[Intro – Male spoken, soft tone, echo fx]
Dem seh mi dream gone...
Dem seh mi time pass...
But mi seh — even inna darkness,
Yuh can light a spark.
[Verse 1 – Male]
Mi come from struggles, bare empty hand
Dem laugh when mi seh mi still have plan
Genre did cold like ice pon land
Dancehall low, but mi overstand
Nights mi cry, mi spirit torn
Mi write lyrics till early morn
Mi seh, “Jah guide mi, mek mi reborn”
Now di same crowd chant mi name in swarm
[Chorus – Female & Male harmonies]
[Female – lead melody]
Mi rise like light inna di dark
Mi keep mi faith, mi follow mi heart
[Male – backing vocals]
Even when di way did blur
Mi spirit never stir
Mi light start di spark
[Both – in unison]
Mi rise like sunrise 'pon di shore
Dem seh mi dream dead, mi prove dem more
Tell di youth: yuh worth much more
Even if dem shut di door —
Kick it open, mi sure!
[Verse 2 – Male]
Dem neva believe, dem seh mi a joke
Now mi lyrics blaze, dem words evoke
Stage light hot, but mi nuh choke
Mi been through fire, mi nuh just smoke
Every clash, mi tek like test
Compete wid di wicked and still progress
Dem nuh know mi battle, mi silent stress
But mi sing wid power, mi soul confess
[Pre-Chorus – Female solo, smooth and spiritual]
Mi feel yuh pain, mi see yuh tears
But hold on youth, don’t give up years
Jah hear yuh cry, He count yuh fears
Keep walking tall — despite di sneers
[Chorus – Female lead, male harmony]
[Female]
Mi rise like light inna di dark
Mi keep mi faith, mi follow mi heart
[Male]
Even when di world seh no
Mi still believe and grow
Mi light never part
[Both]
Mi shine like gold beneath di dust
Dem seh mi cyah — but mi seh must
Now mi path dem cyaan mistrust
Mi build from love, mi rise from just
[Verse 3 – Male, message to youths]
Yutes, hear mi now, di journey rough
Mi know di road weh rocky an’ tough
But even if di dream look scuff
Polish yuh soul and prove yuh stuff
Mi rise from bottom, wid no back-up
Mi haffi tek Ls, den stack up
Mi build from scratch, now sound bwoy pack up
Dem seh mi done? Now mi track lock up
[Bridge – Female soulful vocals over beat drop]
[Female]
Believe inna yuh fire
Though di night feel long
Each likkle desire
Can birth a song
Even from di ashes, di phoenix fly
Mi tell yuh baby — yuh dream cyaan die
[Final Chorus – Both, harmonized and powerful]
[Female – higher octave]
Mi rise like light inna di dark
Mi keep mi faith, mi follow mi heart
[Male – deeper harmony]
Mi neva fold, mi neva part
Mi spark ignite, mi tek mi chart
[Both]
So all who doubt — just stand and see
Di same man now bring melody
Dancehall live through energy
Believe in yuh soul — dat a di key
[Outro – Female hum, Male spoken]
[Female – gentle humming fades]
Mmm-mmm-mmm... yeah yeah yeah
[Male – softly]
Dem seh it over...
But mi seh —
Every dark time just need one spark…
Dancehall still live...
and mi still deh yah.
