NATTY RIDES AGAIN
Natty Rides Again: Rastafari's Musical Rebellion for Love and Freedom
Lyrics
Rasta stands for positive, love is all we got to give,
Rasta represents positivity, emphasizing that love is the primary offering.
Bringing forth the remedies, listen to jah melodies,
Promoting healing solutions, urging people to listen to the spiritual messages of Jah (God).
We’re living for beyond today, never we be led astray,
Commitment to a future beyond the present, avoiding deviation from the righteous path.
Come my people fight again, Natty Dread rides again…
An invitation to the community to stand up and resist, with Natty Dread symbolizing strength and resilience.
A Rastafari a mi senior, he make sure no babylon come een ya
Acknowledgment of a senior Rastafari figure protecting against Babylon (negative influences).
While mi a stuff a boom draw inna mi steamers,
Engaging in the ritual of smoking "boom draw" while expressing dedication to the cause.
We come fi bring Reality to all the Dreamers.
Mission to bring reality to dreamers, implying a focus on truth and awakening.
Babylon we nah fear ya, destruction & corruption, we’ll reveal ya,
Defiance against Babylon, vowing to expose and overcome destruction and corruption.
now the people feel that music is our healer, with our words and our philosophies we’ll Free ya!
Recognition of music as a healing force, promising freedom through words and philosophies.
Rasta stands for positive, love is all we got to give,
Reiteration of Rasta's positive stance and the emphasis on giving love.
Bringing forth the remedies, listen to jah melodies,
Continuation of efforts to bring remedies and highlighting the importance of Jah's melodies.
We’re living for beyond today, never we be led astray,
Commitment to a path beyond the present, rejecting any attempts to lead astray.
Come my people fight again, Natty Dread rides again…
A call to the community to rise again, emphasizing the enduring strength of Natty Dread.
Runnin like a river keep it flowing on today,
Metaphorical expression of continuity, like a river, urging to keep moving forward.
People pushing new directions, got to change Reality…
Acknowledgment of the need for change and rejecting the negative aspects of reality.
Never let the system Natty get up in your face,
Warning against allowing the system (Natty) to intimidate, advocating resilience.
No we can’t be stopped now, Natty Dread be on tha way..
Confidence in overcoming obstacles, with Natty Dread symbolizing an unstoppable force.
See babylon chastise the youths dem to come onto them, tell you it’s all false pretence, tell you it’s all false pretence.
Observation of Babylon's negative influence on youths, emphasizing its deceptive nature.
Destroying the youths dem with bad influence tell you it nah mek no sense.
Condemnation of destructive influences on the youth, dismissing their senselessness.
Rasta stands for positive, love is all we got to give,
Reiteration of Rasta's positive stance and the importance of giving love.
Bringing forth the remedies, listen to jah melodies,
Continued effort to bring remedies and encouragement to listen to Jah's melodies.
We’re living for beyond today, never we be led astray,
Commitment to a path beyond the present, rejecting any attempts to lead astray.
Come my people fight again, Natty Dread rides again…
A renewed call for the community to rise again, emphasizing the enduring strength of Natty Dread.
One Love, is what we want, One Love is what we need x 4
A conclusion with a repeated call for unity and love, emphasizing its significance (repeated four times).
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