"Ghetto Cry"
*[Intro]*
(Yeah, yeah!)
Dem system mash up, di yout’ dem ah bawl,
No food pon di table, no work fi none at all.
Di rich ah laugh, di poor ah die,
Another youth lost unda Babylon sky.
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*[Verse 1]*
Him wake up early, but no job fi find,
Empty pockets, dreams stuck inna di grind.
Mama stress out, no rice inna di pot,
Di landlord knock, but di rent cya pay dat.
Di streets ah call, but crime cya be di way,
Him pray fi di light, but di night cyan stay.
Politician promise, dem lie every time,
While di ghetto youth suffer, dem ah sip pon wine.
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*[Chorus]*
Ghetto cry, di youth ah bawl,
No food fi eat, no hope at all.
Di system fail, di leaders lie,
Another boy starving unda Babylon sky.
Ghetto cry, di struggle real,
Di pain dem feel, dem cyan conceal.
Di youth ah fight, but dem cya rise,
Corruption ah kill di dream inna di eyes.
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*[Verse 2]*
Him walk di streets wid hunger inna chest,
Him beg Jah Jah fi help, but Him cya get no rest.
Education nah work, no money fi school,
Dem treat di ghetto youth like dem ah fool.
Di rich ah fly high, dem pocket so fat,
While di youth dem ah dead inna di ghetto rats.
Di leaders ah laugh, dem turn blind eye,
But di fire ah burn, di people cyan deny.
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*[Chorus]*
Ghetto cry, di youth ah bawl,
No food fi eat, no hope at all.
Di system fail, di leaders lie,
Another boy starving unda Babylon sky.
Ghetto cry, di struggle real,
Di pain dem feel, dem cyan conceal.
Di youth ah fight, but dem cya rise,
Corruption ah kill di dream inna di eyes.
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*[Bridge]*
*(Call and Response)*
(Lead) Who fi blame?
(Choir) Babylon game!
(Lead) Who fi help?
(Choir) Dem cya care!
(Lead) Who feel pain?
(Choir) Di ghetto youth!
(Lead) Who fi rise?
(Choir) Di truth, di truth!
*(Lead)*
Di fire ah blaze, di people ah shout,
Di system cyan hold we down, we breaking out.
Revolution ticking like time pon di clock,
Di ghetto youth rising, no turning back.
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*[Final Chorus: Anthemic Build]*
Ghetto cry, di youth ah bawl,
No food fi eat, no hope at all.
Di system fail, di leaders lie,
Another boy starving unda Babylon sky.
Ghetto cry, di struggle real,
Di pain dem feel, dem cyan conceal.
Di youth ah fight, but dem cya rise,
Corruption ah kill di dream inna di eyes.
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*[Outro]*
(Yeah, yeah!)
Di ghetto youth strong, dem cyan stay low,
Di fire ah burn, di truth ah show.
Di system ah crumble, Babylon cya win,
Di ghetto youth rising, let di fight begin.
Apama
