Know Me Now
Yow, mi seh, live yuh truth, yuh hear?
No wait ’til di grave, shine yuh light today!
Jah know, dis a di vibes, boom!
(Verse 1)
Mi walk pon di street, mi head hold high,
No beg fi no praise, mi nah go shy.
Dem waan wait ’til mi gone, fi tell mi story,
But mi waan mi flowers now, in all mi glory!
Mi toil, mi sweat, mi fight, mi strive,
Build mi legacy strong while mi still alive.
No cemetery talk, mi nah go fade,
Gimme mi respect, mi dues haffi pay!
(Chorus)
Know me now, know me now, mi seh,
Don’t wait ’til mi light burn out fi di day.
Gimme mi love, gimme mi praise,
While mi deh yah, feel mi heart blaze!
Know me now, know me now, mi cry,
No post mi name when mi soul touch sky.
Live fi di moment, mi truth no hide,
Jah guide mi step, mi walk wid pride!
(Verse 2)
Dem whisper mi name when mi back turn ’round,
But when mi deh yah, dem mouth nuh mek sound.
Mi sing fi di ghetto, mi voice fi di poor,
Mi fight fi di truth, mi kick down di door.
No need no statue when mi time done pass,
Gimme mi honor now, make it last!
Mi heart beat strong, mi spirit still free,
Recognize di man weh mi be, yuh see?
(Chorus)
Know me now, know me now, mi seh,
Don’t wait ’til mi light burn out fi di day.
Gimme mi love, gimme mi praise,
While mi deh yah, feel mi heart blaze!
Know me now, know me now, mi cry,
No post mi name when mi soul touch sky.
Live fi di moment, mi truth no hide,
Jah guide mi step, mi walk wid pride!
(Bridge)
Yow, di world cold, but mi fire hot,
Every step mi tek, mi give all mi got.
No tombstone talk, mi nah go wait,
Fi hear seh mi great when mi reach di gate.
Bless up di youth, bless up di elder,
Live fi di now, no put mi pon shelf, yah!
From di root to di fruit, mi life haffi bloom,
No bury mi name ina no cold tomb!
(Chorus)
Know me now, know me now, mi seh,
Don’t wait ’til mi light burn out fi di day.
Gimme mi love, gimme mi praise,
While mi deh yah, feel mi heart blaze!
Know me now, know me now, mi cry,
No post mi name when mi soul touch sky.
Live fi di moment, mi truth no hide,
Jah guide mi step, mi walk wid pride!
(Outro)
Yow, mi seh, live it up, shine it up,
No wait fi di eulogy fi big mi up.
From di streets to di hills, mi voice haffi ring,
Know me now, Jah know, dat’s di ting!
Boom!