Roots Made Me Blessed

Yeah, yeah

Oh na na

From the ends to the motherland

You know the journey wasn't easy

Wah gwaan

Mi still deh yah

Never forget where we came from

From London to Africa, we come from far

Scars on mi heart but mi still a star

Cold nights, dark roads, sleeping in cars

Now we look up and we talk to the stars

Mama said, "Son, don't lose your way"

Even when the sun don't shine today

Mi been through hell, still I find my way

Tell dem we're rising, we're here to stay

Oh-oh, we rise again

Through the sunshine, through the rain

From the struggle, through the pain

Nobody can take away our name

I remember cold nights inna London

Empty pockets, belly keep rumbling

Mum on the phone saying, "Son, keep running"

I had big dreams but the world kept judging

Estate boy with a mind overseas

Had to make something out of nothing but dreams

Some of my brothers got lost in the streets

Some never got the chance to see what I see

Mi see the pain inna mother's eyes

She hide her tears when she say goodbye

She pray to God every single night

Hoping her children will be alright

No silver spoon, no golden gate

Just faith in God and a plate to share

We had no choice but to elevate

Turn all the pain into something great

And if you know, then you know

How the cold wind blows

When you come from below

You appreciate the road

Mi tell my people don't fold

Even when life gets cold

One day we'll have it all

Just keep your faith and your soul

From London to Africa, we come from far

Scars on mi heart but mi still a star

Cold nights, dark roads, sleeping in cars

Now we look up and we talk to the stars

Mama said, "Son, don't lose your way"

Even when the sun don't shine today

Mi been through hell, still I find my way

Tell dem we're rising, we're here to stay

Oh-oh, we rise again

Through the sunshine, through the rain

From the struggle, through the pain

Nobody can take away our name

Back to the motherland, touch down

Red soil underneath my feet now

Grandma said, "Boy, look around"

These are the roots that can never drown

From Lagos traffic to London trains

Different streets but we share the same pain

Different flags but we pray the same

Different struggles but we want the same change

Mi see the youth with the fire inside

Big dreams that they never hide

No opportunity, still they try

With the whole world sitting on their minds

Tell every youth, don't sell your soul

Your life is worth more than diamonds and gold

You are not broken, you're only growing

Even the darkest night has a morning

Jah know, mi been through the fire

Still mi rise, mi never retire

Dem try bring mi down, take mi higher

Turn my pain into my desire

Mama, your prayers never go in vain

I remember every drop of rain

One day we'll never struggle again

And I'll put a smile on your face

Look, I came from a place where the hope gets thin

Where the young ones fight just to get a win

Where the rent comes first and the bills roll in

And the smile on your face hides the state you're in

But we don't break, we adapt, we survive

Ten toes down, keep the dream alive

From the underground straight to the sky

Tell my people that it's our time

No handout, had to work for the blessing

Every scar on my body is a lesson

Every closed door gave me direction

Every heartbreak became motivation

Mi carry Africa inside my chest

London made me tough, but my roots made me blessed

Never forget the place you represent

You can change your life, you can change your ends

From London to Africa, we come from far

Scars on mi heart but mi still a star

Cold nights, dark roads, sleeping in cars

Now we look up and we talk to the stars

Mama said, "Son, don't lose your way"

Even when the sun don't shine today

Mi been through hell, still I find my way

Tell dem we're rising, we're here to stay

Oh-oh, we rise again

Through the sunshine, through the rain

From the struggle, through the pain

Nobody can take away our name

From the ends to the motherland

From the pain to the promised land

To every mother who prayed for her son

To every father who worked till the morning sun

We made it through

Jah know

We made it through

Africa to London

London to Africa

One blood, one people

One love

Yeah, yeah.