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Jah Jah Neva Sleep lyrics with English Translations
[Intro] Yes! King amongst kings, Not kings amongst men Dem cyan stop Yaksta Carvanie (They can’t stop Yaksta Carvanie) Cause mi did born fi dis (Cause I was born for this) This a my talent, my dream
[Bridge] All wen yuh fall, (All when yuh fall,) And crack, and make the clay panic (Yuh dream,) Your dream, Nuh stray from it (Don’t stray from it) Pillow, yuh fi stay pon it (Pillow, you should stay on it) Nuh watch your brother's success, him coulda satanic (Don’t watch your brother’s success, he could’ve satanic) Greatness nuh come from nothing weh nuh great (Greatness don’t come from nothing that not great)
[Chorus] Jah Jah never sleep one time And when you call, Him a guh reach on time (He’s going to reach on time) And from yuh blessed yuh don't need mankind (And from your blessed you don't need mankind) Mi must rich, 'cause mi si it long time (I must rich cause I see it long time) No, him neva sleep one time (No, he never sleep one time) And wen yuh call, him a go reach on time (And when you call, he’s going to reach on time) And from yuh blessed yuh don't need mankind (And from your blessed you don't need mankind) Mi must rich, 'cause mi si it long time (I must rich cause I see it long time)
[Verse 1] Poverty a di story of my life (Poverty is the story of my life) Wen a nuh sardine and mackerel, a white rice (When it’s not sardine and mackerel, it’s white rice) Around hungry and God my stride Mi have work, but mi cyan buy a nice Nike (I have work, but I can’t buy a nice Nike) Mi nuh see no money, but me still haffi fight price (I don’t see no money, but I still have to fight price) Only niceness a talk 'bout "nice life" (Only niceness talking 'bout "nice life") Mi have some ruff day, plus dormant nightlife (I have some rough day, plus dormant nightlife) Wifey seh, shi "waan find the right guy (Wifey say, she “want find the right guy”) Weh full of muscle, fi part her tight thighs (That full of muscle, to part her tight thighs) Cause mi maga dung, nuh have di right size" (Cause I skinny down, don’t have the right size) Nuff nuh dead, but still nuh alive (A lot not dead but still not alive) Like di Sun inna di morning light sky (Like the Sun in the morning light sky) Mi say, night to di star, a my day (I say, night to the star, it’s my day) Vision a future weh bright like 5k (Vision a future that’s bright like 5k) Ice a freeze inna ears, where's my ice tray? (Ice freezing in ears, where's my ice tray?) Guh fi mi gold, neva know I was a pirate (Go for my gold, never know I was a pirate)
(Repeat Chorus)
[Verse 2] From mi si Fresh, there is no reliance (From I see Fresh, there is no reliance) Empty promises, tears, and defiance Fi mek it through with a grand inna my hands (To make it through with a grand in my hands) Throw mi partna, and buy mi appliance (Throw my partner, and buy my appliance) To how mi salt, mi haffi wonda if a science! (To how I’m salt, i have to wonder if a science!) Fi nuh steak cyan cut fi di lion! (To not steak can’t cut for the lion!) A fi mi thugs, weh a wait pon your trial! (And for my thugs, that’s waiting on your trial!) Close your eyes, all if you don't tired
(Repeat Chorus)
[Outro] Di youths deh pon di street, (The youths there on the street,) Without food fi eat (Without food to eat) Yow, Jah Jah never sleep (neva, neva) (Yo, Jah Jah never sleep (never, never)) Police weh a kill di ghetto youths dem (Police that’s kills the ghetto youths) Jah Jah neva sleep (Jah Jah never sleep) (Jah Jah, Jah Jah) Mr. rapa, ha! (Mr. raper, ha!) Jah Jah never sleep (neva, neva) Di wicked gunman dem, weh kill off di youths dem (The wicked gangsters, that kill off the youths) Jah Jah never sleep, sleep (Jah Jah, Jah Jah) Jah Jah never sleep (neva, neva) Never sleep (yeah, yeah ,yeah) Di man weh fight 'gainst every ghetto youth (The man that fight against every ghetto youth) Him neva sleep (neva, neva) (He never sleep (never, never))
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