It Was Written

[Hook: Stephen Marley]
And It was written, up in the book of life
That man shall, endure forever more
And it was written, up in the book of life
That man shall, endure forever more

[Verse 1: Damian Marley]
Well did you know the pen, is stronger than the knife
And They can kill you once, but they can't kill you twice
Did you know destruction of the flesh is not the 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 can't go a Zion and a wear jerry curls
Can't tell the boys from the girls
Your bodies just a vehicle
Transporting the soul
It's what's inside people
Is beauty to behold
Fear not of evil
Every day dem' flesh it grow old
Changes of the time take toll

[Hook: Stephen Marley]
And it was written, up in the book of life
That man shall, endure forever more
And it was written, up in the book of life
That man shall, endure forever more

[Verse 2: M-1/Stic-Man]
Me say me want, freedom, justice equality as it was written in the book of life then
So shall it be, Me wan fi big up Marcus Garvey say we big up Huey P
Me no wan no partiality and I mean, reality

I can see it in the signs
Everyday I live, it's clear to my mind
Somethings got to give
The system is the problem but it ain't' just gonna' change
The people got to fight as one to break free from the chains
We livin' in a time
Where whitey got us cornered
Shackles on the brain, police on every corner
Lookin' for some soldiers but they so hard to find, my elders say be patient cos' things come in time

Not fast enough because, yo
They wan fe rewrite me history
And make the motherland a mystery
Cuz we too strong for them dis we
Because it was, and now it is and it will definetly be
Because they days is up
Blaze it up
African warrior
Raise it up
Push it up
Fill up your cup
We had enough
We gonna buck
Now is the time
Open your mind
And you will find
It's a design
No matter what you do
No one can stop the time

Me want no
KKK, no CIA, no brutality
Ghetto yout's and R.B.G.s
We ridin for liberty
Been here
Before the start
Still here
After it's over
And it's written in every heart of every soldier

[Hook: Stephen Marley]
It was written, up in the book of life
That man shall, endure forever more
And it was written, up in the book of life
That man shall, endure forever more