It Was Written

[Stephen Marley]

And it was written

Up in the book of life

Cause the man shall

Endure forever more

[Damian Marley]

Well did you know the pen

Is stronger than di knife

And they can kill you once

But they can't kill you twice

Did you destruction of di flesh is not di ending to life

Fear not of the anti-christ

Did you know that I

Exist before the earth

And did you know my eyes

Are windows to the world

Did you know you can't go a Zion and a wear jheri curls

Can't tell the boys from the girls

The body's just a vehicle

Transporting the soul

It's what's inside the people

Is beauty to behold

Fear not of evil

Everyday dem flesh it grow old

Changes of the time take the toll

[Stephen Marley]

And it was written

Up in the book of life

Cause the man shall

Endure forever more

[Stephen Marley]

And it was written

Up in the book of life

Cause the man shall

Endure forever more

[Capleton]

I won dem fi in fury's in the eyes of di beholder

A lovers in the presence of the love maker

Rises in the words of the comforter

Endure much longer

Way much longer

Fury's in the eyes of di beholder

A lovers in the presence of the love maker

Rises in the words of the comforter

Endure much longer

Way much longer

Careful of your entertain stranger

Selaisse never born inna nuh manger

And dem never crucify as nuh savior

He leck off himself inna the ruler

[Jr. Gong]

A vest around his chest and Rastafari is his name

The gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain

Lesson that you all forgot

Lesson taught you all forgot

Rasta call I shit you not

Do you remember Elijah

And his chariot of flames

Same blood that runs tru my veins

[Capleton]

I won dem fi in fury's in the eyes of di beholder

A lovers in the presence of the love maker

Rises in the words of the comforter

Endure much longer

Way much longer

Fury's in the eyes of di beholder

A lovers in the presence of the love maker

Rises in the words of the comforter

Endure much longer

Way much longer

Careful of your entertain stranger

Selaisse never born inna nuh manger

And dem never crucify as nuh savior

He leck off himself inna the ruler

[Capleton]

Babylon nah function when dem a failure

So be careful of dem cellular and pager

Cuz I sign see dem I see danger

So dem grateful Selaisse I bray tay yo

[Stephen Marley]

'Cause the man shall

Endure forever more

And it was written

Up in the book of life

Cause the man shall

Endure forever more

[Drag-on]

Hey dick you wanna lick upon shots

Upon a bloodclot

And fill the block with bummer ass cops

Cops me dun talk you know you watch me walks in

My black woman is getting raped across New York sand

Before another brother's in chalk sand

I 'magine somebody said that just a dead sam

See us, we do the crime we do the time

Y'all get away scott free

So police they gine pop you b'fore you pop me

Cause if you get me you got me you shot me

Know'll lot me carry shotty since moms slap me

Cause my room sloppy

The youngest nigga out the camp is me

But nobody pampered me

So you better don't ramp with me

Fi see me, me don't play plenty

Chicks me blazed many

Raised plenty fi dollars

Storm my impala

Watch a bum holla

Watch 'im run, hit the floor

Told 'im come, come no

Throw ya ganja pon de air

Watch for sticks and stones

Stumbling blocks in piles

Life is one big road

Miles on top of miles

So blessed be the soul

That always remains a child

And most people don't even smile

There's a natural mystic

Blowing in tru the air

So keep it realistic

And always be aware

The truth is crying out

And it's so loud and so clear

But most people won't even hear

Spiritual pollution is in the atmosphere

And with so much confusion

Can one be happy here

The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share

But some would rather to be so unfair

[Stephen Marley]

And it was written

Up in the book of life

Cause the man shall

Endure forever more

[Stephen Marley]

And it was written

Up in the book of life

Cause the man shall

Endure forever more