Rise Up My People Lyrics

Yuh ever been trapped inna dark, cold place

See di anguish pon di scared man face

Feel di violence weh di gangs dem bring

Fight fi survive while di hate dem sing

Yuh ever walk street weh di light nah shine

Di cold and di pain mek yuh lose di time

Voices loud, but yuh soul stay mute

Di struggles deep, yuh cya find no root

Rise up, mi people, we done wid di chains

Turn di page, mek we break di pain

From di darkness, we find di light

Unity strong, mek di future bright

Rise up above, no more separation

Stand firm, rebuild dis nation

Di cries of di weak get lost in di fight

While di strong devour, claim di night

Mi hear mi mother bawl fi her son

Di tears she shed when di day cya done

Di cold street live like convict cell

Diseases spread where di roaches dwell

Fi how much longer we fi live so low

Time fi rise, mek di love fi grow

Yuh see di struggle, feel di heat

But hope still deh pon every street

Mek we band together, hand in hand

Fi tek back wi life, wi own di land

Di time fi change is now, mi friend

Di cycle cya last, it haffi end

No more division, no more hate

A new foundation, we create

Rise up, mi people, we done wid di chains

Turn di page, mek we break di pain

From di darkness, we find di light

Unity strong, mek di future bright

Rise up above, no more separation

Stand firm, rebuild dis nation

Di youth dem cry, dem need fi see hope

Show dem di way, gi dem strength fi cope

Teach dem love, mek dem grow so free

Plant di seed fi a better legacy

Mi nah go bow to di system lies

Together we rise, no more disguise

Fi every man, fi every creed

We build di bridge fi love fi lead

Rise up, mi people, we done wid di chains

Turn di page, mek we break di pain

From di darkness, we find di light

Unity strong, mek di future bright

Rise up above, no more separation

Stand firm, rebuild dis nation

Locked in darkness, but light soon shine

Mi see di change, mi feel di sign

Hope a rise like di morning sun

Together we fight till di battle done

Locked in darkness, but light soon shine

Mi see di change, mi feel di sign

Hope a rise like di morning sun

Together we fight till di battle done