Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples - Firepower (The Tables Have To Turn) lyrics
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[Capleton] King Shango and Rakaa getting hotta/ Getting in tacka/ Now the whole place locka/ Fya man seh bun dem, bun dem/ Mek wi bun dem, un dem/ Killing out di daughters and di son dem, dun dem/ Blaze up di fya mek it bun dem/ Bun out dem bombs and dem bullets and dem gun dem [Repeat] [Rakaa] The fire starts with a spark/ Then a shift up in the mind/ People scared to be themselves/ Seem happy to live a lie/ Give thanks for collie weed/ Never ever sniff a line/ Conquering Lion/ 225th in line/ If we say we're "Pro-War"/ Only in the fight for peace/ Man, that means no war/ Think the price of life is cheap?/ But we're saying "No More"/ Righteous recognize the beast/ Fireman'll baptize/ Burn 'em the light and heat/ Forward to the power in a phrase like/ "Acts Of God"/ Prophet said he saw the flood waters rise/ And the flow was hard/ I was really shocked to see/ The truth was exposed as hard/ While the media was focused/ On the words by Kanye/ What was it I just heard the President's Mom say?/ People here are frustrated/ Still got a long way/ Fed up but remember/ Self Destruction is the wrong way [Rakaa & Capleton] Too much ratat.../ Keep it pon lock if you're gonna use one/ (Remember that)/ Ratat.../ Strictly self defense or for revolution/ (Remember that) [Chorus](Capleton) They think I'm crazy/ But di tables have to turn/ They think I'm crazy/ But di fya have to burn/ They think I'm crazy/ But di children have to learn/ They think I'm crazy/ Wow, wow, oh [Capleton] Rakaa tell dem seh fi bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem/ If dem kill di daughters and di son dem, bun dem/ Bun dem out dem bullet and and dem bomb and dem gun dem/ Wah mi seh fi bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem/ Serious mi serious ain't makin no fun then/ Weh mi seh fi bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem, bun dem/ Listen to di words weh a come off a mi tongue/ Rakaa tell mi seh [Rakaa] It's Dilated with the Prophet/ Capleton the Fireman/ Visions of the future's clear/ Reign Of Fire in his hand/ Crown Prince Rakaa/ Preacher's son with a higher plan/ Coconut and carrot chalice/ Looking for the kaya man/ Babylon is vexed with us/ They should read Exodus/ Moses and the burning bush/ Incense in Leviticus/ Lamb's Bread sacrament/ Check out 1st Corinthians/ Shipped of to America/ All through the Caribbean/ No it's not an accident/ Gangbangin and the dope/ Guns and crack are lynching youth/ Swinging from a hangman's rope/ Addicts wanna shoot up/ Pop pills/ Wanna drink and toke/ Automatics spit hot/ You can still se the smoke [Rakaa & Capleton] Too much ratat.../ Keep it pon lock if you're gonna use one/ (Remember that)/ Ratat.../ Strictly self defense or for revolution/ (Remember that) [Capleton] Well bingyman wi haffi mek a decision/ Caan mek dem distract wi from Jah Jah mission/ Dem a worry bout mi sight and ask bout mi vision/ Dem want to know weh certain things it derive from/ From di injustice and di manipultation/ Death without dignity and exploitation/ So mi go, go ask di wicked man/ Weh dem dem pan/ Why dem haffi build so much evilous weapon/ So mi go, go ask di wicked man/ Why dem haffi build so much evilous weapon Chorus Outro