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I Rusalem

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Lyrics

I Rusalem

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(intro)

psycho

a man is just a man

a man is just a man

oh weeeell

(verse 1)

I see desperation

that's why mi cyaan chill

I'm a jah jah souljah

with extra dopamine skills

mi bun mi marijuana right pon toppa di hills

im not a buffalo soldier neither buffalo bill

mi love reggae music reggae music keep me awake

im a bongo dreadlock so I cyaan neva be fake

I am who I am I'm just a song on a tape

I'm with di sexy girls dem I'm like a child with a cake

well

(chorus)

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

(verse 2)

eva fearless

eva ready eva sleepless

sodoma and gomorra bun dung inna di furtherness

no watch mi face no watch mi race dont check mi place

cah mi well sekkle inna di gideon a mi nah go move back

well

babylon rulers and di mokka shall not prospa

so jah jah people just keep working there's no siesta

dont call me christian call me rasta likkle pagan a yuh dem call punkabbestia

you so so seet yah

(chorus)

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

(verse 3)

oh well

give thanks and praise yeah yeah

to the most high jah yeah heeyyy

well give thanks and praise yeaa hey

(chorus)

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

I rusaleeeem

here I am

(verse 4)

the future moving closa so dont loose yourself

dont waste my time and please dont waste yourself

money root ova all evil puppa specially said

I dont like my ego so I dont like myself

I dont see no race just one sheet of black

I dont talk no music I dont trick no track

I dont hate nobody oh maybe I hate myself

so let mi waste my time and let mi waste myself

well then

(chorus)

I rusaleeeem

here I am(I rusaleeeem)

I rusaleeeem

here I am(I rusaleeem)

I rusaleeeem

here I am(I rusaleeem)

I rusaleeeem

here I am

oh well

oh well

oh well

oh well

oh well

oh well

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