunate man To have known divine love The world is in shambles I'm just a young man but it's been getting a little bit old to me I'm already aching The years have been taking a little bit of a toll on me But way down in my heart of hearts Way down in my soul of souls Way down I know that I am a fortunate man To have known Divine love Two in the morning The siren is a warning that everything is not quite alright The city is sleeping I'm down on my knees in the night tonight But way down in my heart of hearts Way down in my soul of souls Way down I know that I am a fortunate man To have known Divine love

Not a typical nigga bruh Boy I think I'm finna go all the way in on this one One thang about me homeboy I don't play no muthafuckin' games You better understand me playa, yeah May never see me on the cover of a magazine 'Cause I ain't willin' to kiss ass to be seen Corporate mad at me 'cause they can't fuck me I'm who these hataz hate to the third degree They say I'm too gutta homie for TV I'm who these white folks don't want they kids to see But I'm the new owner of these fuckin' streets Go by the name of Plies, have you heard of me? Kept it muthafuckin' gutta from day one Right now homie the streets where I run How am I this hot, no award I ain't won? 'Cause I ain't a industry nigga alright son But you will pay me for what I've done Keep ya industry relationships 'cause I don't want none Don't want the fame of this shit you can have hun' Shoulda just a took the money and just run That's how a real nigga play it where I'm from Stay and get the whole thang and then sum I done sold gold, what's next platinum? Done sold over a million records, ain't that som'? May never see me on the cover of a magazine 'Cause I ain't willin' to kiss ass to be seen Corporate mad at me 'cause they can't fuck me I'm who these hataz hate to the third degree They say I'm too gutta homie for TV I'm who these white folks don't want they kids to see But I'm the new owner of these fuckin' streets Go by the name of Plies, have you heard of me? Nigga since me everybody body claiming real Most you niggas pussy that's how I feel To be the best rapper you gotta tell lies So I couldn't be that 'cause I don't fantasize How you cookin' dope you wearin' suites 'n' ties This industry a joke choosin' ain't publicized Since I don't go to your parties you don't fuck wit Plies To all my fans I apologize They want me to cross over, fuck that side I'm just a real nigga out of Ft. Myers I got principles nigga that's what I live by Ain't had rap feature and I'm still alive Not one my third album, is you surprised? Worth my investment ask, ask Atlantic Records Do I let shit slide, ringtone number's 1.5 May never see me on the cover of a magazine 'Cause I ain't willin' to kiss ass to be seen Corporate mad at me 'cause they can't fuck me I'm who these hataz hate to the third degree They say I'm too gutta homie for TV I'm who these white folks don't want they kids to see But I'm the new owner of these fuckin' streets Go by the name of Plies, have you heard of me? Corporate scared of me 'cause I ain't safe They don't know what the fuck what I might say Them the type of games that they play I don't wear tight jeans and I don't rock shades I'm a trend setter, I go my own way How many artists on radio that the streets praise? You can stop countin' question was easy Ever heard a nigga that say fuck me? Nigga either a rapper or he wannabe Just want me to kill em on dawg G.P They say I ain't lyrical, well I'm sorry B Dropped out of college ain't earned my degree But at my bank they love me His favorite rapper ain't hot he mad at me I can make 'em hot for a small fee The streets don't want em I'm sorry May never see me on the cover of a magazine 'Cause I ain't willin' to kiss ass to be seen Corporate mad at me 'cause they can't fuck me I'm who these hataz hate to the third degree They say I'm too gutta homie for TV I'm who these white folks don't want they kids to see But I'm the new owner of these fuckin' streets Go by the name of Plies, have you heard of me?

Down peppers the rain from a clear blue sky Down trickles a tear on a youthful face Feeling in haste and wondering why Up struggles the sun from a wounded night Out venture our hearts from their silent shrouds Trying to ignite but wondering how We can laugh and we can cry And never see the strong hand of love hidden in the shadows We can dance and we can sigh And never see the strong hand of love hidden in the shadows Young dreamers explode like popped balloons Some kind of emotional rodeo Learning too slow and acting too soon Time marches away like a lost platoon We gracefully age as we feel the weight Of loving too late and leaving too soon We can laugh and we can cry And never see the strong hand of love hidden in the shadows We can dance and we can sigh And never see the strong hand of love hidden in the shadows

Hear the whistle blow It echoes down my soul It's something I have always known Nothing sounds so sad A cry to the unknown The fundamental sigh of all who've gone this way before Lay me down to sleep Come and comfort me I'll sleep in peace In a house of broken dreams I'm old enough to know That dreams are quickly spent Like a pouring rain on warm cement Or fingerprints in dust Nectar on the wind Save them for tomorrow and tomorrow lets you down again Lay me down to sleep Come and comfort me I'll sleep in peace In a house of broken dreams Give me the reasons to go on Soften the sorrow that shatters and bends And mend broken dreams Sentimental hearts Hungry for the past Penniless at the wishing-well Memories will last And cover certain scars Acquired in the daily grind of being what we are Lay me down to sleep Come and comfort me I'll sleep in peace In a house of broken dreams

Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround and I and I round about Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought Woh, ow, yeah No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, yow Not even what tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends, woh, oh, ow Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do me wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Whenever, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong, ay! The powers of Jah, yow Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Stand firm, Rastafari live forever more I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark The likes of the poor want more Remember House of Parliament, did fi bun To do good, dey all ignore, ay! Ghetto youth watch it dey mi go lick down satan We need some food, some clothes, all good education, repatriation right now Ow! No harm shall come upon our children, Pharaoh Remember not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, oh yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence, well Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup No call me no dan, fire pon dope Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Ohh! Yeah, ow Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh!

Just make yourself prepare I'm travelling over borders and frontier I and I nature is clear Watch yah nuh? Ghetto youths... There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Ethiopia she now stretch forth So King Selassie no more rockin' ah di boat Things ah get red inna di western coast And nuff ah dem ah dead you might think seh ah joke Dem have dem money and still dem cyaan float I come fi separate di sheep from di goat Look inna di heap fi see who ah bust di throat Give them di chalice and them end up ah choke Cyaan burn di herbs dem run gone snort coke If ah yah di fire then ah who have the smoke? Give di youth di culture cause ah it mi ah promote Dem must come together Ras Tafari ah nuh joke Nuh tek no talk There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Be still cause wi know dem gone Jah gimme di herb mi plant food and corn Di youth come first so mi nah lef' di farm I till di dirt den wah mek dem ah scorn? Babylon be still unnu allow mi mek mi gwaan Up pon di hill nuh dirty work mi no perform Trod dem yah journey get redder then warm Di youth stop cut all the slave master lawn Nuh do nothin fi get di bloody money inna wi palm Wi nah stand calm There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Cho! Di whole ah di honor give di youth better-ment Educate them right fi dem upliftment I nuh settlers nuh give I no settlement I run di palace this ah bigger judgement What's the result from your conference? No solution yuh confuse, you and yuh friends Babylon laws come to an end Babylon the fake going down again Lightning message slap England Burn dem to ashes dem ah pollute Jah land Lightning message up inna di Pentagon Fight dem ah fight fi King Selassie position Tek dem yah message to di Ithiopian Tell dem Emperor Selassie is di Almighty Man Lightning message fi every nation To King Selassie bows di generation There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie