JAH..LET DIS RIDDIM SPEAK FA ME
RIGHT NOW I CYAN'T SEE
WHO IS BRUDDA D'EE
TRU DE TEARS IN ME LYING EYES
Brother of Jah
you have every right ta question what I've done
a wise mon once said
ya cyan't stand fa righteousness
if ya offend no one
Sista Friend
ya h'ave every right to question me loyalty
though we've come far
I y'aint de mon I should be
so sorry
so sorry
Brother of Jah
so many river we cross
so much we've lost
but a mon on a righteous mission
don't need to take time 2 ta weigh da cost
walk by me please
leave me pon me knees
Sista Friend
you have no reason to believe in my word
so many times I say then
don't wanna do
I sound absurd
all I have heard
negatively about Brudda D'ee
is true for sure
me mud cling to me like de sow
but ya Brudda D'ee
not ready
for the slaughter house right now
Tek a good look at de tears in me eyes
pon my Day of Judgement dey will dry
who den will ya critisize
when I rise
and yes
I will rise
Brother of Jah
tek dis opportunity to have your way
righteous to many you have been
I live in sin
begin
the trail
convict me with a smile
tell me only chile
her fadda disgrace
the Black Race
Sista Friend
don't ya shed na tear for a mon who lie
no need for you to fight
for the right
to justify
our union
it was me who spilled de blood of Christ
at me first communion
Brother of Jah
so Jah say de wicked mon stand in judgement
for he lifetime of sins
you wear de mark of the risen savior
your inquisition can begin
anytime
anyplace
the taste
of my betrayal
is stale
pon me wicked lips
Sister Friend
Brother of Jah already provide de wood
please bring de nails
let de slave drivers whip me with cat o' nine tails
and hang me pon de tree
above me head place a sign of derision
HERE IS DE BODY OF BRUDDA D'EE
and leave me
so de birds of prey can h'ave dey fill
of my diseased spirit an body
But before ya crucify
tek a good look at de tears in me eyes
pon me Judgement Day
they will dry
who den will de people critisize
when I rise
yes I WILL RISE
Jah say I comin back in new body and mind
now is your time
but one day
vengeance will be mine
when I rise
and yes
I WILL RISE

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