Movements / Uwe Banton

Don't Cry | Fire | His Majesty's Works | New Song | Time

Don't Cry (auf "Sam Gilly's House Of Riddim presents...")

Never give up, never give up
Try to live up, hold your head up (repeat)

A so they're fighting their war and there still can't be any peace
Yet Jah providing water for the birds, the flowers and the trees
Still everyday the number of innocent victims increase
Can't you see mankind stubbournly fighting themselves without any ease

But Jah is not sleeping, he's watching over his children
While we are weeping, the comforter takes up our burden, saying:

"Don't you cry, hold your head high, 'cause JAH is standing by
I live in the I, not just in the sky, you got to give love a try!"

A so they're coming with guns and expecting war and crime to cease
But JAH see everything that they're doing to even one of the least
Meanwhile they're sipping champagne and preparing to have a great feast
They are planning to devour JAH children, want to brand them with the mark of the beast

But Jah is not sleeping, he's watching over his children
While we are weeping, the comforter takes up our burden, saying:

"Don't you cry, hold your head high, 'cause I am standing by
I live in the I, not just in the sky, you got to give love a try!"

Solo

Ooh, Jah is never sleeping, he's watching over his children
And while they are weeping, the comforter takes up their burden, saying:

"Don't you cry, hold your head high, 'cause I am standing by
I live in the I, not just in the sky, you got to give love a try!"

Don't tell no lie, you won't know why unless you even try
I live in the I and also the I, you got to give love a try.

Fire (auf dem Album MOVEMENTS - "His Majesty's Works")

fire - hotter, hotter fire, yeah
feuer - hotter, hotter feuer - so help me sing 'dis ya song

fire for the wicked and oppressor
'cause them no tired fi keep down poor people
feuer for the ones who are in power
till them get tired and free up all JAH JAH children

so long they have been using and abusing
to increase their wealth is their concern
but now the poor will stand up for their rights
finally the table's gonna turn

your time is up, you have been there too long
keep down the weak just because you are strong
but now's the time you 've got to prove yourself
there ain't no use you trying blaming someone else

Chorus

no use you a go try and deny
We have found you out for who you are
you choose to go and tell all those lies
'cause you want to be the superstar

(Bridge)

Chorus, horns, ad libs and fade

His Majesty's Works (auf dem Album MOVEMENTS - "His Majesty's Works")

to reason about the works that His Majesty has done gives I great joy
fulfilling the words of prophecy, yeah, we have to rejoice
so come on my brothers and my sisters, hands in hands
giving praise to the Most High JAH
we have to thank Him forever - so we sing

woe - wa-da-da-da-da-da-da-daa - yeah - with love in our hearts
woe - woe - yeah - yeah ( repeat )
He established schools and hospitals in Ithiopa
bringing a great deal of modernisation to Addis Ababa
United Nations and the O.A.U. - He is the motor
just look and see that JAH JAH don't sleep, no way
He never slumbers - so we sing

(Chorus)

His Majesty is the King Of Kings
The Lord Of Lords Elect Of GOD as I would say
Conquering Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah
He is the Earth's Rightful Ruler

He forgave the Italians for what they had done
allowing them to settle even in JAH holy land
visiting Germany after the world wars devastation
He even donate funds, yes He did
for war orphans, so we sing

Ad libs:

modernisation, education - that's what His Majesty stands for
civilisation, more health and care for each and everyone
so that the blind be led and the hungry be fed
the naked clothed
the age protected, the sick nourished
and the babes and the suckling cared for

New Song (auf dem Album MOVEMENTS - "His Majesty's Works")

(Chorus)
let's sing a new song
which was sent from long ago
let's sing a new song
to keep the good, good vibes a flow

We've got nothing to lose
Reggae music is what we choose
'cause yesterday's trouble passed and gone
today is a new day
so let's all come together and love one another

(Chorus)

take out my guitar and start to play
don't care of what they say
don't worry 'bout tomorrow
'cause you don't know if it's gonna bring pain and sorrow
let's live up our lives
I see my future so bright

(Chorus)

let's start some activity
today we're feeling so lively
set yourself free
from all misery
perfect love and overstanding
that is what we are demanding

(Chorus, ad libs and fade)

Time (auf dem Album MOVEMENTS - "His Majesty's Works")

(Chorus)
move with JAH time
and you won't find yourself get left behind
live right in this time
'cause it's an endless time - oh, did you hear what we're singing?

move with JAH time
and you won't find yourself get left behind
live right in this time
'cause it's an endless time

hold on tight to your faith now that things a get rougher
the people are crying 'cause times getting tougher
time don't stop move and time don't have no friend
there is no end for time ' cause the time never ends
they say: Time, time, time yes is the master
if you don't follow time it will bring a disaster!
no matter what you say or do
there is nothing that man can do to stop JAH time from going through, so

(Chorus)

morning, evening, night and noon
you say you want to do your things and yet you want tot do them soon
let me tell you something
now is the time and the time is now
be true to your word and don't sell no gow
no matter if you overstand it
time doesn't know your face and time don't speak no language
we don't want to stand still - that's not JAH will
time will never be your friend it is against you until

(Chorus)

time's the fulfilment of prophecy
yes, it was there before man think of philosophy
everything was one in creation
now we have nation rising against nation
brothers fighting sister's brothers
they don't have no love for themselves nor one another
time is an energy that cannot be controlled
time don't stop move, yet time will never grow old, so

(Chorus ad lib and fade)