Track · May 20, 2026 · English
Bread and Water
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Dem big man lean pon we
Like shadow on a fence
Every door weh we touch
Need a coin fi get it sense
Mama need a doctor
Di bill come fast and cold
Even when we bring a life
Dem still take hold
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who can breathe
When di market squeeze so tight
Tell me who can live
If every step cost light
We working every day
Still di bucket leak and strain
Holding on to hope
Inna sun and rain
[Chorus]
Bread and water
Still we rise up
Bread and water
Still we fight up
Head above water
Try save me, brother
Head above water
Money want another
[Verse 2]
See di rent line longer
Than a Sunday prayer
Boss man smile wid teeth
But he never carry care
Clock punch, back bend
Pocket clean as glass
Whole heap a sweat and years
Gone in a pass
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who can breathe
When di market squeeze so tight
Tell me who can live
If every step cost light
We working every day
Still di bucket leak and strain
Holding on to hope
Inna sun and rain
[Chorus]
Bread and water
Still we rise up
Bread and water
Still we fight up
Head above water
Try save me, brother
Head above water
Money want another
[Bridge]
If a youth slip under
Why di help come late?
If a life need saving
Why di price fi wait?
We nah born fi drown
Inna number and fee
We want one small room
And some dignity
[Final Chorus]
Bread and water
Still we rise up
Bread and water
Still we fight up
Head above water
Try save me, brother
Head above water
Money want another
[Outro]
Hold we hand
Don’t let we go
Hold we hand
Let justice show
Style
reggae rocksteady with a ska offbeat bounce and mellow one-drop pulse; verse rides dry guitar chops and warm basspre-chorus tightens with snare snaps and rising organchorus opens into crowd-ready harmony and skanking piano. lead vocal is gritty and closewith doubled hook linesad-lib echoesand call-and-response gang vocals. vinyl cracklehorn stabs between phrasestape-stop transitionsand a deep dub tail on the last word. mix is warmroundedand roots-deep with bright horn sheen.skareggaeenglish
Prompt
A Jamaican rasta song. bob marley vibe. Make it about how we are always being oppressed by the bigger person and by money. How even saving a life cost money. How we struggle to keep head above water
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carltheboss101
carltheboss101GeneratedMay 20, 2026
ModelZona