Natural Mystic (feat. Ky Mani Marley) - Alborosie

Louie Rankin & Maintain) Ghetto soldier, ghetto soldier, Rebel soldier, rebel soldier, ghetto soldier, rebel soldier I was brought up on the block with the hustlers and killa fiends and the killas with no soul. See on the block every chick got a whole lotta fuzz in'em screamin for the po-po Ya my papa was a legend but lemme tell you somethin bout me, I was raised up poor And I'm my hood nobody gave a muthafuck about you ya befriend the pen. My childhood, many bitches on the corner sippin guiness [? ] don't let my name go. Carry a chip on my shoulder, bout the size of texas you want drama playas sayin no more Ya I'm a product of the street labeled a menace to society, how the fuck would they know Don't be so quick to point the finger when really you gonna shit it by me. Soldier release and reload. I know I told ya when you fuckin with me just know ya fuckin with a ghetto soldier, I know I told ya when you fuckin with me just know ya fuckin with a Rebel soldier You can never pretend like I don't exsist, I'm in the mist of the thugs, and I'm huggin the block shootin and never miss. Who in the hell is this, witness never make it, no evidence. Snitchin is not allowed in my residence, born in this ghetto storm talk it walk it do it all in teh ghetto form soldiers born and lose more than a leg or arm, paper chase it doin a million miles an hour, live for the moment cause I'm knowin this could be my last hour. Got the flower to bloom, got the power to boom. Get ya high as the moon but with these cowards I'm doomed I'm a goon show mistakes there ain't no room for ya ain't no errors cause the sherriffs got a room for ya they don't scare us because the terrors increases the crime rate in the seasons see americas most wanted on your tv's ghetto soldiers they don't know it but we here to keep your poppin this song keep tighten up they hide your johnny cockren is gone Gotta do whatcha gotta do with the circumstances given liven life as a ghetto soldier. It seems the jefferson and demons and the police uniforms and they searchin for ghetto kids to murder. I was here to survive when they came to trash the ones who took the note to protect'em from every corner with? . This systems hittin the gutters baby hungry daddy lookin at? Baby daddy eat so daddys gotta risk his life, this ghetto livin is the closest to the single shot [? ]

Rise to your feet little soldier Times are changing, yeah See in order to get it You got to go out there and get it You got to know your mark Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left I've got my mind made up I'm in my fatigues and I'm ready for war Hear the drummer drumming This situation's my occupation A buffalo soldier that's just what we are And when you're digging your trenches, soldiers make sure you dig them deep Cuz the only way to survive this place this time little homie is to never sleep You see this war ain't in Iraq it's right here on the neighborhood streets Well mother fuckers they're just living to die, welcome to the belly of the beast You got a little bit of dro in yo pocket spark up and put your mind at ease Cuz you think they give a fuck about you for a second, ooh You might as well be deceased Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Respect it and check it, the Southside where I sling Still there's no stopping till the entire world is mine My coalition is firm, don't you be concerned To live and die on the streets and tough lesson learned Lord knows I ain't no killer but don't temp me Cuz I can squeeze on my trigger until it's empty And you would never catch me slip food to militants Cuz I'm surrounded by angels tell um im heaven sent Ain't afraid to die for the cause, nooo I keep a lookout for snakes they full of in vic Eyes bloodshot red I'm burning of sensi Harder the battle the sweeter the victory And I'm ready to write my own verse of history You can't tell me I never told yah boy You can't rhyme yah mother fucking Soulja Boy Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left Yo left yo left yo left right left I'm fighting to survive the seeds of my own So I teach them lessons they need to know for when they get grown Say son you stay far from snitches and get a good girl boy keep far from her, haha Now keep your focus with your eye on the prize A million rise just for their rights, fuck it a million die Drop to your knees and hold your head to the sky And say a prayer for the lord soldier that you need to fly Dear lord the hour is upon us As we engage in battle be merciful upon our souls Grant us the strength so we may overcome the danger that lay in our way Our father, who arth in heaven hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come, thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day, our daily bread And forgive us of our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass us

One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey Say fool you must be crazy What is it you tryin to do u cannot faze me I've been smokin on a pound and feelin hazy For five-o i wont stop they gotta chase me Now make it mo' better for the cream My music brings the cheddar, see what i mean The seats in the ride is leather, the rims are clean I change like the weather, now i'm the king, yeah yeah One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey Now if you wanna find me, i'll be in Jamaica smoked out In a black navigator, evading all the playa haters - high Here comes the rover with the troops Decked out in army fatigues, And stompin 'um with my black tin boots, say what Now while you remixing punch lines, i create How you wanna battle me, hah When you just a feather weight, hey yo You know how long i've been knocking out heavyweights, its best you chill Meditate find your space and know your place because I'm like a disciple, when i appear from the clouds I gets on stage i get the mic and then i bless the crowd, blow Me and my soldiers we gon' ride tonight Get some of the... we gon' get high Babylon ridin slowly, ah try fe hold me Want to prosecute i for my Ganja Babylon ridin slowly, ah try fe hold me Like they don't know, eh, what i'm tellin ya One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey It's me a runnin down in J-A Twenty thousand pounds of Ses on the ship headin straight for the bay, yo Well i'm a check the rice around the weed And all vibes have got me jealous and i meditate, hey Now probably i hit the airways I'm burnin live 'till i'm back in the M-I-A, yeah I say my soldiers from around the way I call up shortly for the party we be doin this everyday One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey Eh la la la, yeah One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey Eh la la la, yeah One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey Eh la la la, yeah One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, yo One time for my warriors, my last smugglers and all my buffalo soldiers One time for my warriors, my heat carriers and all my buffalo, hey Eh la la la, yeah yeah

Gotta go... I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry Even though you're not here by my side Truely you're always on my mind So i just called to sing a lullabye To comfort your heart so you never cry I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry... Tell her not to worry you'll be okay She should pray for your safety night and day Soon back together you'll be again I know you both can't wait to see that day I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry... Wherever you are just call his name He'll hear your voice and it'll make his day A day doesn't pass, when you're not on his mind Please don't cry, you'll be together in time Even though you're not here by my side Truely you're always on my mind So i just called to sing a lullabye To comfort your heart so you never cry I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry... I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry... I really wanted to take you with me On my little country journey But you have to understand, oh why And not sit alone at home and cry, And cry, alone at home and cry. Don't cry.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey Let me tell you of a story 'Bout a creature I once knew Had a wife that was a teacher And the daughter was it too He was loved among his neighbors For the wonders works he's done For the building of the new church And the work for rodness funds But things change and times got rough And his wife is acting strange And the friends Tom once knew so well Just don't seems the same Now Tom drunk But Tom's no fool Just keep it cool, Tom And stick to the root Tom drunk But Tom's no fool Just keep it cool, Tom And stick to the root Now instead of getting better Things started to get worse When they dropped off from the ministry And burnt down Tom's new church After all the things that Tom had done It seems like no one care Now Tom is sitting all alone Shedding lonely tears Tom drunk But Tom's no fool Just keep it cool, Tom And stick to the root Tom drunk But Tom's no fool Just keep it cool, Tom And stick to the root Oh, oh, no, yeah Tom drunk But Tom's no fool Just keep it cool, Tom And stick to the root Tom drunk But Tom's no fool Just keep it cool, Tom And stick to the root To much stress, can't bare the pressure So he sips the Devil's water Reach at home, he rapes his wife Then he turns and beats his daughter Can't believe [Incomprehensible] Then he slowly caught the hammer Put the fist into his hand Then he bowed and said the prayer Oh, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom Tom is gone, Tom is gone Oh, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom Tom is gone Tom is gone Tom drunk And played a fool And lost his crew now His soul is in the deepest blue Tom drunk And played a fool And lost his crew now His soul is in the deepest blue Tom drunk Played a fool Tom is drunk now Tom drunk And played the fool And lost his crew now He lost his crew now Tom drunk And played the fool And lost his crew now His soul is in the deepest blue Tom drunk And played the fool And lost his crew now His soul is in the deepest blue, yeah, yeah

Inna the streets busy life is a chapper While you at you work you affi stay on the upper Those who disagreed choose the way of a Dapper Those who blend right in choose the book and the laptop Who have ears to hear listen to what mama said Sit down inna church and be quiet and pray You taking on the wrong pledge Your life not granted So your story echoes in my head What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven This is the story of a man I used to know He never listen to his dad an mama words He found shelter inna wrong place Friends with a screw face Then Killed by their wrong ways Justice no kind It's vision blind Forward with the sentence No judge can't rewind Rest indeed, yeah Rest in peace bro Rest in me What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven There's still place that once you called your own Not a war zone not a funeral home Silent, no more music, no sound Under the moonlight inna a Small town Guiltiness rest on their shoulder So for the wicked man, his days are numbered Rest indeed, yeah Rest in me What I've felt, I've known Never free, never me What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me

Yeah alborosie deh yah Rastafari anthem Wooo yeaa heyyy I and I a praise King selassie And endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Africa shall rise Yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise Who nuh ramp with me again King selassie Endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Jerusalem shall rise Yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise Ooh The game up and down just like a yo-yo Mi smoke mi sensimilla and full join di show Babylon speed up so mi haffi move slow Dem sell mi lack a knowloedge but mi lack dem with di flow Dem teach mi to say yes and mi still a say no Dem tell mi fi stop and mi still go Dem tell mi fi cut and mi still grow Cah rastafari seh so Mi a praise King selassie And endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Africa shall rise Yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise Who nuh ramp with me again King selassie Endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Jerusalem shall rise Yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise Wooh The road to zion rocky but we still a Walk We move outta babylon dem still a talk We keep the fyah burning And dem? back it off now Judgement time now Emperor selassie I rule the earth I and I pray from birth No? for mi? No blood pon mi shirt Babylon mi heart still a hurt So mi praise King selassie And endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Africa shall rise Yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise Who nuh ramp with me again King selassie Endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Jamaica shall rise Yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise Wooh Dem drop down dem soul Mi nah drop down mi faith Babylon crise betta siddung and wait Cah mi wholla sekkle and mi just keep mi straight Yuh reach likkle bit too late While I'm praise King selassie And endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Africa shall rise Yuh nuh see seh poor people a get wise Who nuh ramp with me again King selassie Endorse di ghetto youth dem Mek dem well brighttt Jerusalem shall rise Yuh nuh see seh jah jah people a get wise Wooh Give thanks and praise to the most high So mi a seh

Still blazin', still blazin', still blazing Cah Jah Jah power it's so amazing Give I the strength and protection, keep praising Each and every day Still blazin', still blazin', still blazing Cah Jah Jah power it's so amazing Give I the strength and protection, keep praising Whoa, yeh, yeh, yeh More time me say nothing no a gone (nothing) And what me get is not what me want (this journey) This journey's rough, but show must go on And so the thing set, wo me tell you say More time the sun don't shine for me (for me) And the only thing bright my dignity (ooh, ooh) Right place to stand beside the Almighty And so me live me life, wo me tell you say Don't let the little tribulation keep you down Don't let the night stop your sound Don't let nobody tell you what is good for you Cah you alone know your truth, well then Don't let nobody rule your soul, no way Just be yourself each and every day Live and let live, well, and always remember say-yay Still blazin', still blazin', still blazing Cah Jah Jah power it's so amazing Give I the strength and protection, keep praising Each and every day Still blazin', still blazin', still blazing Cah Jah Jah power it's so amazing Give I the strength and protection, keep praising Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh Sometimes you give and not getting back (never) Sometimes you haffi on the right track (uh, uh) More time you thing say what you doing is right And you just loose in the fight, wo me tell you say More time me job off and get back few (few) And what is good for me, is not good for you (no, no) More time you're chatting and you have no clue That's what we all do, wo me tell you say Don't let the little tribulation keep you down Don't let the night stop your sound Don't let nobody tell you what is good for you Cah you alone know your truth, well then Don't let nobody rule your soul, no way Just be yourself each and every day Live and let live, well, and always remember say-yay Still blazin', still blazin', still blazing Cah Jah Jah power it's so amazing Give I the strength and protection, keep praising Each and every day Still blazin', still blazin', still blazing Cah Jah Jah power it's so amazing Give I the strength and protection, keep praising Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh

(Intro) Psycho A man is just a man A man is just a man Oh weeeell (Verse 1) I see desperation That's why mi cyaan chill I'm a jah jah souljah With extra dopamine skills Mi bun mi marijuana right pon toppa di hills Im not a buffalo soldier neither buffalo bill Mi love reggae music reggae music keep me awake Im a bongo dreadlock so I cyaan neva be fake I am who I am I'm just a song on a tape I'm with di sexy girls dem I'm like a child with a cake Well (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am (Verse 2) Eva fearless Eva ready eva sleepless Sodoma and gomorra bun dung inna di furtherness No watch mi face no watch mi race dont check mi place Cah mi well sekkle inna di gideon a mi nah go move back Well Babylon rulers and di mokka shall not prospa So jah jah people just keep working there's no siesta Dont call me christian call me rasta likkle pagan a yuh dem call punkabbestia You so so seet yah (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am (Verse 3) Oh well Give thanks and praise yeah yeah To the most high jah yeah heeyyy Well give thanks and praise yeaa hey (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am (Verse 4) The future moving closa so dont loose yourself Dont waste my time and please dont waste yourself Money root ova all evil puppa specially said I dont like my ego so I dont like myself I dont see no race just one sheet of black I dont talk no music I dont trick no track I dont hate nobody oh maybe I hate myself So let mi waste my time and let mi waste myself Well then (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am(I rusaleeeem) I rusaleeeem Here I am(I rusaleeem) I rusaleeeem Here I am(I rusaleeem) I rusaleeeem Here I am Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well (Intro) Psycho A man is just a man A man is just a man Oh weeeell (Verse 1) I see desperation That's why mi cyaan chill I'm a jah jah souljah With extra dopamine skills Mi bun mi marijuana right pon toppa di hills Im not a buffalo soldier neither buffalo bill Mi love reggae music reggae music keep me awake Im a bongo dreadlock so I cyaan neva be fake I am who I am I'm just a song on a tape I'm with di sexy girls dem I'm like a child with a cake Well (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am (Verse 2) Eva fearless Eva ready eva sleepless Sodoma and gomorra bun dung inna di furtherness No watch mi face no watch mi race dont check mi place Cah mi well sekkle inna di gideon a mi nah go move back Well Babylon rulers and di mokka shall not prospa So jah jah people just keep working there's no siesta Dont call me christian call me rasta likkle pagan a yuh dem call punkabbestia You so so seet yah (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am (Verse 3) Oh well Give thanks and praise yeah yeah To the most high jah yeah heeyyy Well give thanks and praise yeaa hey (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am I rusaleeeem Here I am (Verse 4) The future moving closa so dont loose yourself Dont waste my time and please dont waste yourself Money root ova all evil puppa specially said I dont like my ego so I dont like myself I dont see no race just one sheet of black I dont talk no music I dont trick no track I dont hate nobody oh maybe I hate myself So let mi waste my time and let mi waste myself Well then (Chorus) I rusaleeeem Here I am(I rusaleeeem) I rusaleeeem Here I am(I rusaleeem) I rusaleeeem Here I am(I rusaleeem) I rusaleeeem Here I am Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well