License To Kill
License To Kill: Vybz Kartel's Intense Narrative of Street Justice
Lyrics
A Kartel enuh! Yo
A declaration that the speaker is Vybz Kartel.
Try diss me and run weh You cyaa escape
Warning that attempting to disrespect or challenge the speaker will lead to consequences.
Coppershot inna yuh chest plate
Threatening to shoot the person in the chest with a copper bullet.
When we a search fi bwoy
Expressing the intensity of the search for the target.
We search like netscape
Comparing the thoroughness of the search to the way Netscape searches the internet.
Yuh cyaa manage my anger like Daseca
Asserting that the person can't handle the speaker's anger like the music production team Daseca.
Crime Fata don't play wid di baddest
Claiming association with a group called "Crime Fata" and emphasizing their toughness.
Bombolcaat man inna Jamaica
Referring to violent acts in Jamaica, using strong language.
Mi buss mi gun without License
Admitting to using a gun without proper authorization.
Shot bite off bwoy ears like Tyson
Describing the impact of gunshots by referencing the boxer Mike Tyson.
No form ah registration pon di rifle
Stating the lack of formal registration for the rifle.
People stifle when it rise like di Eiffel
Describing the fear people experience when the rifle is raised, using the Eiffel Tower as a metaphor.
Double mouth shotty neva come wid fitness
Indicating the lethality of a specific type of shotgun.
Which pussy wah come a court bout Witnеss
Challenging those who may testify against him in court.
Witness gunshot a fly thru yuh head
Emphasizing the danger of witnessing gunshots.
Towerhill mi nuh licеnse fi gun but
Denying having a license for a gun but claiming a license to kill.
Mi license fi bloodclaat kill
Reiterating the willingness to commit murder.
Mi rifle long like Giraffe and Gun
Comparing the length of the rifle to a giraffe and a gun.
Dem fatta dan a hippo and dem nuh go dippo
Comparing the speaker's father to a hippo and asserting dominance.
Mi nuh follow back a man like Kippo
Refusing to follow another man blindly.
Follow Ak, Uzi di calico
Mentioning various firearms, including an AK and Uzi.
Mek Laing retire seh me a Sicko
Claiming to force another artist, Laing, into retirement.
Mi wi do di time like Mandela fi murda
Expressing willingness to serve a prison sentence like Nelson Mandela for committing murder.
Di wul a dem like Steve Biko
Comparing the number of enemies to the anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko.
Uzi from Mexico Glock from Puerto Rico
Listing firearms from different countries.
Or di American Eagle pick yuh
Mentioning an American Eagle, suggesting it can pick off targets.
Mi badda dan 10 Palestine 10 Russia 10 China
Asserting superiority over various countries.
Why dem a pussy like eighty vagina
Insulting others for being weak or cowardly.
Shot we shot bwoy ano maybe nuh kinda
Emphasizing the certainty of causing harm with gunshots.
Bling Dawg gimmi three Ingram from Carolina
Mentioning a fellow artist, Bling Dawg, and acquiring powerful weapons.
Him seh it's not major it's minor
Downplaying the significance of violence by saying it's minor.
Bullet inna chest like wicket inna hole like
Using metaphors of cricket, suggesting bullets hitting the target.
C4 wid di timer mek bwoy body finer
Describing the use of explosive devices with a timer to make a person's body more aesthetically pleasing.
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