Story Behind The Song
The lyrics are based on actual events that occured in Kingston, Jamaica to a successful reggae artist.
Song Description
A person who is successful has to watch out. He finds out about a plot to rob and murder him. The one plotting against him is pretending to be his friend. The "friend" tells the plot to a woman who is loyal to the other. She tells him and when he learns a
| Song Length |
2:37 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, Rap - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Outraged, Enraged |
Subject |
Anger, War |
| Similar Artists |
Ziggy Marley |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
CONSPIRACY
(Words by XSample and Nomi Yah, music by Nomi Yah)
(Intro)
Yo, Ahoah, I-Live, a who dem waan fi war, me? Me?
Man come from El Paso, man a gringo, who dem waanfi war, me? Me?
Mek me tell yu sum?n, mek me tell yu sum?n, yow, yow
(Chorus)
War dem waan fi war me, true dem caan win
Join dem waan fi join me, yu best friend
Will be yu worst enemy, watch out for dem
Dem a form a conspiracy, dem waan fi overtrow yu
Woman and yu pickney, don trust dem
Like snake dem a deadly, mi mama say mi enemy
Remain mi enemy, swell
(And that is how it is now, betta believe it
Got to be clear and fit now, betta believe it)
(Verse 1)
Person over deh suh guan like sey mi and him a friend
Bumbo-hole guh mix mi up and all a trace mi like Gwen
Him all a plan fi kill mi round a Cockburn Pen
The woman wa him tell suh a mi bonafy friend
Rass when mi borrow SuperCat mob ten
Buss it, all thirty-two a dem
Mudda the person hole and him idiot friend
The way how mi vex start over the chorus again
(Chorus)
(Verse 2)
Don?t ever trust yu best friend wa become yu enemy
Tha sucka dem red-eye and full a envy
Through man a step up in a life, rumors spread daily
Tell dem go suck out dem mudda and dem dead granny
Our belly full and dem a dead fi hungry
Mi have mi house and mi ride and mi own family
Mi waan tek dem pon a sail, pon mi yacht out a sea
And drown dem bloodclaat, shark gnawm dem body through
(Chorus)
(Verse 3)
A dem start de war so mi run guh defend
Rise the AK and kill eight a dem
The person all a dem bawl fi peace
Waan trap mi inna dem den
Yu tink sey mi a fool fi trust mi enemy dem
The bumbo-hole dem haffi dead fus, the bigga heads dem
Then dem second and dem gang and dem suckin galfriend
When mi a move fi kill, mi kill the dog and the hen, true
(Chorus)