"Tribute To The Martyrs" lyrics

It was a hard task to take on
To make us all believe the compliance
Rescue us from evil claws
They wanted to achieve

Avenge to gain respect
Defend ourselves to the end
Patriots of the continent
I give all of my confidence
Redemption

Weh dem gone?
Weh dem been? Eh, eh
Weh dem gone?
Weh dem gone?
Weh dem been?
Weh dem gone?

Tribute to the martyrs (tribute to the martyrs)
Which part dem gone?
Weh dem deh, eh
Tribute to the martyrs (tribute to the martyrs)
Which part dem gone?
Weh dem deh, heh

When Martyrs died they save our lives, eh
They had an early grave
Sacrifice has taken place
For, for the chosen race, heh

(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? Which?
(Which part dem deh?)
Which part dem deh? Which?
(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? (gone, gone, gone)
Which? Which part dem gone?
Weh dem been? Eh

There (Jesus Christ)
Was one they crucified (crucified)
Dead man tell no tales (what more they say?)
There were some they hung so high
We know the reason why

Caught, and tried, bound and beat
Locked, locked away inside
But won their war of words
Patriots lost their lives
Yet no-one cries
The whole world stands a-
Stands accused, eh

(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? Which?
(Which part dem deh?)
Which part dem deh? Which?
(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? (gone, gone, gone)
Which? Which part dem gone?
Weh dem been? Eh

A multitude of people
Dem try dem best to convince
Only to capture the heart of a few
The truth you can't dismiss

They are telling me silent waters run deep
So their knowledge I'll always seek
They are telling me
A nation without its past history
Is like a tree without roots, roots, roots, roots

(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? Which?
(Which part dem deh?)
Which part dem deh? Which?
(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? (gone, gone, gone)
Which? Which part dem gone?
Weh dem been? Eh

Best to strike when irons hot
It will not bend when cold
Not too late, not too late
Not too late to learn my friend 'cause
Wisdom ripes with old age
If you got it, now

Wake up you distressed, yeh, yeh, yeh
Under, under oppressor man affliction
Hell fire can't be quenched with water, no sah!
Though it once had a dreadful shower of rain

We who are blessed, they just can't put us under
Martyrs golden text is bondage never again
If not by free will, then by force will
Break the bondage and plot that course

Remember
Message preach to all, you hear something
Doctrine for the soul, you feel something
The story has been told, you know something
Now answer, martyrs call, you do something
Prophesize the fall, you see something
Backs against the wall no more, no

(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? Which?
(Which part dem deh?)
Which part dem deh? Which?
(Which part dem gone?)
Which part dem gone? (gone, gone, gone)
Which? Which part dem gone?
Weh dem been? Eh

Which part dem gone?
Which?
Which part dem deh?
Which?
Which part dem gone?
Which?
Which part dem gone?
Weh dem been? Eh

Which part dem gone?
Which?
Which part dem deh?
Which?
Which part dem gone?
Which?
Which part dem gone?
Weh dem deh?

Which part dem gone?
Weh dem deh?
Which part them gone?
Where dem deh?
Which part dem gone?
Weh dem deh?

Homage to the Martyrs
Tribute to the Martyrs
Love it, it suit a man
To set example like
Toussaint L'Overture chase all
Oppressor man out of his land
Quick

Hey stepper, is what happen to Bogle?
Morant Bay rebellion
Standing up feh 'im rights
Dem decide fe hang 'im up
What? Truly, 1865

So Greyseed what you hear
'Bout Jackson, George Jackson
Imprisonment
Solitary confinement

Pow! Pow! Aakh!
1970
So, Bumbo
Yes, Greyseed?
Is what happen to Marcus?
Marcus say a thing, sah
One God, one aim, one destiny!
Starliner! Black!

Hey! Is what happen to Biko?
Biko, detainee in detention, Vank
What? 1977, South Africa
The Black Panthers, Freedom Fighters!
They tried them died, Luther King
He had a dream, Grizzly
He had a dream

Believe you me
Malcolm X
Lived struggle, lived struggle
In a pool of blood, 1965
But wait, ain't nobody don't live?
Is only we Rasta
Yes, I!

I was not born rich nor poor
I was born naked
You hear something
Feel something
Know something
Do something
See something
Be someone

You be someone
You be someone