| Come out in a pretty car, the people will envy you
| Come out in a pretty car, the people will envy you
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| If you make a big house, they will envy you
| If you make a big house, they will envy you
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| Even for your cloth, even for the way you move
| Even for your cloth, even for the way you move
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| They will envy you
| They will envy you
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| They can’t envy you for your art
| They can't envy you for your art
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| Because they can’t seed
| Because they can't seed
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| That’s why god, use your art
| That's why god, use your art
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| So at the end of the day it doesn’t matter, your white, your black, your pink,
| So at the end of the day it doesn't matter, your white, your black, your pink,
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| your yellow, it’s just one god
| your yellow, it's just one god
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| Jamaica, Jamaica
| Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Endlich treffen wir uns Jamaica, Jamaica
| Finally we meet Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Jamaica, Jamaica
| Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Endlich treffen wir uns Jamaica
| Finally we meet Jamaica
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| Sitz auf der Terasse überblicke das Meer
| Sitting on the terrace overlooking the sea
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| Wo kommen die schönen Farben nur her
| Where do the beautiful colors come from?
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| Seit drei Tagen hier, angekommen vorher
| Here for three days, arrived earlier
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| Ich habe erst jetzt wieder schreiben gelernt
| I've only just learned to write again
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| Es ist hier bei weitem nicht wie in Prospekten
| It's not at all like in brochures
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| Natürlich als Touri da kannst du nicht meckern
| Of course as a tourist there you can't complain
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| Die Strände, das Wasser, der Dschungel vom besten
| The beaches, the water, the jungle at its best
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| Doch überall Armut wohin du dich wendest
| Yet poverty everywhere you turn
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| Wütende Augen von zu vielen Schmerzen
| Angry eyes from too much pain
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| Wechseln sich ab mit den fröhlichsten Herzen
| Take turns with the happiest hearts
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| Vernarbte Gesichter, die Dollar erbetteln
| Scarred faces begging for dollars
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| Immer Musik, sie kommt aus allen Ecken
| Always music, it comes from all corners
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| Jamaica, Jamaica
| Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Endlich treffen wir uns Jamaica, Jamaica | Finally we meet Jamaica, Jamaica |
| Jamaica, Jamaica
| Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Endlich treffen wir uns Jamaica
| Finally we meet Jamaica
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| Der Regen versucht diese Stadt abzukühlen
| The rain is trying to cool this town down
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| Wir sind grade in Kingston, die Straßen sie glühen
| We're in Kingston right now, the streets are glowing
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| Unser Apartment mit Security abgeschirmt
| Our apartment is shielded by security
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| Zu oft kriegen Menschen hier Kugeln zu spüren
| Too often people feel bullets here
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| Ich treff' einen, der davon Narben am Hals hat
| I meet one who has scars on his neck
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| Rasierklingenlächeln, wenn man zu viel labert
| Razor smile when you talk too much
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| Der Baum vorm Balkon voller Zitronenfalter
| The tree in front of the balcony full of brimstone butterflies
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| Sieht aus wie fliegende Blüten, sagt Miwata. | Looks like flying flowers, says Miwata. |
| (Miwata: Ja man)
| (Miwata: yeah man)
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| Arbeit Arbeit Arbeit wie Rihanna
| Work work work like Rihanna
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| Drei Jobs sind hier üblich, wer es fühlt, der kennt es
| Three jobs are common here, whoever feels it, knows it
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| Reggae macht sie erträglich die Frühschicht bis Latenight
| Reggae makes the early shift to late night bearable
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| Zuhause da battelt der Böhmermann Erdogan
| At home the Böhmermann Erdogan is struggling
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| Jamaica, Jamaica
| Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Endlich treffen wir uns Jamaica, Jamaica
| Finally we meet Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Jamaica, Jamaica
| Jamaica, Jamaica
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| Endlich treffen wir uns Jamaica | Finally we meet Jamaica |