Name: No Power Over Me
Duration: P00H03M11S
Description: Inspired by the dub-poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, No Power Over Me is a response to the recent killings and racial attacks of black men in America and around the world.

No Power Over Me

from 2020 Vision by John Blood

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Inspired by the dub-poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, No Power Over Me is a response to the recent killings and racial attacks of black men in America and around the world.

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No Power Over Me

Chorus
Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty

Me cyah tek it no longer
Me cyah tek it no longer
Me want leggo some thunder
And bring brimstone and fyah

Chorus
Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty

Good or bad me nah haffi dead
But badmind make soul heavy like lead
Yuh say yuh come fi bring law and order
But from you my people get unlawful disorder

Chorus
Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty
I wonder how you could have so much pride
In the United States of Apartheid
And watch the American dream
Become a nightmare of lies

Chorus
Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty

Hide behind your badge and your ignorance
Hide behind your privilege and your silence
And watch your beloved nation fall
‘Cause you hated the ones that gave you their all

Chorus
Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty

Me cyah tek it no longer
Lord, me cyah tek it no longer
Me want leggo some thunder
And bring brimstone and fyah

Chorus
Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty

Jah Jah live inside of me
You have no power over me
Jah Jah live inside of me
My birthright is liberty

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from 2020 Vision, released July 17, 2020

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John Blood London, UK

From Yèré to the world! Mixing smooth vocals with riddims from the Caribbean diaspora, John Blood's songs are a blend of spirituality, social commentary, hope and love.