lirik lagu ragga jahmari - strong melanin
intro
mmmm, ah, oh
1st verse
you know the hardships, we went through inna di system uh
sold marked and enslaved we became the biggest victims of, abuse and trafficking, kipnapped from mama fields, packed like sardines in tins you know we can hardly breathe, we nah guh stand fi dis shackles affi break free uh, controlled and envied, fi di pigment of our skin yes, big up di heroes dem weh, fight fi wi human rights yes, black people strong and ready, ah
1st chorus
strong melanin, oh yuh bless with it, true powers’ in your soul and always, god made you pure and strong through these days, strong melanin, oh yuh bless with it, true powers’ in your soul and always, god made you pure and strong through these days
2nd verse
black woman you’ve been through so much all your life, from a little baby to a grown old lady uh, work fi di masters inna di fields or inna kitchen, him wah come test the waters bout him wah some shady business, young black man inna di sun a pick the cotton sugarcane tobacco fi release the strain pan people brain ah, nuh try escape you are a captive of your race, dem nuh even care, beat yuh here, take yuh feet in pairs
1st bridge
but wi stronger in numbers, you know wi sharper dan cutlass, revolt and bring back wi culture, fight like a real maroon soldier, dem tink wi a joke, wah silence wi wid a rope, dem mussi tink wi a goat, maa, maa
2nd chorus
strong melanin, oh yuh bless with it, true powers’ in your soul and always, god made you pure and strong through these days, strong melanin, oh yuh bless with it, true powers’ in your soul and always, god made you pure and strong through these days
3rd verse
dem nuh feel di struggles wi did face, dem fabricate, wah soften up wi culture like the cotton weh wi pick fi days, thank you father god fi wi ancestors, your sacrifice nah guh in vain, bout a black people dem wah fi tame, wi rise like a phoenix wi well phenomenal, mah black people stand up strong, like wi pigment in the sun oh, 1834, 1838, 1865, that’s where you and i began our lives oh
2nd bridge
we started making our own choices, everyday for the betterment of life, we started seeking occupations, to care for our families and our wives, although freedom was granted, society was divided, but wi protest and gain some progress, unite my people unite
3rd chorus
strong melanin, oh, oh, yuh bless with it, true powers’ in your soul and always, god made you pure and strong through these days, strong melanin, oh yuh bless with it, true powers’ in your soul and always, god made you pure and strong through these days
outro
(strong melanin) oh, oh (strong melanin) strong melanin, oh, yeah
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