Blood Money
Protoje"Blood Money" is a song by Protoje, released in 2017 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:15 long and contains 60 lines and 437 words.
0:03Me Nah watch nuh face beg nuh more pardon
0:17A nuff d**gs money deh a Cherry Garden
0:20Nuff individual society applauding
0:22You can ask anybody where them get them start in
0:26But nuff politician take the donation
0:29So nuff criminal will never see a station
0:32Never see a cell not even a courthouse
0:34But a every Sunday we see them take the boat out
0:38North coast resort and car dealership
0:41The construction company dem just don't legit
0:44Use it wash the money turn it 'round and hide it
0:47When the kickback dem come in the government delighted
0:50So
0:51Police cancel operation
0:53'Cause nuh real bad man nah go station
0:57Now if you check the situation
0:59A blood money run the nation
1:03Come take a look inna Jamaica
1:06Injustice in the place now
1:09If what you see no really phase you
1:12Then you a the problem that we face too
1:15Was 'bout to buy an X6you know
1:30Maybe then I'd never have to be a prisoner
1:33Maybe then I'd make a hundred million disappear
1:36Then me act like me nuh care
1:38Watch you vote me back in there
1:40Because that sad reality
1:42Inna Jamaica say your status is your salary
1:46Man deh road a carry one whole heap a felony
1:48But them have a family a boost up the economy
1:51So
1:52Police cancel operation
1:55'Cause nuh real bad man nah go station
1:58Now if you check the situation
2:01A blood money run the nation
2:05Come take a look inna Jamaica
2:08Injustice in the place now
2:11If what you see no really phase you
2:14Then you a the problem that we face too
2:15Is 'out of many' but a one set of people feeling it
2:18How that real society you agree to this
2:21Things a reveal the garbage the machine split
2:24No smoke screen at Riverton nuh conceal it
2:27Now the system failing the gap a get wider
2:30A matter of time before a total divide ya
2:33You a cross the line am draw quick fi remimd you
2:36If you build it on crime then crime will have to find you
2:39And that's how its been always that no frustrate you like it do to me
2:44How much dead baby over jubilee
2:47How much youths did 10when them run inna Tivoli
2:50Now them 16heart fry head fricassee
2:53So
2:54Police cancel operation
2:56'Cause nuh real bad man nah go station
3:00Now if you check the situation
3:03A blood money run the nation
3:06Come take a look inna Jamaica
3:09Injustice in the place now
3:12If what you see no really phase you
3:15Then you a the problem that we face too
Me Nah watch nuh face beg nuh more pardon A nuff d**gs money deh a Cherry Garden Nuff individual society applauding You can ask anybody where them get them start in But nuff politician take the donation So nuff criminal will never see a station Never see a cell not even a courthouse But a every Sunday we see them take the boat out North coast resort and car dealership The construction company dem just don't legit Use it wash the money turn it 'round and hide it When the kickback dem come in the government delighted So Police cancel operation 'Cause nuh real bad man nah go station Now if you check the situation A blood money run the nation Come take a look inna Jamaica Injustice in the place now If what you see no really phase you Then you a the problem that we face too Was 'bout to buy an X6you know Maybe then I'd never have to be a prisoner Maybe then I'd make a hundred million disappear Then me act like me nuh care Watch you vote me back in there Because that sad reality Inna Jamaica say your status is your salary Man deh road a carry one whole heap a felony But them have a family a boost up the economy So Police cancel operation 'Cause nuh real bad man nah go station Now if you check the situation A blood money run the nation Come take a look inna Jamaica Injustice in the place now If what you see no really phase you Then you a the problem that we face too Is 'out of many' but a one set of people feeling it How that real society you agree to this Things a reveal the garbage the machine split No smoke screen at Riverton nuh conceal it Now the system failing the gap a get wider A matter of time before a total divide ya You a cross the line am draw quick fi remimd you If you build it on crime then crime will have to find you And that's how its been always that no frustrate you like it do to me How much dead baby over jubilee How much youths did 10when them run inna Tivoli Now them 16heart fry head fricassee So Police cancel operation 'Cause nuh real bad man nah go station Now if you check the situation A blood money run the nation Come take a look inna Jamaica Injustice in the place now If what you see no really phase you Then you a the problem that we face too
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