| We’ve been programmed inna dem schools to be used as tools
| We've been programmed inna dem schools to be used as tools
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| Slaved by their system
| Slaved by their system
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| But they will never prevent us from shining in da dark
| But they will never prevent us from shining in da dark
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| T’sais quoi? | You know what? |
| Hors de question de raser les murs, j’veux les briser
| No way to shave the walls, I want to break them
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| Chez moi l’ambiance est bien trop morne je suis venu l'électriser
| At home the atmosphere is far too gloomy I came to electrify it
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| Habité d’une soif de vivre que personne ne monnaye
| Inhabited by a thirst for life that no one monetizes
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| Y a dans mon camp des pépites d’or à faire pâlir le Soleil
| There's nuggets of gold on my side to make the sun pale
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| A trop courber l'échine, la coupe est pleine de rage
| To hunker down too much, the cup is full of rage
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| Et le schéma se reproduit quand nos mouflets prennent de l'âge
| And the pattern recurs when our kids get older
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| Alors comprends qu’ici la soif de revanche est maladive
| So understand that here the thirst for revenge is sickly
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| Parce que j’viens d’un monde où y a pas d’autre alternative
| 'Cause I come from a world where there's no other alternative
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| Dem seh noting good will never come from us
| Dem seh noting good will never come from us
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| From we born inna da ghetto
| From we born inna da ghetto
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| Dem seh we dangerous
| Dem seh we dangerous
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| Never wanna tek we serious
| Never wanna tek we serious
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| It a mek dem hilarious
| It a mek dem hilarious
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| To see we struggle to reach da top
| To see we struggle to reach da top
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| Hoping we mek a flop
| Hoping we mek a flop
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| But dem will never kill da hope
| But dem will never kill da hope
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| Cuz we still stand like warriors of light
| Cuz we still stand like warriors of light
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| Ya hear me, warriors of light
| Ya hear me, warriors of light
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| Born inna de ghetto
| Born inna de ghetto
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| Raised inna de seewer
| Raised inna de seewer
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| Fresh out from da gutter
| Fresh out from da gutter
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| We get to shine in da dark
| We get to shine in da dark
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| Born inna de ghetto
| Born inna de ghetto
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| Raised inna de seewer
| Raised inna de seewer
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| Fresh out from da gutter
| Fresh out from da gutter
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| We get to shine in da dark
| We get to shine in da dark
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| On doit briller briller briller dans le noir
| We gotta shine shine shine in the dark
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| We get to shine, shine, shine, shine in da dark
| We get to shine, shine, shine, shine in da dark
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| On doit briller briller briller dans le noir
| We gotta shine shine shine in the dark
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| We get to shine, shine, shine, shine in da dark
| We get to shine, shine, shine, shine in da dark
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| Alors prépare la contre-attaque à l’angle mort des meurtrières
| So prepare the counterattack at the blind spot of the loopholes
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| J’sais que nos muscles, nos nerfs sont bien plus sûrs que leurs prières
| I know that our muscles, our nerves are much safer than their prayers
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| Au programme, le prolo rompt les rangs et le proclame
| On the program, the prolo breaks ranks and proclaims it
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| Avec l’insoumission d’rigueur et la bonne vieille parole profane
| With the insubordination of rigor and the good old profane speech
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| Aspiration verticale, j’ai l’intention d’me redresser
| Vertical suction, I intend to straighten up
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| Direct c’est l’agression frontale pour qui voudrait me rabaisser
| Direct is the frontal aggression for who would demean me
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| Y a qu’une façon de s’en sortir et tu peux m’croire
| There's only one way out and you can believe me
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| L'époque est sombre, on est réduit à devoir briller dans le noir
| Times are dark, we're reduced to having to glow in the dark
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| Hey! | Hey! |
| Now that I’ve seen da light, Babylon can’t blur my sight
| Now that I've seen da light, Babylon can't blur my sight
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| I know I get dis fire inside inna low or high tide
| I know I get dis fire inside inna low or high tide
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| Babylon could never spoil da ride
| Babylon could never spoil da ride
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| I’m da captain of my ship, giving da Lord my soul to keep
| I'm da captain of my ship, giving da Lord my soul to keep
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| I giggle and laugh to hear dem wheep
| I giggle and laugh to hear dem wheep
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| Cuz they thought we would never mek it
| Cuz they thought we would never mek it
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| But now we’ve passed through and we sitting on da throne
| But now we've passed through and we sitting on da throne
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| And guess who’s laughin', we still outstand the light
| And guess who's laughin', we still outstand the light
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| Warriors of light!!!
| Warriors of light!!!
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| L’espoir est dans la lutte, j’réponds présent au rendez-vous
| Hope is in the fight, I'm here for the appointment
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| Your future lies within your hands, don’t let dem control U
| Your future lies within your hands, don't let dem control U
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| Hommage aux fils de rien, ceux qui résistent et rendent les coups
| Tribute to the sons of nothing, those who resist and fight back
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| Every man deserve his share so tek what is for U | Every man deserve his share so tek what is for U |