Enemy
Rising Above Betrayal: Skip Marley's Anthem of Resilience
Lyrics
Stepping on the enemy
Expressing resilience against adversaries
Try fi take mi energy
Resisting attempts to drain one's energy
You can't thief the recipe, no
Asserting the protection of valuable qualities or skills
Seeing through the frenemies
Discerning insincere friends and foes
Dem search for remedy
Searching for solutions to challenges
When there's no therapy
Addressing a lack of emotional support or counseling
(Oh why?) Why dem try fi put me down? (ooh yeah)
Questioning attempts to undermine or criticize
Oh Lord, why dem try fi take the crown, my crown?
Questioning efforts to seize one's success or position
Mi memba when I was a likkle pickeney
Recalling childhood memories
Mommy show me dem and bare iniquity (she say)
Learning about the harsh realities of life
Life back then never, pretty-ty
Reflecting on a challenging and less-than-ideal past
Ah nuff dem say love, but die wickedly
Noting deceptive love and wickedness
What's the remedy for the frenemies?
Questioning how to deal with fake friends
Why we can't agree just fi disagree?
Advocating for disagreement without animosity
Out of many people, one melody
Emphasizing unity in diversity
So, tell me, why you're tryna put me down?
Challenging efforts to degrade or belittle
Stepping on the enemy
Reiterating resilience against adversaries
Try fi take mi energy
Guarding against attempts to deplete personal strength
You can't thief the recipe, no
Asserting the safeguarding of unique qualities
Seeing through the frenemies
Recognizing disingenuous friends and seeking solutions
Dem search for remedy
Continuing the search for remedies and understanding
When there's no therapy
Highlighting the absence of emotional support
(Oh why?) Why dem try fi put me down? (ooh yeah)
Questioning motives behind attempts to criticize
Oh Lord, why dem try fi take the crown, my crown?
Questioning motives behind attempts to usurp success
Through the struggles and the troubles no one give you bly
Facing challenges without receiving leniency
They knock we down, they knock we up without reason or rhyme (no bly)
Experiencing setbacks without apparent cause
End up in a predicament get on your knees and pray
Turning to prayer in difficult situations
All this time killing each others only brought dismay
Reflecting on the negative consequences of conflict
Babylon will turn you fool
Warning against being deceived by authority
Don't let them use you like a tool
Advising against being used for others' purposes
Lessons come from heartache not only school
Emphasizing the educational value of hardships
Tell me, why you tryna put me down?
Questioning the motivations behind criticism
Stepping on the enemy
Reiterating resilience against adversaries
Try fi take mi energy
Guarding against attempts to deplete personal strength
You can't thief the recipe, no
Asserting the safeguarding of unique qualities
Seeing through the frenemies
Recognizing disingenuous friends and seeking solutions
Dem search for remedy (no, no no, no)
Continuing the search for remedies and understanding
When there's no therapy (keep on going on)
Highlighting the absence of emotional support
(Oh why?) Why dem try fi put me down? (ooh yeah)
Questioning motives behind attempts to criticize
Oh Lord, why dem try fi take the crown, my crown?
Questioning motives behind attempts to usurp success
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