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Dem Ago Burn Up lyrics with English Translations
[Intro]
Yuh nuh hear it
(Don't you hear it)
Cali P and the king of fire
Four corners of the world
Tell dem seh wi cyaah cool (hahaha)
(Tell them that we can't be cooled)
Keep it burning, red hot yeah
Dem a burn, dem a burn
(They're burning, they're burning)
Like dem nuh learn, nowhere fi turn
(It's like they don't learn, nowhere to turn)
Babylon is burning down
Babylon is burning down, Yow Cali P
[Verse 1]
(Cali P) Dis is a anthem fi di real ghetto yutes outta street (This is an anthem for the real ghetto youths on the street) Who feels it knows, life's hard like a concrete Straight up pon di mission, we nuh bow and we nuh lean (Straight up on the mission, we don't bow and we don't lean) Rasta kick down di door fi mek di yute dem come in (Rasta kick down the door so the youths can come in)
(Capleton) Yuh nuh hear it (Don't you hear it) Dem a wonda how di yute dem survive (They're wondering how the youths survive) Dem a wonda how di yute dem a rise (They're wondering how the youths are rising) Wid di false promises and one bag of lies (With the false promises and bag of lies) And all now nuttin nuh provide (And up to now, nothing is provided)
[Chorus] Babylon if yuh nuh free the yute from hungry mouth (Babylon if you don't free the youths from hungry mouth) yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if you deceive the youth, mislead the youth Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if yuh nuh free the yute and pree the yute (If you don't free the youths and watch the youths) Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) If yuh nuh health the yute or wealth the yute (If you don't health the youths or wealth the youths) yuh ago burn up, yah guh burn, alright (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, alright)
[Verse 2]
(Capleton) Tuff pon di bakkle field (Tough on the battle field) Yuh cannot soft at life (You cannot be soft at life) Spiritually, physically yuh haffi fast and fight (Spiritually, physically you have to be fast and fight) Vampire huntin' blood inna the darks of night (Vampire hunting blood in the darks of night) So just lock it, any time you walk at night And look out fi dogs dem caw dem will bark and bite (And look out for the dogs because they'll bark and bite) Yuh haffi hunt your food, every walks of life (You have to hunt your food, every walks of life) That simply mean food ah the staff of life (That simply means food is the staff of life) Babylon dem inna wrong suh dem a wrath (Babylon's in the wrong so they're wrathing)
[Chorus] Babylon if yuh nuh free the yute from hungry mouth (Babylon if you don't free the youths from hungry mouth) yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if you deceive the youth, mislead the youth Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if yuh nuh free the yute and pree the yute (If you don't free the youths and watch the youths) Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) How yuh fi nuh health the yute or wealth the yute (How come you're not giving the youths health or wealth the youth) Yuh ago burn up, babylon a burn, yuh Cali P (You're going to burn, Babylon's going to burn, Yow Cali)
[Verse 3]
(Cali P) Whether life bitter or sweet I and I give thanks fi it (Whether life's bitter or sweet I give thanks for it) Mi nah guh let dung mi-self caw mi response fi dis (I'm not going to let down myself because I'm responsible for this) With the guidance of the king yeah we guh pon the thing (With the guidance of the king, yeah, we're doing our the thing) Marcus meditation bring the vision within So when me step outta road, me haffi step out fi win (So when I step on the streets, I have to step out to win) Haffi talk how me feel and burn out the shitstem (Have to talk how I feel and denounce the shitstem) Cause fi the youths outta road, the leaders nah do a thing (Because for the youths on the street, the leaders aren't doing a thing) Worldwide a di same caw people sufferin (Worldwide it's the same because people are suffering)
[Chorus] Babylon if yuh nuh free the yute from hungry mouth (Babylon if you don't free the youths from hungry mouth) yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) Deceive the youths, mislead the youths yuh ago burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if yuh nuh free the yute and pree the yute (If you don't free the youths and watch the youths) Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) If yuh nuh health the yute or wealth the yute (If you don't health the youths or wealth the youths) yuh ago burn up, yah guh burn, alright (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, alright)
[Outro]
(Cali P) Hey yow Cali P the lyrical fire Capleton the king of fire Tell the yute dem fi praise the most high (Tell the youths them to praise the most high) Jah Rastafari
(Capleton) Dem a burn (They're going to burn) Dem a burn (They're going to burn) Like dem nuh learn (It's like they don't learn) Nowhere fi turn (Nowhere to turn) Babylon is burning down Babylon is burning down
[Verse 1]
(Cali P) Dis is a anthem fi di real ghetto yutes outta street (This is an anthem for the real ghetto youths on the street) Who feels it knows, life's hard like a concrete Straight up pon di mission, we nuh bow and we nuh lean (Straight up on the mission, we don't bow and we don't lean) Rasta kick down di door fi mek di yute dem come in (Rasta kick down the door so the youths can come in)
(Capleton) Yuh nuh hear it (Don't you hear it) Dem a wonda how di yute dem survive (They're wondering how the youths survive) Dem a wonda how di yute dem a rise (They're wondering how the youths are rising) Wid di false promises and one bag of lies (With the false promises and bag of lies) And all now nuttin nuh provide (And up to now, nothing is provided)
[Chorus] Babylon if yuh nuh free the yute from hungry mouth (Babylon if you don't free the youths from hungry mouth) yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if you deceive the youth, mislead the youth Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if yuh nuh free the yute and pree the yute (If you don't free the youths and watch the youths) Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) If yuh nuh health the yute or wealth the yute (If you don't health the youths or wealth the youths) yuh ago burn up, yah guh burn, alright (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, alright)
[Verse 2]
(Capleton) Tuff pon di bakkle field (Tough on the battle field) Yuh cannot soft at life (You cannot be soft at life) Spiritually, physically yuh haffi fast and fight (Spiritually, physically you have to be fast and fight) Vampire huntin' blood inna the darks of night (Vampire hunting blood in the darks of night) So just lock it, any time you walk at night And look out fi dogs dem caw dem will bark and bite (And look out for the dogs because they'll bark and bite) Yuh haffi hunt your food, every walks of life (You have to hunt your food, every walks of life) That simply mean food ah the staff of life (That simply means food is the staff of life) Babylon dem inna wrong suh dem a wrath (Babylon's in the wrong so they're wrathing)
[Chorus] Babylon if yuh nuh free the yute from hungry mouth (Babylon if you don't free the youths from hungry mouth) yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if you deceive the youth, mislead the youth Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if yuh nuh free the yute and pree the yute (If you don't free the youths and watch the youths) Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) How yuh fi nuh health the yute or wealth the yute (How come you're not giving the youths health or wealth the youth) Yuh ago burn up, babylon a burn, yuh Cali P (You're going to burn, Babylon's going to burn, Yow Cali)
[Verse 3]
(Cali P) Whether life bitter or sweet I and I give thanks fi it (Whether life's bitter or sweet I give thanks for it) Mi nah guh let dung mi-self caw mi response fi dis (I'm not going to let down myself because I'm responsible for this) With the guidance of the king yeah we guh pon the thing (With the guidance of the king, yeah, we're doing our the thing) Marcus meditation bring the vision within So when me step outta road, me haffi step out fi win (So when I step on the streets, I have to step out to win) Haffi talk how me feel and burn out the shitstem (Have to talk how I feel and denounce the shitstem) Cause fi the youths outta road, the leaders nah do a thing (Because for the youths on the street, the leaders aren't doing a thing) Worldwide a di same caw people sufferin (Worldwide it's the same because people are suffering)
[Chorus] Babylon if yuh nuh free the yute from hungry mouth (Babylon if you don't free the youths from hungry mouth) yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) Deceive the youths, mislead the youths yuh ago burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) if yuh nuh free the yute and pree the yute (If you don't free the youths and watch the youths) Yuh a guh burn up, yah guh burn, yah guh burn (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, you're going to burn) If yuh nuh health the yute or wealth the yute (If you don't health the youths or wealth the youths) yuh ago burn up, yah guh burn, alright (You're going to burn, you're going to burn, alright)
[Outro]
(Cali P) Hey yow Cali P the lyrical fire Capleton the king of fire Tell the yute dem fi praise the most high (Tell the youths them to praise the most high) Jah Rastafari
(Capleton) Dem a burn (They're going to burn) Dem a burn (They're going to burn) Like dem nuh learn (It's like they don't learn) Nowhere fi turn (Nowhere to turn) Babylon is burning down Babylon is burning down
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