Trouble in Paradise III - A Jamaican Voice

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”  
 ~ Aldous Huxley


 Bounty Killer is a Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay.

This is said to be his most profound song to date.  He does not glorify guns and the "bad man" life style but instead make an appeal on behalf of Jamaica's poor for a better way.

LOOK INTO MY EYES

Chorus:

Look into my eyes, tell me what you see?

Can you feel my pain? Am I your enemy?

Give us a better way, things are really bad,

The only friend I know is this gun I have.

Now you see the Nine are you worried yet?

You've been talking 'bout' you want the war to cease

But when you show us hope, we will show you peace.

Verse 1:

Look into my mind, can you see the wealth?

Can you tell that I want to help myself?

But if it happen that I stick you for your ring

Don't be made at me it's a survival ting.

Look into my heart, I can feel your fear

Take another look can you hold my stare?

Why are you afraid of my hungry face?

Or is it this thing bulging in my waist? ....

Verse 2:

Look into my life, can you see my kids?

Let me ask you this, do you know what hungry is?

Well in this part of town, survival is my will

for you to stay alive you've got to rob and kill.

Look into my house would you live in there?

Look me in the eyes and tell me that you care,

Well I've made up my mind to end up in the morgue

Right now I'd rather die, cause man a live like dog ....

Verse 3:

Look down on my shoes, can you see my toes?

The struggle that we live nobody really knows

Stop and ask yourself, would you live like that?

and if you had to then, wouldn't you bus gunshot?

Look into the schools, tell me how you feel?

You want the kids to learn without a proper meal

Denwhat you have in place to keep them out of wrong?

If they drop out of school dem a go bus dem gun.

Thanks for reading.  Good night.