[Verse 1]
Mi fire burn low when mi play mi own tune,
Street silent, but when mi switch it up, dem soon
Come run di place, big up mi vibe only when dem see
Anadda man style pon repeat, but not fi me.
Sounds bounce off walls like mi just a shadow there,
Mi voice drown ina di crowd, lost ina di air.
Mi roots deep like oak, but dem don’t hear di call,
When mi strings a sing, dem just walk past it all.
[Pre-Chorus]
Why yuh hold mi voice like it’s jus’ background sound?
When mi drop a riddim own, silence all around.
Mi nah beg fi claps, but fi some real connection,
From di heart, from di soul—give mi some affection.
[Chorus]
Big up mi vibes when mi play anadda man sound,
But mi own melody? It don’t draw no crowd 'round.
Jah know, mi fight fi light, fi be seen, fi be heard,
Brighten up mi name through mi own righteous word.
Big up mi vibes when mi play anadda man sound,
Mi roots deep inna music, but dem never crown.
Louder mi bass, shout mi truth di whole night long,
Let mi own song rise strong, mi sing mi own song.
[Verse 2]
Dem shout fi di remix, but dem mute mi own lines,
Like mi voice only sweet when it mix with some other rhymes.
Dem dance to di beat wid somebody else’s face,
While mi stand quiet by di corner of di place.
But every night when mi close mi eyes mi see,
Firelight blazing up di path fi mi legacy.
No more traces, no more shadows in mi wake,
Time fi mi roots grow tall, make di earth shake.
[Pre-Chorus]
Why yuh hold mi voice like it’s jus’ background sound?
When mi drop a riddim own, silence all around.
Mi nah beg fi claps, but fi some real connection,
From di heart, from di soul—give mi some affection.
[Chorus]
Big up mi vibes when mi play anadda man sound,
But mi own melody? It don’t draw no crowd 'round.
Jah know, mi fight fi light, fi be seen, fi be heard,
Brighten up mi name through mi own righteous word.
Big up mi vibes when mi play anadda man sound,
Mi roots deep inna music, but dem never crown.
Louder mi bass, shout mi truth di whole night long,
Let mi own song rise strong, mi sing mi own song.
[Bridge]
No more shadow play, mi step under di sun,
Every note a firework, every verse a run.
Fi di ones left silent, fi di dreams that gone,
Mi carry di torch, till di day is won.
[Chorus]
Big up mi vibes when mi play anadda man sound,
But mi own melody? It don’t draw no crowd 'round.
Jah know, mi fight fi light, fi be seen, fi be heard,
Brighten up mi name through mi own righteous word.
Big up mi vibes when mi play anadda man sound,
Mi roots deep inna music, but dem never crown.
Louder mi bass, shout mi truth di whole night long,
Let mi own song rise strong, mi sing mi own song.
[Outro]
Mi sing mi own song, till di morning come,
No more silence, mi voice a drum.
Big up mi vibes, true and deep and strong,
Mi write mi story, mi place belong.
