Kingdom (feat. Damian Marley)

Lyrics

Facts, from the 'Raq
 ♪
 Yuh
 Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom
 New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom
 Freedom, free men are freedom
 Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason for
 (Facts from the rack!) Why kill yourself for no reason for
 (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning for
 Hold the sword like a hand should
 Write your passions into manhood
 Heightened malice in the land, look
 Like the lights of havoc do no damn good
 Half sleep from being overpreached
 The other half sleep 'cause the xan good
 A chief would take his hand like a thief
 And make him stand like a man would
 In the face of an ambush
 To the back of they attack
 Front of they frontline, out the plane
 With no parachutes in they backpacks
 Choppin' weed, and droppin' seeds
 Them flowers grow where they land at
 Properties on top of these
 To make power flow from they handclaps
 Suicide, it's suicide
 You and I wouldn't do divide
 Who arrived to see you survive, it means
 Two would die to make you alive, it means
 You should write for the two that died, it means
 You arrived with the youth inside, you're king
 You align with the truth inside of things
 Wise to the lies that the youth provide and bring
 War
 Does the king make a kingdom?
 Or the kingdom make the king?
 Is it free when it's freedom?
 Or being dumb being free?
 Does the king make a kingdom?
 Or the kingdom make the king?
 Is it free when it's freedom?
 Or being dumb being free?
 Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom
 New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom, yuh
 Freedom, free men are freedom
 Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason for
 (Babylon, ayy)
 Why kill yourself for no reason, fam
 (Babylon, ayy)
 (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning, fam
 Well if man was meant to fly, Jah woulda made us all with wings
 Well he made us all with crowns, that mean seh every man a king
 Your mind it is your castle, mind can govern how you think
 The ghetto is a kingdom, cure not all the gully stink
 No one can change mi mind, no I am thoroughly convinced
 My woman is a queen that bring forth more princess and prince
 And if you add up the equation it must mean I'm royal since
 Everyone in my surroundings is of royal heritage
 Not everyone of royal blood dress up in a mink
 Whole heap of king and queen with dem roof make out of zinc
 So Jah bless the baby mother washing nappy in a sink
 And ah raise the generation weh ah take it to the brink
 Does the king make a kingdom?
 Or does a kingdom make a king?
 This hidden empire of kings and queens, that no one's noticing
 Does a king make a kingdom?
 Or does a kingdom make a king?
 This hidden empire of kings and queens, that no one's noticing
 Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom
 New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom, yuh
 Freedom, free men are freedom
 Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason for
 (Babylon, ain't no king)
 Why kill yourself for no reason for
 (Babylon, ain't no king)
 (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning for
 ♪
 Chat to dem with no meaning for
 Only fools would run from a dead man
 My mind is an excellent weapon
 I will not die for a label, let's come to the table
 And put together all our blessings
 Our blessings religious, our blessings ability
 Our blessings materially, identify enemy
 Disconnect from the mentally
 Put all of our energy into the kingdom
 Back to the front on my way now
 God has to show you your way 'round
 Tired, I watch while you lay down
 You lie while I sleep and you are out like aleag
 Take a part of my piece and inherit the heritage
 We're not American dreamin'
 We're realizing a kingdom
 Only fools would run from a dead man
 My mind is an excellent weapon
 I will not die for a label, let's come to the table
 And put together all our blessings
 Our blessings religious, our blessings ability
 Our blessings materially, identify enemy
 Disconnect from the mentally
 Put all of our energy into the kingdom
 Back to the front on my way now
 God has to show you your way 'round
 Tired, I watch while you lay down
 You lie while I sleep and you are out like a leaf
 Take a part of my piece and inherit the heritage
 We're not American dreamin'
 We're realizing a kingdom
 

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Duration
04:45
Key
10
Tempo
136 BPM

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