| Then and only then, shall we be independent
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| That's the message (That's the message)
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| Check the message
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| You better change up di structure
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| We're on the way to destruction
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| So change up di structure
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| Becaa we can't take destruction
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| So take control a dem
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| Tell police officers and soldier men
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| Say we want trod the street and road again
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| Hold we head high and proud again
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| Then and only then
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| Take control a dem
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| Tell police officers and soldier men
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| Say we want trod the street and road again
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| Hold we head higher and proud again
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| Than and only then
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| Cause independence no mean
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| No Negrill party scene
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| Or colonial regime yeah
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| We know what dem schemes
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| Nah show no meaning no straight dem just leaning
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| Them fight out the green and a cigarette dem comeen but
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| Jah make a assets of the people
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| I beg you start treat them good
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| Stop haul dem outta dem vehicle
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| Dem set the public housing, we enclose them
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| Imprison dem by the thousand
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| So take control a dem
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| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod the street and road again
|
| Hold we head high and proud again
|
| Then and only then
|
| Take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod the street and road again
|
| Hold we head higher and proud again
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| Then and only then
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| Then gi wi flag them gi anthem
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| No even give we half a wah we need fi execute dem plan dem
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| So we still dependent pon dem
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| Them just a wait fi we fi come back and longout we empty hand dem
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| You talk di truth then you get condemn
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| Walter Rodney speak of it, we owna government go ban him
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| Dem wa fi block we overstanding
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| Wah we do the wrong thing
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| That's why you hear me song sing
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| So take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want walk we street and road again
|
| Hold we head high and proud again
|
| Then and only then
|
| Take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod we streets and road again
|
| Hold we head higher and proud again
|
| Then and only then
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| So
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| It takes some time fi analyze
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| So we living in a paradise
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| But be full of parasites
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| To dem they say you have your rights
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| Dem switch it up again and
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| It gone before tommorow night
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| But understand a our fight
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| And truth will ovapower might
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| And the youth dem have them owna plight
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| So we pree the day when we seeing the way weh we cudda say
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| So take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod we streets and road again
|
| Hold we head high and proud again
|
| Then and only then
|
| Take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod we streets and road again
|
| Hold we head higher and proud again
|
| Then and only then
|
| Then and only then, shall we be independent
|
| That's the message (That's the message)
|
| Check the message
|
| You better change up di structure
|
| We're on the way to destruction
|
| So change up di structure
|
| Becaa we can't take destruction
|
| So take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod we streets and road again
|
| Hold we head high and proud again
|
| Then and only then
|
| Take control a dem
|
| Tell police officers and soldier men
|
| Say we want trod we streets and road again
|
| Hold we head higher and proud again
|
| Then and only then |