We lay our case before you
Let your hammer fall
Tip the scales of justice
Liberty for all
Do you stand for freedom
Do you stand for justice
Do you stand for anything at all
We have the power
We have the courage
To make the mighty fall
Hear the voice of reason
Let your hammer fall
You're the judge and jury
Gimme justice, give me justice
Justice
When you free the guilty
The innocent remain
Can you hear your conscience
Can you see the pain
Do you have the mercy
Do you have the passion
Do you have integrity at all
We have the power
We have the courage
To make the mighty fall
Hear the voice of reason
Let your hammer fall
You're the judge and jury
Gimme justice, give me justice
Justice, gimme justice
Take the oath of honor
On the Bible swear
Fight for truth and justice
Do you really care
Will you fight for freedom
Will you fight for justice
Will you fight for anything at all
We have the power
We have the courage
To make the mighty fall
Hear the voice of reason
Let your hammer fall
You're the judge and jury
Gimme justice, give me justice
Justice, people say, justice
justice, brother say, justice
Judge me if I am weak
judge me if I am strong
judge my days and all life long
they let the baby cry, let the mama cry
and youths like I and I have to cry
For justice, one, one, one word prayer
justice, who yea, justice, justice
Is like a good friend
who long time we don't see
why they taking liberty
who, is like a good friend
who long time we don't see
why they taking liberty, with I and I and I
Justice, yea yea yea
justice, now not later, justice
justice, people say
(solo)
For I and I, justice, justice
justice, where are you
justice, look what they do
They make the innocent cry
the innocent cry
look what they do to Garvey
they make the innocent die
they make the innocent die
how dem lie on Steve Biko
Justice, justice, the one word prayer
justice, who yea, justice
the poor man cry, why do they do the wrong
justice, they make me sing this song
Justice, who yea woa, mmmh, yea, yea
justice, justice, desert me not
justice, they are on my back
justice, the more the tears
[chorus]
No justice given, No justice stolen,
No justice in the world, so fallen
No justice taken away, no justice fading to death.
No justice, no harmony.
What's been done in the name of Jesus?
What's been done in the name of Buddha?
What's been done in the name of Islam?
What's been done in the name of man?
What's been done in the name of liberation?
And in the name of civilization?
And in the name of race?
And in the name of peace?
Everybody
Loves to see
Justice done
On somebody else
Can you tell me how much bleeding
It takes to fill a word with meaning?
And how much, how much death
It takes to give a slogan breath?
And how much, how much, how much flame
Gives light to a name
For the hollow darkness
In which nations dress?
Everybody
Loves to see
Justice done
On somebody else
Everybody's seen the things they've seen
We all have to live with what we've been
When they say charity begins at home
They're not just talking about a toilet and a telephone
Got to search the silence of the soul's wild places
For a voice that can cross the spaces
These definitions that we love create --
These names for heaven, hero, tribe and state
Everybody
Loves to see
Justice done
"When the law becomes a tool of the rich
And not a shield for the masses"
You now you finally see the truth
There's no justice in the world fOr us
Oh and equality's just a dream
There's no system we can trust
In this world
There's no justice
No they can't hide it anymore
We are not as equal as the rest
Now maney can make justice blind
The more you've got the blinder it gets
In this world
There's no justice
Now we'll see
What the future will bring
We cannot beat the system now
The only thing we can do is survive
Hope, that there will come a day
When justice is an eye for an eye
In this world
There's no justice
By a calm lake in the forest
Justice stands and sighs
Takes the blind fold off her face
Sees the world and cries
Placing the scales of balance
Gently at her feet
Released from all the burden
And from all deceit
Justice holds her sword
High up to the sky
Takes it to her heart
Kissing it good-bye
See the end of legends
See the blue steel fall
Justice's been defeated
May god help us all
No more balanced – no more blind
No more armed with blades
She retrieves into the forest
Hiding in the shades
Justice has a sister
We all know her name
Now she's queen and is seen
In hate and blood and pain
Justice holds her sword
High up to the sky
Takes it to her heart
Kissing it good-bye
See the end of legends
See the blue steel fall
Justice's been defeated
Where are we going? What's on your mind
So full of anger...
It's hard to swallow your pride!
Where are we going? What's on your mind
So full of anger today
I know it's hard to just swallow your pride
Can't make the pain go away
Cold ambition, on the slog
Now you're steppin' on friends
Doomed to be a slave of your own damned job
Dyin' lonely in the grave... yeah
Justice is just
One step from freedom
And it's slippin', slippin' away
Justice is just
One step from freedom
And it's slippin' away... yeah yeah!
What are we doin'? Lord are you blind?
So full of hatred and pain
Loosin' control now you're loosing your mind
And you're just lettin' yourself go to waste!
My knees feel weak as I'm dragged from the dock
My poor mother's screams numb me with shock
One by one, they lock us all away
Trumped up charges is the game they play
Chorus:
Call that justice, well it just ain't fair,
How much longer before you care
Call that justice from an alien judge
Jailed for fighting for the land you love
Stripped in a cell, you're shackled in chains
Lost all your dignity, but trying to keep sane
A degrading regime if you speak your mind
If you don't agree they'll give you time
(Repeat Chorus)
Call this democracy, the land of free speech
Equality and freedom is what they preach
Here's the reality, an alien state
Locking up patriots behind camp gates
(Repeat Chorus)
Jailed for fighting for the land you love
Justice will be served and deserved
Life is a funny, tiny game of pictures and pretty words
Broken up and trempled down to tiny bits of dust
Like a letter of love or a scar to a sports car
Justice will be served and deserved
You're so crazy, now come back as you're lazy
Take some time to step outside the lines
Oh, where did you go? Hope you don't forget your coat
You could cacth a cold just being alone
Justice will be served and deserved
Justice will be served and deserved
Oh, I got some of your friends, they all make a real big mess
I could probably scream louder if I had a bigger chest
Start of every heartbeat is how hard you hit the drum
But I've never had fun dancing alone
Oh, I've never had fun dancing alone
Justice will be served and deserved
Justice will be served and deserved
Problem with the sunshine, you can see between the lines
Life doesn't always look the way you hope
Here I am on the phone wishing I could shoot the shit
But it appears I really do have to go
Hey man, I really do have to go
Justice will be served and deserved
Justice will be served and deserved
Justice will be served and deserved
Don't want to talk with you no more
Don't want to shut that door on you
Only want to stop what's causing this commotion
This ain't a case of pick and choose
It's more about if you win or lose
This is the way, it's not about my emotions
Love, Hope, Peace, Justice
I'm sick and tired of what I see
I've found another way to be
Cos everything I see is blighted, or it's rusted
I'll take a chance and turn away
I'm giving up on you today
Cos if I don't I know I will be busted
Now it's time to take me seriously
Picking up the pieces on your knees
Maybe in the future you'll think twice
Instead of spreading all your bullshit lies
Because of all the shit you spoke
It makes me glad to see you broke
Arrogance has brought you where you are today
Surrounded by the bills you can't pay
Justice by the hands of time
The final laugh will be mine
When promises are broken
Filthy words are spoken
Guilty of the crime called treason
My revenge the only reason
When promises are broken
Filthy words are spoken
It makes me smile to see how you turned out
Now you know what it's all about
Think of me when you're in the gutter
Be careful how you treat another
Don't try to say nobody warned you
Head up your ass hope the world will mourn you
Maybe in the future you'll think twice
A man went to work
Just riding a train
Wrong place... wrong time
Cops blew out his brains
Told to stop...
Jumped a fence
No one came to his defence
7 bullets fired
From seven different guns
7 people blew away
Some-ones son
Where is the justice?
Justice!
For some-ones son?
Justice!
Justice never done
Justice?
They opened fire
On this poor kid
Wrong-face... wrong life
Don't care what they did
Bastard pigs
Playing tough
A government cover-up
Justice? Murder!
Justice? Murder!
Justice? Murder!
One man say, restore the peace by any means
Shoot first, then question your enemies
Look how the people been suffrin'
Before now, this a for even more
As they try to mediate between the rich and the poor
Them never used to visit such community
Them never insure them sa-fe-ty
Can you stop the love of the people
Where you know their every cry
Where they all have justice.
Justice
Will the people want an end to brutality
Tell dem all they should respect humanity
When you're out there it's nothing but insanity
You massacre your own and that's the reality
Oh Buju Banton, me don't know partiality...I
Iya Iya Iya, I...
Justice
Now look at the way they treat the people
People of the island can't take this here hassle
Everyday to suffer, is Jah-mon, it is a struggle
Look at how the people them work hard and juggle
Some a dem a hustle, and some a dem a love
Some a dem a brag, and nuff a dem a buss
Listen to the rude boy while I toss
The people they want justice
Justice
Verse one
Eyes open wide
no one sees the world like it is
so many lies, corrupted
everything's a matter of fact
We're ego-minded humans
we claim we strive for justice
the bottom line is different
it's all about winning in the end
There's no justice
no compassion
who care's if someone's falling
so much hatred
lying faces
in this game we play
no one caring
no one sharing
all true love's in the mirror
human's lying
and denying
that we're fooled by innocence
...Justice
Jealous minds
smile at others failures
grand success
increasing poisoned words
it's all in vain
begging for understanding
the game we play
a charade of our existence
There's no justice
no compassion
who care's if someone's falling
so much hatred
lying faces
in this game we play
no one caring
no one sharing
all true love's in the mirror
human's lying
and denying
that we're fooled by...?
There's no justice
no compassion
who care's if someone's falling
so much hatred
lying faces
in this game we play
No one caring
no one sharing
all true love's in the mirror
human's lying
and denying
that we're fooled by innocence
I've got these feelings
and i know that something just ain't rigt
there is something going on, can't eat
can't think, can't sleep at night
maybe the world's falling down
i hope that i won't be around
i tried to fight
i think i'm right but who the fuck's to say
i've heard your views on the evening news
they're played out every fucking day
i think the end is coming down
i hope that i won't be around
stop to think that maybe everything is alright
be all that you can be, nothing left to see
that's not good enough for mee
not good enough for me
not good enough for me
I've heard the words you have to say
from behind my back those words don't fade away
pretend that i don't care but you're too loud
this is the last time you're running your mouth
you're on thin ice
watch it....
it's gonna fucking break
Excuse me x3
You're paying x2
This is the excuse that we're making we're making x2
This is the excuse that we're making (we're making)
Is it good enough for what you're paying (you're
paying)? x2
I've can shout
I said I've can shout
You don't have to shout
Oh okay, well stop making me then
Hey, hey
I'm getting loud with you
This is the excuse that we're making (we're making)
Is it good enough for what you're paying (you're
paying)? x5
This is the excuse x4
This is the excuse that we're making (we're making)
This is the excuse that we're making (we're making)
Is it good enough for what you're paying (you're
paying)? x4
You're paying x2
This is the excuse that we're making
Is it good enough for what you're paying (you're
paying)? x2
(1st VERSE)
Stand in line as we march to the drums of the east,
Paralyzed and possesed by crusadors deceased,
Lost in the silence, the call from the turbulent times.
Bound by the science that lives on... that lives on the wise.
(CHORUS x2)
The beating of a million drums.
The fire of a million guns.
The mother of a million sons.
(2nd VERSE)
Lost in the silence, they bow to the call of the east.
Tantalized and seduced by the demons released.
Ears to the ground by the name of the merciless guide (sky).
Onto the fire that burns in the all seeing eye.
(CHORUS x2)
Bridge
Do the D.A.N.C.E
1234, fight!
Stick to the B.E.A.T
Get ready to ignite
You were such a P.Y.T
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A.B.C
That's how we make it right
Do the D.A.N.C.E
Stick to the B.E.A.T
Just easy as A.B.C
Do the Dance (Do the Dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
You're always there for music and me (x2)
Do the D.A.N.C.E
1234, fight!
Stick to the B.E.A.T
Get ready to ignite
You were such a P.Y.T
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A.B.C
That's how we make it right
Do the Dance (Do the Dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the Dance
You're always there for music and me (x2)
Under the spotlights
Neither black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the Dance (do the dance)
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the DANCE (do the dance)
Under the spotlights
Neither black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the DANCE (do the dance)
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the DANCE(Do the Dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the Dance
You're always there for music and me
some still believed and so did i
fooled us all but you lived a fuckin lie
turned away, closed the book
swept away as a fish
a fish on a hook
made your choices now your life going nowhere
did you really find something more out there
something worth living for?
some still believed and so did i
screaming cause I got something to say
something I feel itchting every day
you don’t fucking listen you don’t even try
you just turn away and I don’t know why
screaming – these words don’t mean a thing
won’t understand what I’m trying to bring
I’m trying so hard to get it out to you
the words don’t come out right
no matter what I do
the world is spinning
I got something to say
something I feel itching every day
right
misunderstood
twist every inch
nod your head
but you don’t get it
It's always the same
Always ashamed story telling
When I can't come in
To a hopeless troglodyte
But one more time
My answer stands
I swear I mean "no offense"
But you better learn to read
It's all about membership.
Hey, for you young & old
Ugly girls and boys
I put you on my list
And make you clap to this
Mayhem, I just don't need that trip
And soon you're saying different.
DVNO
Four Capital letters
Printed in gold
Cause details make the girls sweat even more
While they're shaking their belt
No need to ask my name
To figure out how cool I am.
Can anyone read, anyone feel
That i'm losing my patience
I just Came here to bounce
Ladies all waxed
They all know i'm coming
I'm losing my patience
I just came here to bounce.
D V N O
Four capital letters
Printed in gold
Cause details make the girls sweat even more
While They're shaking their belt
No Need to ask my name
Audio, Audio, Audio, Video, Disco
Audio, Audio, Audio, Video, Disco
Audio, Audio, Audio, Video, Disco
Audio, Audio, Audio, Video, Disco
Audio, Audio, Audio, Video, Disco
changing times, a changing world
evrything has a higher goal
i'll remember these days as my last
locked down - deep down in my sould
when i go through and overlook
the decisions i've made
i can say i chose the right
and stuck to my faith
trying to see myself in somewhere else
i try but i hit a wall and i fail
i can't find...
i can't see...
another way
i took every step - one at a time
had my opinions, never walked the same line
despite your judgement i'm doing...
i'm doing just fine!
another way - i can't see it
another way - i can't find
won’t imitate what others create
they’ve built us tall, with their own blind hate
through destruction we construct our fate
we must question all, we must instigate
with strong minds, we’ll ignore the distractions
core of our being, behind our actions
your eyes on us but ours above you
don’t want you to get what we do NO!
WE MUST ACTIVATE – ourselves, and those around us
WE MUST ACTIVATE – our minds, bodies and souls
WE MUST ACTIVATE – ourselves
and what we seek, is what we’ll find
won’t fall in the traps that wait
Dwelling on memories
Drowning in sorrow, bothering you
From inside they're crawling
(The) Anger you can't hide
Pale-faced mindclones
Imprisoned dignity
Infected sanity
Rotten egos
Rotten to the core
Cold isolation
The last resort that keeps you breathing
Just guided by instincts
Aware of cunning penetration
No one's servant
Solid dignity
Healed insanity
Another usual day in your life
There you sit and wait to finish work
Imaginations of subhuman kind
But no one sees through you and your secret within
As you knock on the door
Your blood starts to boil
Enjoy the pain, you want more
And you will never recoil
Bow down, now
Obey
Show obsequiousness
Remote controlled you stalk through the streets
As you know your aim, and your aim is the pain
Bondage gear and the lady in black
And when you feel the whip, it's like heaven on earth
As you knock on the door
Your blood starts to boil
Enjoy the pain, you want more
And you will never recoil
Bow down, now
Obey
Show obsequiousness
I found myself today
Trapped in this bed
My hands tied, feet tied
A hole in my head
Nothing left inside my brain
I don't even know my name
I feel, I see, I smell
This is my living hell
What did I do, why am I here
No answers
What would you do,
When all you knew is dead and gone?
You look around
What you see makes no sense
Feeling strange
You realize, you had a total blackout!
I am still lying on this plank bed here
My inner self filled up with fear
A spark of memories
Becomes a flame
A syringe needle in my vein
Three tubes - liquid - that hose
The end seems very close
I woke up for my own execution
I can't believe that
I will soon be dead and gone
The drugs work, make me weak
Make me dead
Feeling tired
I realize, I'll have a total blackout!
Suddenly, I found myself
Running out of lies, running out of excuses
Here I stand, no apologies
What else can I give
To cover the betrayal
That's the living in me
Suddenly the truth is staring
At my face, your face, his face
Can't go on with this shit
Running out of time,
Got no time to lose
Here I'm standing, got no ideas
The truth, they say, will never come
Here I'm standing, got no stories
The fairy tale has just begun
I leave you now, with another lie
As I always pretend, I am here
Right back to where it all began
Another circle ends
Another broken heart
Thursday morning 6 a.m.
Waiting for the only train
For my girl a kiss-goodbye
Tell her there`s no need to cry
Get off the train, into the plane
Flying to the sun
Hot like hell, great hotel
Longing for some fun
Primal mission pool-bar-check
Alcohol shall break the neck
Both barmen look like suckers
Just one word: motherfuckers
Madness surrounds,
hitting the town
Just some tourist stores
Back to the hotel,
a few more drinks
Next days will bring more
Poolbar drinks for free
Sunna macht mi hie
Morning fart shall blow
Ritual in Rhodes
Wake up with the morning shine
Just to miss the breakfast time
Sandwiches and coffee, white
All inclusive - that`s alright
Down on the beach,
sun is unleashed
Skin is turning red
Back to the poolbar, a lot of drinks
Make us sleep like dead
Poolbar free drinks kick
Sun just makes me sick
Morning fart still blows
Ritual in Rhodes
Rent some Harleys hit the road
Cruising all along the coast
Sun is burning from above
All that`s left is one red scarf
Center-court calls, just some old balls
Afternoon sun on our skin
Jump in the pool,
swim around the bar
Having a few more drinks
Poolbar-keepers suck
Never playing rock
Hate inside us grows
Ritual in Rhodes
Disco overdose
Ritual in Rhodes
Morning fart still blows
Ritual in Rhodes
Don't move!
You're dead!
Don't move!
Lucky! You won! You survived!
Welcome to a beautiful nightmare
You can't escape, 'cause it's reality
Marching through a wasted land
Dead bodies pave the way you walk
Seeking the unknown
Once again you kill the nameless one
Waiting for the next command
Just another bloody massacre
I once was your victim
You splattered my brain
With violent oppression
I now will return
Back from the grave
Live undead
Evil reborn
Live undead
Meet me in a moonless night
I suck your blood and eat your entrails
Feasting on your lifeless corpse
I gnaw the meat off the god damn bones
Though it may seem a little late
I enjoy the bitter sweet taste
Of dissipated revenge
Get up at the usual time
Packed bag in the corner of the room
Breakfast - the day`s starting well
Rushing in by the ringing of the bell
Now my time has come
And my job has to be done
Don`t move, it won`t help you anyway
Get ready for my judgement day
Highschool death
Bullets flying through the classroom
Ripping virginal flesh from the bone
Blood spills from the teacher`s head
He tortured me and now he`s dead
Outside the parents cry
Cops are waiting to come in
Kids are screaming, trying to run away
This is my private judgement day
Highschool death
My life is changing so fast, I can't explain
I know what it's all about, nothing seems the same
A look at my past life, than drying all my tears
Passing the gate, this is the hour of our fears
Waiting my whole life, why should I take care
No one is waiting, do I have to be there ?
Leaders of our time, just standing behind
Fighting a war, I can't ignore
Future oppressions
Forgotten, displaced, designed from a thought
Now my last hope, I'm praying to god
What is behind this imaginary wall ?
What is behind it ? I don't know at all
Future oppressions becoming more clear
This is a warning, so you must take heed
Watching and waiting, how deep I descend
Is there deliverance in the end?
Leaving the club, 8 beers swallowed
Staggering straight to your car
Don't waste no thought on your recklessness
Knowing your home is not far
Starting the engine, shift to first gear
Invulnerable you are
Gaining speed with every second
You are the highway star
Run - faster
Taking the corner devil-style
Finally risking it all
Tires are losing the grip on wet leaf
Clenching the wheel as you skid
The engine's roaring one last time
You're watching the tree coming near
Never been afraid of dying
Pain is your only fear
As the blood runs
Out of your countless wounds
You realize, you'll die
Live fast
Die young
You just got 2 minutes to live
Cut off leg, broken arms
Trapped in your wrecked pile of steel
Percieving that you are unable to move
Pinned behind the wheel
Still conscious, massive pain
Watching your live passing by
Even if help comes, it will be too late
Make yourself ready to die
When i look back on the years we've spent
I see what's important and what it meant
Try to understand i walk my own path
'cause one day i'll be dead
What's buggin you?
I guess its jealousy
Don't need your lectures
Don't tell me what to do
Every step i take and do in this life
That's my choice and that's not up to you
It's not up to you!
I respect you in what you do
Now i expect the same!
You'll never get to me
You're to freakin slow
You'll bite in the dust
And everbody knows
I'm living the life
And there's nothing you can do
That's how it is sucka
I’m about to lose control
there are voices in my head that tell me to let go
but how am I supposed to know
the right in all this wrong
I’m gonna lose control
they tell me to relay, but what do I expect
when they read me, they feed me
they teach me lies
unable to trust anyone, that’s no surprise
can’t listen to the voices, I gotta keep my cool
but they’re driving me insane with their rules
if I can’t fight this on my own
I’m gonna, I’m gonna, lose control
oh yes, I’m gonna lose
oh no, I’m gonna lose
One man wakes, awakens another
Second one wakes his next door brother
Three awake can rouse a town
And turn the whole place upside down
Many awake will cause such a fuss
It finally awakes all of us
One man wakes with dawn in his eyes
Surely then it multiplies
can’t prove me wrong – can’t prove it
I see through you
Can’t prove me wrong, can’t prove it
you’re not yourself, not you
change your words but I can read minds
I smell you from miles, don’t need your kind
admire to be admired, you lost your face
can’t wait for your vanish without any trace
without face
not to them, not to you, NO!
long and search – for prestige and name
one day you might find – will you be at peace
I see through you – I can see – reality
can’t lie to the one who can wreck your life
with the truth
without face
no identity
without face
don’t get what you see
the only thing you do is look down on me
even when I give it every day
I’m breakin every sweat I can take
so who the fuck are you to take this away
now I’m stuck on words can’t get them out
it may look bleak but I can’t be weak
these empty hands, got nothing left to give
this is all I’ve got – the life I live
the memories in my head
the good or the bad
living without it
I would rather be dead
I’ll trust my mind
to search for what’s right
you can flip the switch
but I won’t lose the light
So you're running in a best of three
And you gunning on the kingside
For the queen
So you're running in a best of three
And you gunning for it all
May the king fall
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust in us embedded on the sand
New lands
Say you're running in a best of three
And you gunning on the kingside
For the queen
So you're running in a best of three
And you gunning for it all
May the king fall
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust in us embedded on the sand
New lands
New lands
New lands
New lands
New lands
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust in us embedded on the sand
New lands
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust embedded on the sand
New lands
Trust in us embedded on the sand
don't you know? do you forget?
i still ehar you say it...
what you felt then and now
all the time in my heart
no human power that can tear this apart
thought you felt the same but you seem to be blind
these things never ever crossed my mind
i'm looking alive
without any doubt
something you'll never know
is what keeps me around
and i'm pretty stupid and naive
but through these eyes i find it hard to believe
that this was a phase we went through
maybe that's the difference between me and you
you oughta know and i trusted
had to leave you behind, can't look back
won't lose my cool, won't be another fool
no, don’t come too close to me
I’ll push you back, push you back
this is where I’m supposed to be
behind these walls
I found some security
found some peace of mind
earned everything that’s mine
can’t figure out your thinking
on a different page
built your life around analyzing
criticizing
think you’re scot free
think you’re wise and sophisticated
false security
no, don’t come too close to me
I’ll push you back, push you back
you’re just wasting your time
won’t sink to your level
feel my frustration
time got your best
alienation
tie that noose around each others neck
sell me something, keep me in check
I can’t drown my identity, not myself
it’s hard enough to be yourself
every day
I see a world
drown in its ways
the more we fight it, more it seems to stay
they’ll enforce their lies, with their last breath
future generations call them heroes in their deaths
the guilt of where my eyes have been
can’t turn away cause I’ve already seen
all I can hear are society’s ignorant screams
let the dust fall free
let it fall
from the outside
looking in
from the outside
watching the world spin out of control
from the outside
I’m trying to show it down
Before daybreak there were none
And as it broke there was one
From moon to sun it goes on 'n' on
The winter battle was won
The summer children were born
And so the story goes on 'n' on
Come woman if your life beats
Those we buried with the house keys
Smoke and feather where the fields are green
From here to eternity
Come woman on your own time
Far, far, far from the virgin vine
Rising out from the dead leaves
Come back to me
Oh, sing your favorite song
Left to tears
Dreams it goes
and then on
A vessel in the bloodline
The 13th zodiac sign
A stitch in time it goes on 'n' on
Someday the grapes will be wine
And someday you will be mine
And so the story goes on 'n' on
Come woman if your life beats
Those we buried with the house keys
Smoke and feather where the fields are green
From here to eternity
Come woman on your own time
Far, far, far from the virgin vine
Rising out from the dead leaves
Come back to me
Oh, sing your favorite song
Left to tears
Dreams it goes
and then on
Oh, sing your favorite song
Left to tears
Dreams it goes
and then on
That witch was burned in the ground
Will someday come back around
From dust to dust it goes on 'n' on
Before daybreak there were none
And as it broke there was one
Baby, have you seen, there is a snake in our paradise
A serpent that's wriggling between us
and freezing our feelings to ice
And with each drop of blood we bleed because of this
something so precious dies and it feels it really is...
Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away
Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames
Darling, do you feel, there is a storm coming our way
The burning light between us is already starting to
fade
And with each drop of blood our shattered hearts ever
bleed
something so precious dies and is lost eternally
Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away
Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames
Each teardrop from your eyes
makes something inside me die
Each of these days that draws us part
takes a piece from my heart
Kill me kill me kill me again with your love
and chase the storm away
Bring me bring me bring me the end with your love
and haunt the demons away
Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away
Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames
Kill me kill me kill me again with your love
and chase the snake away
Bring me bring me bring me the end with your love
You gotta
Stand tall and cut away the ties
Drop walls and hold that head up high
The world is fast and youth aint gonna wait
So grab a hold before it gets to late
Bare your soul and strip away the cold
Of withered life thats past so gray and cold
Cause all the pain that thats filled these eyes you see
Was made to bleed just recently
Tears that made me
Ashamed to be me
But that gave me
Strength to see me
Made a spark that
Lit the dark
Let me shine
Time to see, believe this in me
The pain that I feel deep inside
Cause its time we come together
Be on because im bout to now
So do it now or never
I fall sleep to freeways far from here
Spend half the night just drinking beer
From this day on shall be the words
My flesh and bones shall make it heard
Dont you test Ill have to mess with you
Do my best so fuck the rest of you
One of these days
You'll see I've always been right
And it makes me glad
When I see the sun
And it makes me sad
When you feel my one
And I thank my god
Got a girl like you
And I thank my god
sick of the dirt you shoved in my face
sick of the lies, the lies they say
thought I had thick skin, but it’s eating from the
inside
anger and depression – my mind is swayed
a thousand handshakes, I’ll always feel alone
would you like to feel what i..
always thought these things couldn’t get to me
would you like to feel what I feel
I’m at the end of my line
claimed to care but when I reached out
you weren’t there, my luck turned around
since then you’re nowhere
nowhere to be found
sick of the dirt you shoved in my face
sick of the lies, bullshit that you said
elephant skin, but it’s eating from the inside
my mind – my mind is swayed
a thousand handshakes, I’ll always feel alone
would you like to feel what I feel
a thousand handshakes
a thousand handshakes
I’ll always feel alone
my life is going awry
but I’m gonna fight this
this is a part of me, simple as that
a part of me, stains you can’t erase
I’m in it for the long run, sorry for you
I never gave this a second thought, never gave in
I’ll be the first to spit you out
I’ll be the first to spit on your grave
I’ll bee the first to forget your name
I’ll turn away when we meet eye to eye
don’t ask you to understand, let me be
I just want to live, can’t you see
gotta prove myself to you every minute
I’ll never live up to your expectations, just forget it
this is my world
day after day
this is my world
minute after minute
this is my world
each and every day
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
1234, fight!
Stick to the B.E.A.T.
Get ready to ignite
You were such a P.Y.T.
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A.B.C.
That's how we make it right
Do the D.A.N.C.E. (E.E.E.E.E....)
1234, fight!
Stick to the B.E.A.T.
Get ready to ignite
You were such a P.Y.T.
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A.B.C
That's how we make it right
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
1234, fight!
Stick to the B.E.A.T.
Get ready to ignite
You were such a P.Y.T.
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A.B.C.
That's how we make it right
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
Stick to the B.E.A.T.
Just easy as A.B.C.
Do the dance do do dance
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
Your always there for music and me
Do the dance (Do do dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance (Do do dance)
Your always there for music and me
.....black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the dance do the dance
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the dance do do dance
Under the spotlights
Neither black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the dance do the dance
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the dance do do dance
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
Your always there for music and me
Do the dance (Do do dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
Your always there for music and me
Do the dance (Do do dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance (Do do dance)
Your always there for music and me
Do the dance do do dance
.....black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the dance do the dance
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the dance do do dance
Under the spotlights
Neither black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the dance do the dance
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Ohio
Tennessee
California
Tennessee
Bring it ooooooon
Bring it oooooon
Bring it oooooooonnn!
Bring it ooooooahhon
Ohio
Tennessee
California
Tennessee
Bring it ooooooon
Bring it oooooon
Bring it oooooooonnn!
Bring it ooooooahhon
Ohio
Tennessee
California
Tennessee
Bring it ooooooon
Bring it oooooon
Bring it oooooooonnn!
Bring it ooooooahhon
Bring it ooooooon
Bring it oooooon
Bring it oooooooonnn!
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
1, 2, 3, 4, fight
Stick to the B E A T
Get ready to ignite
You were such a PYT
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A B C
That's how you make it right
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
1, 2, 3, 4, fight
Stick to the B E A T
Get ready to ignite
You were such a PYT
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A B C
That's how you make it right
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
Stick to the B E A T
Just easy as A B C
Do the dance
Do the dance
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
You're always there for music and me
Do the dance
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
You're always there for music and me
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
1, 2, 3, 4, fight
Stick to the B E A T
Get ready to ignite
You were such a PYT
Catching all the lights
Just easy as A B C
That's how you make it right
Do the dance, do the dance
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance, do the dance
You're always there for music and me
Do the dance
(Do the dance)
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
(Do the dance)
You're always there for music and me
Do the D.A.N.C.E.
Do the dance, do the dance
Stick to the B E A T
Do the dance, do the dance
You were such a PYT
Do the dance, do the dance
Just easy as A B C
Do the dance, do the dance
Under the spotlights
Neither black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the dance, do the dance
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the dance, do the dance
Under the spotlights
Neither black nor white
It doesn't matter
Do the dance, do the dance
As strong as you might
Working day and night
Whatever happens
Do the dance
Do the dance
The way you move is a mystery
Do the dance
You're always there for music and me
One man say, restore the peace by any means
Shoot first, then question your enemies
Look how the people been suffrin'
Before now, this a for even more
As they try to mediate between the rich and the poor
Them never used to visit such community
Them never insure them sa-fe-ty
Can you stop the love of the people
Where you know their every cry
Where they all have justice.
Justice
Will the people want an end to brutality
Tell dem all they should respect humanity
When you're out there it's nothing but insanity
You massacre your own and that's the reality
Oh Buju Banton, me don't know partiality...I
Iya Iya Iya, I...
Justice
Now look at the way they treat the people
People of the island can't take this here hassle
Everyday to suffer, is Jah-mon, it is a struggle
Look at how the people them work hard and juggle
Some a dem a hustle, and some a dem a love
Some a dem a brag, and nuff a dem a buss
Listen to the rude boy while I toss
The people they want justice
Justice
When your words won't do no justice
And you've been led by the tusk
To the aid of a friend who's down a busted
To a sister who's lost the lust
This is the Easter of your skin, son
This is the making of your tongue
You shock me
You shock me
You shock me
That eucharistic beatbox
Can take some shots
Darling, you delinquent
Oh, I'm shocked
When your words won't do no justice
And your time ain't enough
And somebody's calling on the same truth
That you've been long afraid of
These are the errands of mercy
These are the politics of love
You shock me
You shock me
You shock me
That eucharistic beatbox
Can take some shots
Darling, you delinquent
Oh, I'm shocked
These islands of flesh
Can take some shots
Darling, you're reckless
Oh, I'm shocked
Wake up, nights fly
This is the day I've been looking for
Try to wake up mom and dad
So I can open up my presents today and
Pictures, music, something that you kinda started
Think about the homeless man, is he getting fed today, now
I can't wait, lets be quick, I wanna see what presents I got
I've been good this year, I've been so good this year, now
Family, singing, like the smile sure on my face.
Homeless, hungry, still I complain about the things I don't have
Justice, feelings, really need to come together
By far, our minds are clear enough to see the problems
I can't wait, lets be quick, wanna see what presents I got
Sometimes I wish I was a bird
Flying high above this earth
Circeling around the pain
And all the suckers have lost their way
A million miles from ground control
Seperated from it all
As the days keep losing te the nights
And this city's covered in snow and ice
They tried to fight it, but time was against them
There were no second chances, no resurrection
And the machine went dead
Somewere there was a short in the system
And it all adds up to nothing
Somewere there was a short in the system
How long can you make it
You keep betting against the house, you end up getting taken
Where is the justice?
Where is the justice?
They tried to fight it, but time was against them
There were no second chances, no resurrection
They tried to fight it, but time was against them
It’s hard to keep your head above water
When you’re drowning in hate
Twisting laws to control fates, can’t run
Not now or ever
All for one and none for one
Try hold me back
Never givers only takers
They wear the crown
They will never take
They will never break me down
Guilty till proven innocent
Not guilty
Criminals in uniform
Mean nothing to me
Hide behind your laws
Stop us being free
Criminals in uniform
We’ll take no more
We’ll have no pity
When you’re dead on the floor
Fuck the law, fuck the rules, fuck your life
You swore to protect but control our lives
Being told we’re always guilty
When your hands are bloody and filthy
With a conscience that doesn’t exist
Was it Hendon that taught you this?
To harass, oppress and take the piss
Even riot gear won’t save you from this
Criminal
People will riot again
They won’t be ready so they can’t defend
Criminal
An uprising with bitter hate
For all the innocent lives you’ve raped
We all want justice but you got to have the money to buy it
You'd have to be a fool to close your eyes and deny it
There's a lot of poor people who are walking the streets of my town
Too blind to see that justice is used to do them right down
All through life from beginning to end
You pay your monthly installments
Next to health is wealth
And only wealth will buy you justice
There'll always be a fool who insists on taking his chances
And that is the man who believes in true love romances
He will trust and rely on the goodness in human nature
Now a judge will tell you that's a pathetic creature
All through life from beginning to end
You pay your monthly installments
Next to health is wealth
And only wealth will buy you justice
Money, justice
Money and justice
So take all you can from an open hand
The hope of the dying
To save your disease
You're an empty breed
Your love of this lifetime
So you're somebody who brags about their innocence
While playing on the ignorant storm
Now I'm just here to criticize the lies, the lies, the lies
I want justice I want you overthrown
I want courage I want to stand alone
I want your arrogance and I want your pain
I want your everything and I want your head
So cry if you feel
That the tears you shed will make you feel better
See I'm just critical of living like a criminal
While you become a royalty hiding
I wonder how you'll justify the lies, the lies, the lies
I want justice I want you overthrown
I want courage I want to stand alone
I want your arrogance and I want your pain
I want your everything and I want your head
So bury all the evidence
Disguise yourself plead innocent
One penalty, one consequence is sure
Your jury they will recognize the lies, the lies, the lies, the lies
I want justice I want you overthrown
I want courage
I want to stand alone
I want your arrogance and I want your pain
I want your everything and I want your head
I want justice I want you overthrown
I want courage I want to stand alone
I want your arrogance and I want your pain
I want your everything and I want you dead
I want justice I want justice
From the start I knew you'd end up with him
You always want everything I have
My heart is broken but I won't be a victim
No oh oh
I'll get revenge and make you pay for all this
I'm not just gonna lay down and die
And I'll be laughing when you take your last kiss
Oh oh oh
Time for the consequence you've made your last mistake
There's no time left for forgiving
And the pain you gave me is coming back around
I'll be counting down the days and hours
Until the day when victory is mine
I won't sleep 'till I get my justice
Funny how you think you're so damn clever
You beleived it was the perfect crime
You got this far but you shoulda known better
Oh oh oh
It isn't love, it's something else you're after
It's not real, it's just for spite
Either way you're headed for disaster
Oh oh oh
I wake up every day
And look at my country
This is what the blind man sees
Does it look like justice to you
It doesn't look like justice to me
They've got to protect their property
Better phone up the police
Call up corruption
Who killed Blair Peach?
Political prisoners caught at Southall
And tried by kangaroo courts
A man had to have his balls removed
After being kicked by the S.P.G.
It doesn't look like justice to me
Have your heard the rumours
You've got 2 years till conscription
Do you want to go fight Zimbabwe
Do you want to go fight in Ireland
Soon it's got to be you and me
Who guards the guards
Who polices the police
What happened at Red Lion Square
Who killed Kevin Gately
Jimmy Kelly arrested in Liverpool
And later died in custody
And they'll bring in the army
To break up the strikes
And they'll bring the legal terrorists
To control civil disorders
Ireland is their practice ground
To control civil disorders
Our very own Vietnam
Who guards the guards
Who polices the police
What was meant to be wasn't meant for me.
This place is so dark, and I can't see.
Turn on the lights, all I see is misery.
Where's the compassion? There's no mercy.
But the day will come and justice will be done.
But the day will come and justice will be done.
The time is running.
The time is running out.
The time is running out,
And misery shines too bright.
Will anything, will anything turn out right?
Will we ever win this fight?
Sick in the head, better off dead.
So fall to the ground or burn instead.
This is the time, these are the days.
And nothing can stand in our way.
But the day will come and justice will be done.
from the depth of my dirty soul
the anger grows inside me fast
I can feel it on my neck
with my shaking hands
I fear I’ve lost control!
Oh Justice, It sounds like a bullet into your head
brutal expression of the wish
to rape your justice like a beast
I fuck your rules, Justice by myself
we don't care about your system. Justice by our self
tell me why! for a small robbery
poor people are put to jail
whereas those who use their fame
can keep the head cold money is freedom
that’s the way justice goes
brutal expression of the wish
to rape your justice like a beast
brother let remind me another
time and place of equality
Illusion! That's corruption!
now it's justice by my self
understand why I feel so bad
but I can only scream,
I lack of power Justice is deaf
to anyone’s pray, but not so blind to the gleam of gold
comprend pourquoi je ne te regarde pas gentiment
voilà pourquoi j'ai plus envie de faire de sentiments
quand le système nous consume inlassablement
et que l'humanité dans sa faiblesse subit aveuglément
ce système de putain? A croire kon peut plus croire en
rien
abus de pouvoir sur les trottoirs, homicide volontaire
la justice des hommes sur terre
tient les peuples en laisseet en cage, raffinées ou
ghetto,
Wake up, eyes wide
This is the day that I've been looking for
I try to wake up mom and dad
So I can open up my presents, yeah, yeah
Pictures, music
Something get you kind of started
You think about the homeless man
Is he getting fed today?
I can't wait, let's be quick
I want to see what presents I got
I've been good this year
I've been good this year
Family, singing
Lots of smiles show on my face
Homeless, hungry
Still I complain about the things I don't have
Justice, feelings
We really need to come together
Fight for our minds
To be clear enough to see the problems
I can't wait, let's be quick
I want to see what presents I got
I've been good this year
Here we go talk about justice
Hush this we're not supposed to discuss this
We got to hide it in a song
We got to keep things quiet
They don't want us to riot
Got to make it like nothings wrong
Cause when you talk about politics
You got to talk about all of it
You can't leave nothing out
We need to walk up to the front door
Tell em we ain't taking it no more
Whats it all about, about justice
I said its about justice
And now my heats been turned off from my job
I've been laid off what am I gonna do
What is the shape i'm in because of my dark skin
Now I know that can't be true
And since we're all down here together
Got to work to make it better
Do out best for what its worth
But you now the rules are bent
When you have to pay rent just to live on Earth
Where're talking about justice
Well we talk about justice
It's all about justice
Justice
Justice
Justice
Break it down now
First I read about it
I tried to forget about it
I didn't think about it for a while
About what they mean
22 cops on the scene and only 4 go to trial
Its about justice
Its about justice
what you say
Its about justice
Tell everybody what we gotta have
Its about justice
She's freezing cold I know that I don't have a blanket that's going to fit
She's underpaid I know that I can't pay the wage and she's going to quit
She's running around this town that I know that she doesn't like one little bit
The snickers will come but I know she don't give a damn one little bit one
Little bit
Two of us entwined this not just justice
We're young enough to shake this bitter twist
Cause when the actors come the theaters are full with their dirty tricks
I hate the tunes they spit they're only out to find the cracks in the face of it
When the curtain is drawn I'm only watching for the lights above the exits
Two of us entwined this not just justice
Lose your money
By Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
If you lose your money boy, please don't lose your mind
If you lose that woman boy, please don't come for mine
Come the rain, come the sunshine from the skys above
I might be a fool, but I'm a fool about the one I love
I believe on my soul that my girls got a black cat bone
We want justice
That is our only interest
Don't waan no justification
For all the unjust man – justice
We want justice
That is our only interest
Don't waan no justification
For run all the unjust man – justice
The system fight without ____
Come to crucify Jah pickney
Jah rod and staff shall comfort we
And _____ all the wicked shall see
(chorus)
Many were slaved by the sword
Just for preachin' the word of the Lord
Jah will ___ all that ___
We will see the wicked's reward
(chorus)
They pay that millions that teachs us wrong
Promoting musical prostitution
They mislead the youth increase illusion
They abominate their____ song
I'm standing before the high court
It seems like a nightmare to me
Being accused of a crime
I'm not guilty can't they see
They reproach me with a murder offence
My memories aren't so clear
I can't remember last dark night
And I don't know how I got here
Innocent in a prison cell
Life is like a living hell
Justice where've you gone
There's nothing you can do
When the hammer of the judge
Finally falls on you
The judge face looks so grim
I've got no chance at all
Nobody there to help me now
No one hears my desperate call
The jury passed the verdict
Twenty years of my life
I can't believe what I hear
All that remains for me is to pray
With rage and vengeance inside I go
Just one thing on my mind
If I will ever get out of here
The betrayer will pay for his lies
Justice where've you gone
There's nothing you can do
When the hammer of the judge
Yeah
You would be my man,
I would be your girl,
Oh yeah,
I believe, I believe
If there's any justice in the world,
You would be my man,
I would be your girl,
Oh yeah
If I'd found you first I know it's true,
She would be alone,
I would be with you
When you decide, don't let me down,
Cause there's nothing to be certain in my life,
And you've seen a thousand times,
There's nog much justice in the world
If there's any justice in your heart,
Your love, pity it changed.
Ease it into your heart,
Oh no
Why don't you remember how it feels,
Not to give a damn,
For anyone but me
I can't believe you'd be deceived
Changin' memories from truth to fantasy,
Where there's nothing left but tears,
There's nog much justice in the world,
Just because she's wrapped around your finger,
Don't fool yourself with dreams that might appear,
If in time you'll stop and trust yout feelings,
The truth is out there somewhere
It's blowing in the wind
If there's any justice in the world,
You would be my man,
I would be your girl,
Oh yeah
When you decide, don't let me down,
Cause there's nothing to be certain in my life,
And you've seen a thousand times,
There's nog much justice in the world
If I should lose you boy you know
Those eyes were
staring at me
through the glass.
A silent face
filled with anger
filled with blind hate
and despair.
I couldn't say anything more
and I couldn't clear my name.
I've been sentenced 'cause I've been dreaming
but it's too easy to say these things...
And the eyes will stare at me again
through the cold glass
of the whole world.
And they'll sentence me again
all those moments
I feel myself
falling down.
So they'll sentence me again
for the wrong things
I have made
all days when
I've been thinking
I would have lost my strenght.
In the end they did find me
and my weapons were stained with blood
Don't remember...
but I would swear
I have been not really harmed.
So, they did find the corpses
which I don't remember having killed.
One cold morning
after a restless night
I remember I was trembling
had a blinding light in my brain
and my eyes were so tired...
Yes, a blinding light was coming down
coming down to my eyes.
What would be the point of telling the truth
This is reggae power
Prop-pop-pidle-llp-pap-praop-pol
We got to have, we got to have
A that the people need, justice
And everybody need some justice
And we got to have
Justice
A every people need some justice
Lord! Lord! Justice
Down in the ghetto we need some justice
And we got to have
Justice
See how the people cry for justice
Yeah!
Apartheid its got to go
We got to give justice
A chance to flow now
Racism well that can't last
Racial discrimination
Is a thing in the past, so!
We got to have justice
Hear we cry
Justice
Come on and give the people justice
Lord say we got to have
Justice
By any means there must be justice,
Lord!
And we need, justice
Check how the people
Cry for justice, ohha! Yeah! Justice
I know the people need some justice
Ohhy! Yeah!
Let justice flow, we gonna fight
To make it so, let justice be
Every one can be free
Come on let justice run
All could stand on common ground
I wanna let you know
There won't be no peace
Without justice and equality, yeah!
Let justice run down as a river
Ohh ohhyi yeah!
And righteousness as a mighty stream
Justice for one
And justice for all
Too much division
Too much a class
And too many walls, yeah!
We got to have
We got to have some justice
So I'm a saying
Let justice run down as a river
Lord please
And righteousness as a mighty stream
Justice for one
And justice for all
Too much division
Too much-a-class
And too many walls, yeah!
Justice
Every nation need some justice
And we got to and we got to have
Justice
And every people need some justice
Lord! Justice
Down in the ghetto need some justice
Ohh! Ohh! Uhh yeah!
Justice
See how the people cry for justice
Lord! Lord'
We got to have
We got to have Justice
So, uhh! Woh! Uhh Justice
Come on and give the people justice
Yeah! Oohy! Justice
Down in a Palestine need justice
Oh! Hoi! Uhh yeah! Justice
Down in a Soweto need justice
Lord! Lord! Justice
All over Earth people need justice
And dem a cry, justice
What shape now, is the [?], and,
What price now, is the hate that I'm fuelling?
CHORUS
I'm king of a very small tribe,
[?] of the minuscule enemies.
Let's all go to heaven at once,
Just one blast for Justice then,
Death!
Holy words, and a blessed detonator,
Inside eyes, like the [?]
CHORUS
Death!
But it's not like you at all,
Though he smiles at the passers by,
And he works his digits raw,
And he's [?] as a hearing aid.
And all the stars just slide away from me,
And all desires are slipping out the door,
So leave me where I lay my faithless head,
Join your dots and keep it to yourself,
Just leave me where I lay.
CHORUS
Just leave me where I lay.
CHORUS
Just one blast for Justice then,
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