Black Jesus

Lyrics

Dem call mi criminal, but mi only fight fi di people.
When di world burn, mi walk through fire wid faith.
Babylon collapse, mi see church fall and street rise.
From Lagos to Kingston, di prophecy born.
Mi name? Black Jesus.
A gangsta, a prophet, a soldier of light inna dark time.
Dem kill hope, so mi turn hope into weapon.
Dem bury truth, so mi dig it up wid blood.
Mi nah preach from pulpit, mi preach from block.
Mi baptize di ghetto wid bullets and Psalms.
Tonight… mi rise again.

Mi rise from di slum, dem call mi sinner,
But mi still pray fi di blood get thinner.
Cross pon mi neck, mi walk like winner,
Truth inna mi heart, mi born as killer.

System wicked, dem waan mi fail,
But mi spirit strong like iron and steel.
Dem preach fake love but mi preach real,
Rebel of Zion, mi sign di seal.

Mi buss one shot fi di lost mankind,
War pon corruption, mi draw di line.
Dem build Babylon, mi burn dem shrine,
Black Jesus rise, di world rewind.

Black Jesus gangsta from di mud
Born in di fire, mi baptize in blood
From di ghetto mi rise, dem fear mi love
When mi step through di dark, dem feel God

Black Jesus rise fi di streets
Mi no bow down, mi conquer di beast
Rebel fi truth, mi march pon di east
Blessed by di war, mi come bring peace

Dem say mi cursed, but mi still hold crown,
Mi walk through hell, but mi never bow down.
Thunder in mi hand, mi shake di town,
Voice of di people, mi holy sound.

Na Lagos ghetto mi learn survival,
Mi spirit no fit fear any rival.
Darkness test mi, mi get revival,
Ghetto Messiah, di true arrival.

Blood and faith, dat’s mi armor,
Dem can’t kill love, mi born fi drama.
Mi chant Psalms wid di soul of shatta,
Mi save mankind like ghetto father.

Mi see dem kings fall, mi see angels cry.
Mi walk through bullets, mi spirit still high.
Dem think mi lost, but mi carry di key.
Di ghetto mi temple, mi faith set free.

Dem no understand, mi no come fi preach peace.
Mi come fi cleanse di streets, fi make evil cease.
If di cross is war, then mi crown is flame.
Black Jesus, di world go remember mi name.

Black Jesus from di mud to di sky
No fear in mi eyes, mi ready fi die
When di world burn, mi save dem alive
Gangsta Messiah, reborn tonight

From Kingston streets to Lagos flame
Mi carry cross, mi rewrite name
From sinner to savior, di blood reclaim
Black Jesus come, and di world no same

Mi no perfect, mi human wid scars.
But every scar tell a story of faith.
Dem crucify mi, yet mi still stand tall.
Black Jesus, gangsta, savior of all.