There are lots of imposters in this earth, and to very first there always comes a second, to every reality there always come a fantasy, and the fantasy wants to come and live the life of the reality
PETER TOSHAnd I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, ‘love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
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I don’t owe no one no obligation, and no one owe me none so every ‘ting is fine.
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When I play for the people, every time I play for my audience they are hypnotized, seen. These guys know the potential of the music.
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Legalize it, and I will advertise it.
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I do nothing I regret, man, because I try to do nothing abominable. As long as there is not an abomination, there is nothing to regret, you understand?
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It’s not the one-half that’s never been told; it’s the three-quarters.
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I love to watch television in Babylon, especially the news because it’s so full of corruption. I-man know there is so much corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!
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I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?
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In the beginning there was the word. The word was Jah. The word is in I, Jah is in I. I make what is good, better, and what is better, best. I follow this in every aspect of life.
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Everyone’s trying to reach the top. Tell me how far is it from the bottom.
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I was born with music inside of me, and that was the first flower that bloomed on my tree, but I was the highest key in my school and also the lowest key, seen?
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I travel the garden of music, thru inspiration. It’s a large, very large garden, seen?
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People go to school and get educated, but most people who go to school and become a graduate in eduation still don’t know what the word ‘education’ means. ‘Educo’ means to bring out.
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I go to church because my parents go to church, and I believe the things they were doing at the time were right.
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What the Rastaman represents is positivity.
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I am not a politician. I only suffer the consequences.
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Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake.
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Me is what them call illegitimate, that mean say me is a criminal, bomba rassclaat! That’s why me go write a song called ‘Illegitimate Children.’ It took me years to find out I was one.
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Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime.
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It takes a lot of physical and spiritual energy to balance on one wheel. Seen?
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Is word, sound, and power that break down de barriers of oppression an drive away transgression and rule equality.
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And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, ‘love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
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It can be beautiful, if you just be yourself.
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If I wasn’t a singer, I’d be a bloodclaat revolutionary.
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To be coordinated with the power of balance, your mind and your temple must be running parallel.
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Peace is a certificate you get in the grave.
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Music must never be forgotten, it’s like a fountain that keeps on flowing.
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