A tribute to my hero...
Red, the blood that ran though this natty dreadlock man
Yellow, the sun that shone when he sang
Green, the herb he smoked that still governments ban
Bob Marley.. you had a way of speaking a truth,
to understand, to accept.
passion from a lion
a rebel man's step
I understand now your gone, its took me time.
you said
none but ourself can free our mind,
to cause uprise
a confrontation with babylon
in disguise,
emancipate
the pain, the hate,
release mind from mental state,,
tackle slavery, the modern day type..
attack capitalism, corruption
dont believe the hype,
look beyond life were living,
see our place on earth, humanity
what were giving,
create the change, those that exploit, who sell the oppressed to the sold,
get up , stand up, challenge the mould
you said,
wisdom is better than silver or gold,
now i'm the one coming in from the cold,
respect every little thing, discover our past, our historical link
on the cover of legend
I see you were a man who could think
now our lives become intense
but its you Marley who made sense.
I know now your gone, but ku klux klan still around
dont worry..i'll Drive dem Crazy BNP bald heads
outta this town..
I may draw bad card, no fear, i'm on your guard,
because if oppression is like a big big tree
im small axe, ready to cut it down.. thats me,
even when solutions are way from sight,
your words give me strength, to hold tight,
to fight, with love not fist..
I'm in a global movement to resist.
A world gone insane.
I dont want you waiting in vain
for our love, for equality,peace, humanity
I wanna dance with you at a funky reggae party..
hear your lyrical masterpieces, a bible of words
from reality I just cant drift, from them..
you speak through speakers of a reggae sound sys-tem,
pulsating beats bombing through the bass,
your words reach minds
cross borders of race.
my guardian angel.. I wanna hear you speak,
stir it up.. to the sound of bob's beat..
cos i'm feeling so right
turn up ma disco, i hear your in full watts tonight,
stop that train, I wanna get on, when bob is riding nufink go wrong.
Your the prophet marley..
peace be upon you,
dont matter your muslim, jew, sikh, hindu
cos I and I,
is unification of worldkind you see
this what this Rastafari man taught me,
you said even the greatest man were once a baby
but still man and man make war,
let it be known your energy remains raw.
until the colour of a man's skin, is of no more significance than the colour of his eye
no woman no cry, this why I try, keep on moving.. as a sikh, as a warrior,
I'll be your
buffalo soldier,
where ever you are now in iron or garden of zion,
on stage, dancing locks like lion
rocking house in heaven
nine mile, Kingston,
like back in '67.
bridging peace from a political rift,
just one toke from a splif,
You'll be with us forever from now til tommorow,
our officer, our chief, leading the battle
against seeds of sorrow.
You are the king of the oppressed, the guardian of the third world,
The sun is shining and the weather is sweet,
Robert Nesta Marley, may you rest in peace.
BY Kiran Singh