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 I fast enough because yo They wan fe rewrite me history And many more da line of mystery Cuz 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