simply warrior
Anbessa. Tensai.
Simply warrior we’re simply fit
Haile Selassie I power keep me fit
Simply warrior we’re simply it
His majesty done come establish it
1896 down inna Adwa
Fittest of the fittest did survive it was a slaughter
1879 down inna Zulu land
Triumph in the air I remember it like Zion
Remember
Fierce in battle and strong of heart
Slow to anger and deep in thought
Ever present and never gone
Some too far gone
This way of life it has been for a long time
Ever ready ever sure never break line
Ever confident into the front line
Internal battles we be dealing with in real time
Holding up my brother just hit a land mine
Lifting up my sister the blast made her blind
On to the coast may you recover and feel fine
I for myself will be forwarding in no time
No time, we’ll be forwarding in no time
No time, be battling in no time
No time, forwarding in no time
Simply warrior we’re simply fit
Haile Selassie I power keep me fit
Simply warrior we’re simply it
His majesty done come establish it
Anbesaa. Tensai.
hear me chant
Hear me when I chant no the fire can’t cool
Hear me when I chant from the Zeit my school
Hear me when I call King Selassie I sure
Hear me when I chant Rastafari rule
See I have no karma
I’m staying strong with the cassava
My eyes are set upon Ghana
I’m never dealing with the drama
I got a bag of marijuana
I got my bredren 'round the corner
We move like lion not iguana
We’ll just be chanting out Hosanna
Kidus I
Hear me when I chant no the fire can’t cool
Hear me when I chant from the Zeit my school
Hear me when I call King Selassie I sure
Hear me when I chant Rastafari rule
I never fear the old piranha
Haile Selassie is I mantra
I am a realist no nostalgia
No beta yes I am an alpha
Even when I’m gone
You will hear my song
Echoing forever yes
Heed to Jah call stay bless
Hear me when I chant no the fire can’t cool
Hear me when I chant from the Zeit my school
Hear me when I call King Selassie I sure
Hear me when I chant Rastafari rule
I don’t need no psychodrama
I don’t need no melodrama
All I need and all I wanna
Is to be a good father just like my father
I got to work harder
To be among the strata
Upper echelon regatta
I’m just dealing with the saga
No place I would rather
Hear me when I chant no the fire can’t cool
Hear me when I chant from the Zeit my school
Hear me when I call King Selassie I sure
Hear me when I chant Rastafari rule
Ekos
I just cant help but feel it
What was hidden must reveal it
Only Jah Jah know
Echoes from ancient time
When I realize Rastafari light
Echoes from ancient time
Man arise woman arise
Echoes from ancient time
When I amplify Rastafari vibe
Echoes from ancient time
Man arise amplify
When I hear the riddim I hear an ancient sound
It reminds me of the glory of Mount Zion
This sound it is a warrior
This sound it is a soldier
This sound it is a warrior
Echoes from ancient time
When I realize Rastafari light
Echoes from ancient time
Man arise woman arise
Echoes from ancient time
When I amplify Rastafari vibe
Echoes from ancient time
Man arise amplify
Sub bass make people quake
Cymbal crash like sistrum shake
Hi hat chop them ilke a blade
Snare explode inna the place
Kick drum like a freight train
Reverb move them out to space
Delay to make the duppy flee
And the keys open the gate
So many lions in the place
King Alpha give them what they need
To live and fight another day
Dub plate we will play
Echoes from ancient time
When I realize Rastafari light
Echoes from ancient time
Man arise woman arise
Echoes from ancient time
When I amplify Rastafari vibe
Echoes from ancient time
Man arise amplify
WORKS
Works must push on
Jah works must push on
Works must push on
Rather dwell on the floor and watch my business dem prosper
Rather touch down inna Africa with something to offer
Rather build up myself and watch my power get stronger
Power get longer
Rather think of a plan than ask for dollar
Rather work for myself than burden my brother
Rather use what I have than depend on another
Self reliance what we're after
Works must push on
Jah works must push on
Works must push on
Been looking for a building to buy and then buildup
Been looking for a buyer for my business to startup
Been working on a plan my money invest up
Nuff money we raise up
Been working for myself with nobody to pay up
Been working for my family Jah knows that I save up
Naturally His Majesty set up
Rastafari enterprise build up
Works must push on
Jah works must push on
Works must push on
We want more schools
We want more hospitals
We want more businesses
We want more capital
We want more universities
Stay practical
Stay logical
We want more roads
We want more lights now
We want more access to resources here now
We want more opportunity we must create now
Economic development here now
Works must push on
Jah works must push on
Works must push on
ANCIENT MAN
I am ancient man
Fashioned from creation
I am an ancient man
Stardust make me who I am
Lightning make me who I am
Thunder make me who I am
The Most High make I who I am
Earthquake make me who I am
Hurricane make me who I am
Tornado make me who I am
Fashioned like a diamond in the sand
I am ancient man
Fashioned from creation
I am an ancient man
Well I was made in depths of darkness
And I was gifted with the calmness
So I’ve been blessed now through the harvest
You see my home is where my heart is
So I could never be heartless
And dwell amount the filthy harlots
And sip their wine now from the goblet
I rule my temple and my province
I promise...
I am ancient man
Fashioned from creation
I am an ancient man
EVER READY
Iman ever ready
From the start to the finish
Ever ready
Fom the calm to the strom
From the high to the low
Ready for the race I'm ready to perform
Ready for the water whether cold or lukewarm
Ready for the heat and the whole fire bomb
Man I'm ready for the pressure I nah disarm
Ready for the struggle it's been too long
Ready for the sacrifice all night long
Ready for the battle from dusk til dawn
Ready for the Summer I'm ready for the Fall
Ready for the Winter I'm ready for the calm
Ready for the chess game and mahjong
Been ready for the harvest all year long
Ready for the ambush I withdraw
Ready to attack so I recharge
Ready for ice age like a Mastodon
Iman ever ready
From the start to the finish
Ever ready
Fom the calm to the strom
From the high to the low
No excuses no weak heart
Think twice now and don't get caught
Be wise of good courage guard your thoughts and so you won't be bought
Open up your loving heart
Receive what one time was lost
Internal yourself cannot be drugged and put up in a chart
Push limit now don't be shocked
Good will overcome them all
Door will open if you knock so keep on moving and get marked
On a journey we embark
Blessed tell you from the start
Ever cool and ever strong
Iman ever ready
From the start to the finish
Ever ready
Fom the calm to the strom
From the high to the low
Don't give up the fight
Internal states we come to conquer
With the help of the Almighty
I and I shall live long
I and I shall impart our legacy
The oral stories of our tradition
So not all is lost in the Gideon
Be strong
Be wise
Be of joyful heart
Rastafari
King Alpha tell them
AFRICA WE PREFER
African Culture
Alpha and Amlak tell them
Hold on to your culture
Remember we are stronger
Hold on to your culture
Africa we prefer
They call us pagan
We deal with spirits
They call us black magicians
We deal with physics
They call us sorcerer
We deal with digits
Numbers, metaphysics, ancient tongues and hieroglyphics
This anciency is Nilotic
Fashioned and designed with melanin the natural mystic
Original mason I am Kemetic
Equatorial ethic
Rastafari copasetic
Hold on to your culture
Remember we are stronger
Hold on to your culture
Africa we prefer
No one can tell I who I must be
No one can tell I my destiny
No one can come and tell I about me
African roots is my identity
Like Mansa Musa covered in glory
Negus Ezana stepping in a victory
What about Akhenaten and mighty Piankhi
Imhotep and Hatshepsut Selassie I
Hold on to your culture
Remember we are stronger
Hold on to your culture
Africa we prefer
I say we are beautiful and we are strong
Many shades of black under the sun
So we are big and we are long
Some people envy what they never could become
How can we praise Jah in a strange land?
How can we love Jah in a strong tongue?
How can we hail Jah in a wasteland?
Don't go outside yourself
African tradition
Hold on to your culture
Remember we are stronger
Hold on to your culture
Africa we prefer
AWAKE
I am awake
Wake on up and wake on up and yeah...
Waking up my innermost powers of love
Waking up the power to give love and to be loved
Waking up the principle below now so above
Below now so above
Waking up the faculties that make a man tough
Waking up the fundamental teachings where we're from
Waking up my basis like a river fill my cup
Over flow my cup
I am awake
Wake on up and wake on up and yeah...
Never fall asleep now when you're resting down your head
Never be aloof watch out for every silhouette
Never lose your focus pay attention to the threat
Never so relaxed your enemies never forget
Ever vigilant and ever militant
Ever in the present ever in the moment
Every sense alert now in the darkness
We're living life with no regret
I am awake
Wake on up and wake on up and yeah...