Truth Nah Hide

Intro

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Verse 1

Chale open your eyes and look around

Too many promises crumbling down

Big man in a mansion while the youths dem frown

We plant our feet and we nah bow down

Politician come and politician go

The pain in the lane still overflow

Dem talk pretty pon a TV show

Pickney need a chance to grow

Pre-Chorus

Oh Jah guide my way

Keep the evil far away

When the night gets cold and long

Give the weary strength to carry on

Meda wo ase hear my cry

Truth shall live and lies shall die

Hands up high let the whole world know

One love one people let the freedom grow

Chorus

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Jah hear mi prayer when di wicked dem attack

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Free di poor people give dem freedom back

Rulers of di world tell me what you fighting for

When di ghetto youths are sleeping pon di floor

Jah protect the innocent let the truth come back

Conscious dancehall pon a thunder track

Post-Chorus

Ratatatatah

Ratatatatah

Rise up rise up

Ratatatatah

Verse 2

Dem waan control di land dem waan control di sea

But every human being got a right to be free

Dem draw boundary divide you and me

One human family is what we should be

See the mother dem praying for a better day

See the youth dem struggling along the way

No more borrowed hope no more empty talk

Give the people learning give dem room to walk

I no fear no crown I no worship no throne

With Jah as mi guide I can stand alone

Ghana flag flying red gold and green

Black Star rising for the ones unseen

Jamaican bassline with a West African swing

Truth inna di music let the whole world sing

Bridge

Jah Almighty hear the people prayer

Protect the children everywhere

Break the grip of greed and pride

Let compassion be our guide

Give us bread give us peace

Let the bloodshed finally cease

From the ghetto to the palace gate

Justice for the people never come too late

Oh Jah Rastafari

Nyame yɛsrɛ wo yɛn boa

One love one heart one destiny

Let the world live in unity

Breakdown

Rata-ta-ta-tah truth inna di song

Rata-ta-ta-tah we have suffered too long

Rata-ta-ta-tah give the people their rights

Rata-ta-ta-tah let the future shine bright

(Who stand for the people)

We stand for the people

(Who bring the truth)

We bring the truth

(Ghana to the world)

We rise up

Chorus

Ratatatatah ratatatatah

Jah hear mi prayer when di wicked dem attack

Ratatatatah ratatatatah

Free di poor people give dem freedom back

Rulers of di world hear the people call

No throne lasts forever no empire stands tall

Jah protect the innocent let the truth come back

Conscious dancehall pon a thunder track

Post-Chorus

Ratatatatah

Ratatatatah

Let the truth arise

Open up your eyes

Ratatatatah