Selassie Is the Chapel - Etana

I'm not the sort of person who falls In and quickly out of love But to you i give my affection Right from the Start If i have a lover who loves me How can i break such a Heart But you can get my attention Right from the start How could you come here When you know i got troubles enough How could you call me When you know i can't answer the phone Make me lie when i don't want to Make someone else some kind of unknowing fool Make me stay when i should not Are you so strong to raise the weakness in me Why do you come here And pretend to be just passing by But i mean to see you I mean to hold you tightly Baby

I was born strong I was made for this See, I met so many hard time When I thought I couldn't make it See, I had my trials when my pillows dried my eyes Then the morning came And my wings took flight I rise, I rise See, I'm hurting, but not broken Down, but I won't die I rise, I rise Soon I will reach the sky And still I rise Some say it's a mystery How I still believe Then in spite of all I've been through I can still push the will See, I have power they can't see with their eyes It's a little thing called faith That makes broken wings fly I rise, I rise Though I'm hurting, but not broken Down, but I won't die I rise, I rise Soon I will reach the sky And still I rise Who can understand When just an ordinary man Defies the odds and still Fights on to win I can take it I can make it I rise, I rise See, I'm hurting, but not broken Down, but I won't die I rise, I rise Soon I will reach the sky And still I rise, I rise See, I'm hurting, but not broken Down, but I won't die I rise, I rise Soon I will reach the sky And still I rise

People talk That's what they do But they don't understand How mi still a push an' go through Yes, they laugh They call me names But they just don't get it How dem see mi a hol' my head up just the same When dem see me, dem just keep on talkin' Me nuh see them, I just keep on walkin' I've got my pride Me nah go show my bad side Some a dem see me as a big pushover Let me fi dead, dem think I'm gonna kill over Oh no, not I I and I will survive Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them take away your levity Live your life and be free Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them lead you astray, starting today Live your life and live it your way When you go through heartache When you feelin' pain When you en' up in a desert An' a wonda why the hell it nah rain When dem pass dem judgement And every word lef' a stain When dem talk up di things dem Just fi mash up yuh life an' give you bad name Dem think yu weak but a deso dem blunda Bad mind and think dem lef' yu business asunder Don't give dem that power Show dem you can be stronger Jus tek up yuself an' mek di whole a dem wonda How yu get up when dek a try keep you under Don't believe their lies Show dem that you will rise Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them take away your levity Live your life and be free Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them lead you astray, starting today Live your life your way I say people talk That's what they do But they don't understand How mi still a push an' go through Yes, they laugh Some call me names But they just don't get it How dem see mi a hol' my head up just the same When dem see me, dem just keep on talkin' And me nuh see them, I just keep on walkin' I've got my pride Me nah go show my bad side Some a dem see me as a big pushover Let me fi dead, dem think I'm gonna kill over Oh no, not I I and I will survive Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them take away your levity Live your life and be free Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them lead you astray, starting today Live your life your way Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them take away your levity Live your life and be free Never let them get you down Never let them see you frown Never let them take away your levity Live your life and be free Get you down, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Don't let them get you down, no, no, no, no, no, no I got my pride, I got my pride I'm standing firm, I'm standing firm Stronger, yeah, eh They can't do me like that What? Miss it

Tried to get a job today but When dem see the application dem say If this is really where you reside Please step outside She asked them why And they replied... We don't want no trouble We don't want no trouble, no day Cause lady where you come from People die there everyday For our safety that's where you should stay She traded in her three-piece for two Everything and anything she wanted to do Went back to her side of town In bed she lay down All she could hear was... We don't want no trouble We don't want no trouble, no day Cause lady where you come from People die there everyday For our safety that's where you should stay It's easier to give into the pressures of life It's harder to get over when you try to do right Just stay focused and keep your goals in site Been through school, passed every test Graduated above the rest And yet the society still looks down They do this, why? They don't want us to try And so they'll reply... We don't want no trouble We don't want no trouble, no day Cause lady where you come from People die there everyday For our safety that's where you should stay