[Intro]
Oh! So, right, sure, just watch your face, you 'bout to catch fate
See I an' I work hard, Jah pick, youth conflicts
Na-na show dem, na-na tell dem, shall-a fade away
Yeah, you know?
[Chorus]
He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity shall fade away
No, true! (Fade away)
Huh-huh, alright
He who checks for only wealth
And not for his physical health shall fade away, fade away
[Verse 1]
Mi say, mi went down to an [?] to check sister Faye
Well, I check a sister Faye, mi say, she start to fade away
Mi say, you cyaan go a Zion with your carnal mind
Your carnal mind have to stay behind
Say, di righteous done an' then di wicked must fall
Well, a get in under ball an' don't you ever you stall
As you fade away (Wow, baby!)
As you fade away (Could you, could hеar me when I say?)
An' no follow sister Fayе (Say-now, say-now)
I tell you, she a fade away (Yeah, you know?)
[Chorus]
The man who worship silver and gold
Shall surely-surely-surely lose his own soul
Then fade away (Brrr)
[Verse 2]
'Cause, if you worship silver an' gold
Man, you are go lost your own a soul
Well, I tell you, you will fade away
Well, don't you be like sister Faye, will leave you down an' not obey, an' so mi really tell you, she a fade away ('Move ya!)
A she a fade away (You know?)
Cah dat di righteous done an' then di wicked man stall
Well, a get in under ball an' don't you ever you stall
Say, di wicked go a Zion fi go chat a to di lion, then him fade away
So mi really tell you, said, him fade away (Yeah, you know?)
'Cause, if you follow sister Pat, an' she will lead you to a trap
Well, a follow sister Faye, an' you will fade away
Well, a follow sister Pat, an' she will lead you to a death
An' you will fade away (Some will say, ya)
Well, to make love go an' then you make a lover stay
An' no matter what the wicked do or you will fade away
You shall a fade away (Wow, baby!)
Na-na fade away
[Chorus]
The rich is getting richer every day (Ya, you know?)
And the little that the poor man got, it shall be taken away
Do you hear what I say?
[Verse 3]
That's what the righteous man have to say
Mi say, di wicked shall fade away
I tell you, say, di wicked shall fade away
Mi say, you cyaan go a Zion with a carnal mind
You cyaan go a Zion in a limousine
It's your limousine a run out of gasoline
Man, an' then you fade away (Well, a check a sister Faye)
An' she a fade away (Yeah, you know?)
[Outro]
I said, di righteous done an' then di wicked must fall
Di righteous done an' then di wicked must fall
'Cause, after a storm, said, there must be a calm
Dem fire one corn and it clamp John Tom (An' then you fade away)
Weakheart Fadeaway was written by Ranking Joe.
Weakheart Fadeaway was produced by Joseph Hoo Kim.