[Verse 1]

Sun's out, it's a siring

Gun violence tiring

Rise up, it's a crime scene

Dem a try clean like IG

Now I wanna go chase my dream

But Babylon vampiring

Have dem eyes pon mi bredda life

A dat's why dem stay conspiring

Unless a my concert nuh wan' see nuh hands up

Yeah, and nuh red shirt nuh wan' see nuh handcu-u-u-u-uff

(Yeah)

[Chorus]

Let's just stay alive, yeah

Yutes haffi find a way

Fi put di nine away, ayy

Peace and love finally

I've got to shine, you got to shine

Like do-do-da-da (Yeah)

Do-do-da-da-da-da

Mmm-mmm, yeah (Yeah)

Uh-uh, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, Lord of mercy, shine your light 'pon me

Yeah, guide mi, show mi a weh mi eyes cyaan see (Yeah)

Yeah

[Verse 2]

Mi nuh gi' ya nuh pill inna pharmacy

Dem nuh gi' wi nuh pillow, nuh rest

Never rest, mi nuh chill, mi go hard, yuh see

Why dem want put Koffee to the test?

From mi born, mommy know seh mi bliss

Put a cross 'pon mi necklace

When mi walk, mi nuh restless

Tell the Lord to protect it (Yeah)

Melodies, my remedies can do, ayy

Feeling these bad energies don't look good 'pon you, ayy

Tellin' this my fellow G's, all enemies dem too

Best believe and you'll achieve whatever you wan' do, oh

[Chorus]

Time full fi rise today, ayy

Life just reminded me, ooh

We're diamonds, we shine away

Precious define, jus tek yuh time

Do-do-da-da (Yeah)

Do-do-da-da-da-da

Mmm-mmm, yeah (Yeah)

Uh-uh, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, Lord of mercy, shine your light 'pon me

Yeah, guide mi, show mi a weh mi eyes cyaan see

Yeah (Yeah)