Young Dread

There's a time when the operation of the
Machines becomes so adious, makes you so
Sick at heart that you can't take part, you can't
even passively take part and you got put your
Bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels,
Upon the levers upon all the apparatus and
You got to make it stop. And you got to indicate
To the people who run it to the people who own
It, that unless you're free the machine will be
Prevented from working at all

Young dread inna di heart of the ghetto
Where be born and grow
Politician come flash a little money
And then off them go
Promising more jobs and funding
For youth employment
Four years later it come terrible and dreadful
With no sign of betterment

In this watchie watchie watchie world
Man haffe fight the ego
Against this sus sus sus sus system
Man haffe roar like a lion!

Young dread stand up and don't you stumble
Upon this road
Vultures and ravers swoop and circle
So let it be know
We are not heat to live meek and bashful
But to make thunder roll
Calling to all of you righteous people
To challenge this status quo

In this watchie watchie watchie world
Man haffe fight the ego
Against this sus sus sus sus system
Man haffe roar like a lion!

Young dread inna a di heart of the ghetto
Where he born and grow
Politician come flash a little money
And then off them go
Promissing more jobs and funding
For youth employment
For youth man betterment
For the youth encouragement

In this watchie watchie watchie world
Man haffe fight the ego
Against this sus sus sus sus system
Man haffe roar like a lion!