Sizzla - Mockeries and Phrase Lyrics

Intro pt.1 Ah-ah-ah,bl-,blessings flow
Intro pt.2 The reason for life is love
And even before there was
My hands stretch forth up above
Zion we love

Chorus A Mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding for building an evilous world
Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,not seeing all dem twist & twirl
Mockeries and phrase,states and church appauding for building
the Western World
Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,not seeing

Verse 1 pt.1 Is true
Babylon where do you go from here?
Rasta found you guilty on the points of care
Atomic energy fuel yuh ego cheer
Manufacture machine based upon yuh nuclear
Yuh human from the living drop the warfare
In the children heart yuh try to drive all yuh fear
Can't be recognized from the clothes you wear
Yet we nah judge yuh seam dem,neither yuh tear
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pt.2 Ah tell yuh now
Living in this polluted hemisphere,youths all strong
Judgement again!
The works of the wicked never will prevail for long
Where you belong,Ethiopian,Babylon me tell yuh say ah

[Chorus A]

Verse 2 Me tell dem the youths in agony,organize proper thing
Ey! channel the only way dey go
So-called authority giving us brutality
I fight for my rights oh so
Nothing to eat,we hungry--Ey! no clothes,we hungry
Bullets will never stop flow
Selassie I love and nurse he inna de crumbling city
Protect us all! Ah tell yuh now,oh-ohh wong!
Living in polluted hemisphere,people all strong
Judgement again!
The works of the wicked man never will prevail for long
Where you belong
Give us repatriation,Selassie I done know

Chorus B Say ah mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding for giving such
an evilous world
Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,not seeing all dem
twist & twirl
Kill we fi days,Babylon applauding,'cause him dump we inna de
evilous world
Follies and craze,ghetto youths skylarking,we'll be strong all you
boys & girls--ahhow!

[Repeat Intro pt.2]

Chorus C Ay! mockeries and phrase,government applauding for building such
an evilous world
Bare follies and craze,the whole ah dem been laughing,dem pollute
all the boys and girls
Yes mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding for building
the evilous world
Follies and craze,Babylon dem laughing,whoa-how!

[Repeat Verse 1 pt.1 from "Babylon where do..."]

Chorus D Tell dem say ah jus' bare mockeries and phrase,Babylon applauding
for building the evilous world
Follies and craze,many youths up--now Zion I!
Now Zion!
[Saxophone plays]