Soon as We Rise Songtext
von Duane Stephenson

Oh, we′re gonna rise
Oh, oh, yeah
We're gonna rise

You say you are the Don inna di town
And the girls them just a come around
Yet, you reap all the people them daughter
When you done you run them outer town
You claim seh you a hold de order
Yet, you′re causing pure public disorder
We know that you're selling all the drugs
And the guns them when you come around

But you'll have to run
(run away) away ′cause we have the Jah works
And Jah army in a place
You′ll have your turn
(No) you won't get away from the fire you′ll get burnt


Soon as we rise
Jah people will break the chains, that has bound us for so long
Soon as we rise
The righteous will stand again, and will number a billion strong
As soon as we rise (rise)
You must take charge for murder, nuh go loot and plunder no further
As soon as we rise
Just as soon as we rise

You think you are the bigger man
And you true you walking with the .45
An AK47, yes, you lock it so you check seh you really wise
You wrap up your head, say you're Rasta
But we know you′re only an imposter
'Cause Rasta preach love and affection, teach Marcus Garvey direction

But you′ll have to run
(Run away) 'cause I'm armed with Jah works
And Jah army in a play
And you′ll have your turn
(No) you won′t get away from the fire you'll get burn

(Soon as we rise) yes, we rise
Soon as we rise (ooh)
(Soon as we rise) yes, we rise


As soon as we rise
My people will break the chains that has bounded us for so long
As soon as we rise
The righteous will stand again, and will number a billion strong
As soon as we rise
You must take charge for murder, nuh go loot and plunder no further
As soon as we rise
As soon as we rise

Misleading the people
Never heard when they cried
Blood a run inna di road
Yes, the prison, and the hospital them overload
You sell your cultures (where is your conscience?)
Compassion is absent (compassion is absent)
But we will stick around
To help you trample down

You′ll have to run
(Run away) 'cause we′re armed with Jah works
And Jah army in a play
You'll have your turn
(No) you won′t get away from the fire you'll get burn

As soon as we rise (soon as we rise)
Jah people will break the chains, that has bound us for so long
As soon as we rise (soon as we rise)
The righteous will stand again, and will number a billion strong
As soon as we rise (rise)
You must take charge for murder, nuh go loot and plunder no further
As soon as we rise
Oh, as soon as we rise (we rise)

Rise
Soon as we rise
Soon as we rise
Shiloh, soon as we rise
Duane Stephenson, soon as we rise
Shiloh, soon as we rise

Yes, we rise
Oh, oh, soon as we rise
Yes, we rise (oh)
We rise
We rise (we rise)
We rise