it was written

• bob marley'in oğlu, damian marley'in güzel sözlere sahip parçası. sözlerini de yazayım tam olsun.
  
  capleton: blazing!
  blazing!
  
  chorus
  stephen marley:
  and it was written
  up in the book of life
  that a man shall
  endure forever more
  (repeat)
  
  verse 1
  damian marley a.k.a jr. gong:
  well did you know the pen
  is stronger than di knife
  and they can kill you once
  but they cant kill you twice
  did you know destruction of di flesh is not di ending to life
  fear not of the anti-christ
  did you know that i
  exist before the earth
  and did you know my eyes
  are windows to the world
  did you know you cant go ah zion and ah wear jerry curls
  cant tell the boys from the girls
  the bodys just a vehicle
  transporting the soul
  its whats inside the people
  is beauty to behold
  fear not of evil
  everyday dem flesh it grow old
  changes of the times take the toll
  
  chorus
  (repeat)
  
  verse 2
  capleton:
  the one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder
  and love is in the presence of the love maker
  life is in the words of the comforter
  endure much longer
  live much longer
  fear is in the eyes of di beholder
  and love is in the presence of the love maker
  life is in the words of the comforter
  endure much longer
  live much longer
  
  verse 3
  damian marley a.k.a jr. gong:
  a vest around his chest and rastafari is his name
  the gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain
  blessing that you all be got
  lessons taught you all forgot
  rasta call it shit you not
  do you remember elijah
  and his chariot of flames
  same blood that runs thru my veins
  
  verse 4
  capleton:
  the one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder
  and love is in the presence of the love maker
  life is in the words of the comforter
  endure much longer
  live much longer
  fear is in the eyes of di beholder
  and love is in the presence of the love maker
  life is in the words of the comforter
  endure much longer
  live much longer
  careful how you entertain stranger
  selassie never born inna nuh manger
  i'll never crucify as me savior
  elect off himself inna the ruler
  babylon ah nah malfunction well dem a failure
  so be careful of dem cellular and pager
  cause i sign see dem i see danger
  so dem grateful selaisse i pray to you
  
  that a man shall
  endure forever more
  chorus
  
  verse 5
  drag-on:
  he did mi wanna lick upon shots
  upon a bloodclad
  and fill the block with bomrush cops
  cops mi dun talk you know you watch me walks in
  while black woman is getting raped across new york and
  before another brother's in chalk and
  i 'magine somebody said that's your son dead, see him?
  see us we do the crime we do the time
  y'all get away scott free
  so police mi gonna pop you b'fore you pop me
  cause if you get me you got me you shot me
  know'll lot me carry shotty since moms slap me
  cause my room sloppy
  the youngest nigga out the camp is me
  but nobody pampered me
  so you better don't ramp with me
  fi see me, me don't play plenty
  chicks me blazed many
  raised plenty fi dollars
  storm upon mi prada
  watch a bomb holla
  watch 'im run, hit the floor
  told 'im come, come no
  throw ya ganja pon de air
  'plah!'
  
  stephen marley:
  and it was written
  up in the book of life
  that a man shall (capleton: blaze it up, blaze it up)
  endure forever more
  
  verse 6
  damian:
  watch for sticks and stones
  stumbling blocks in piles
  life is one big road
  miles on top of miles
  so blessed be the soul
  that always remains a child
  when most people don't even smile
  there's a natural mystic
  blowing tru the air
  so keep it realistic
  and always be aware
  the truth is crying out
  and it's so loud and so clear
  but most people won't even hear
  spiritual pollution in the atmosphere
  and with so much confusion
  can one be happy here
  the gift of rastafari is for all man to share
  but some would rather to be so unfair
  
  chorus
  and it was written
  up in the book of life
  that a man shall
  endure forever more
  and it was written
  up in the book of life
  that a man shall
  endure forever more (capleton: blaze it up blaze it up)
  and it was written (capleton: yeah yeah yeah)
  up in the book of life
  ...
• chasing shadows tarafından remixlenmiş dinlenesi bir versiyona sahip damian marley şarkısı.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4o2g9hksmu
• çok hasta bir şarkıdır kendisi. dub step remixi den dinlenebilir ama yine de orjinali gibi olmaz. bu sözlerin beati bu olmalıymış şarkılarından.
• yıllar sonra aklıma gelmiş ve açıp dinlediğim efsane albüm. insanın inanası gelmiyor neredeyse 20 sene geçtiğine...
• 1997 çıkışlı, yeterince hakkının verilmediğini düşündüğüm bir nas klasiğidir. mafioso rap'in moda olduğu dönemde (o dönem ne güzel dönemdir) yapılan en iyi mafioso rap örneklerinden biridir. lupe fiasco, food and liquor'ü bu albümden ilham alarak yaptığını söyler. nas denince akla gelen ilk 10-20 şarkıdan if i ruled the world, i gave you power, street dreams, the message bu albümdendir. ayrıca benim favorimlerinden olan nas is coming'de dr dre'nin beat'i üzerinden nas dinlemek muhteşem bir duygudur.