Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Intro:
Trus mi man
Anyway it deh, we a fi find it
A fi find it, sing fada sing
Chorus:
Pull up da vibes that you're playing
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Lif it up, jack it up, pull it up, come again now
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Verse 1:
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Wine up, jump up, when you hear sweet reggae
Buju Banton, Beres Hammond a fi tell dem go deh
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Wine up, jump up, when you hear sweet reggae
Buju Banton, Beres Hammond a fi tell dem go deh
Everyone a do di dance weh dem love
In dis yah dancehall no form a grude
Greet everyone dat enter wit a hug
Come spread out and listen to some sweet rubba-dub
Chorus:
Pull up da vibes that you're playing
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Lif it up, jack it up, pull it up, come again now
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Verse 2:
Scary and di one name Skellion
Dem know every ting weh a gwaan
Mi ago rope dem een a mi corner
Fi find out if mi bredren dem ina di lawn
Everywhere I look is pare scanking
I see no statue around, yeah
To ratid, I see girls a get wild
Selector a spin muzik versatile
Dem wan tun dung we sound and bruk we vibes down
A who dem a try turn in a clown
Dancehall full up and mi caan get a chance
How mi ago find mi sistren ina di dance
Muzik a play, people jump and prance
Bruk out, you selector boy
Chorus:
Lif it up, jack it up, pull it up, come again now
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Verse 3:
Di whol dance a cry, di whol dance a cry
I say di whol dance a cry
Caan get a chance fi mek a likkle step
Dancehall ram a mi say no place nuh lef
A police come a turn it off di vibes dem waan fi wreck
And dis is Buju Banton mi say no respeck
Well listen Beres Hammond who's a true interlek, say
Yes you got me rock in a corner
Can't express how mi glad come, yah
A neva seen so much good vibes flow
Everyone inside is like family
I see no strangers around
And every massive is here
And tonight we nuh care
Kill di violence dead, mek we rock it instead
Jump and palve everyman get red now
Chorus:
Pull up da vibes that you're playing
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Repeat Verse 1:
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Woman a jump up, woman a wine up, when dem hear sweet reggae
Go deh Buju Banton, seh fi go deh, go deh
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Wine up, jump up, when you hear sweet reggae
Dis yah weh we Lord a mercy... I sing
To ratid, I see girls a get wild
Selector a spin muzik versatile
Dem wan tun dung we sound and bruk we vibes down
A who dem a try turn in a clown
Dancehall full up and mi caan get a chance
How mi ago find mi sistren ina di dance
Muzik a play, people jump and prance
Bawl out, selector boy
Trus mi man
Anyway it deh, we a fi find it
A fi find it, sing fada sing
Chorus:
Pull up da vibes that you're playing
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Lif it up, jack it up, pull it up, come again now
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Verse 1:
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Wine up, jump up, when you hear sweet reggae
Buju Banton, Beres Hammond a fi tell dem go deh
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Wine up, jump up, when you hear sweet reggae
Buju Banton, Beres Hammond a fi tell dem go deh
Everyone a do di dance weh dem love
In dis yah dancehall no form a grude
Greet everyone dat enter wit a hug
Come spread out and listen to some sweet rubba-dub
Chorus:
Pull up da vibes that you're playing
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Lif it up, jack it up, pull it up, come again now
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Verse 2:
Scary and di one name Skellion
Dem know every ting weh a gwaan
Mi ago rope dem een a mi corner
Fi find out if mi bredren dem ina di lawn
Everywhere I look is pare scanking
I see no statue around, yeah
To ratid, I see girls a get wild
Selector a spin muzik versatile
Dem wan tun dung we sound and bruk we vibes down
A who dem a try turn in a clown
Dancehall full up and mi caan get a chance
How mi ago find mi sistren ina di dance
Muzik a play, people jump and prance
Bruk out, you selector boy
Chorus:
Lif it up, jack it up, pull it up, come again now
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Verse 3:
Di whol dance a cry, di whol dance a cry
I say di whol dance a cry
Caan get a chance fi mek a likkle step
Dancehall ram a mi say no place nuh lef
A police come a turn it off di vibes dem waan fi wreck
And dis is Buju Banton mi say no respeck
Well listen Beres Hammond who's a true interlek, say
Yes you got me rock in a corner
Can't express how mi glad come, yah
A neva seen so much good vibes flow
Everyone inside is like family
I see no strangers around
And every massive is here
And tonight we nuh care
Kill di violence dead, mek we rock it instead
Jump and palve everyman get red now
Chorus:
Pull up da vibes that you're playing
Can you play some more, can you play some more
Repeat Verse 1:
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Woman a jump up, woman a wine up, when dem hear sweet reggae
Go deh Buju Banton, seh fi go deh, go deh
Without di dancehall, a whe we woulda do
Reggae muzik call, you must ansa to
Wine up, jump up, when you hear sweet reggae
Dis yah weh we Lord a mercy... I sing
To ratid, I see girls a get wild
Selector a spin muzik versatile
Dem wan tun dung we sound and bruk we vibes down
A who dem a try turn in a clown
Dancehall full up and mi caan get a chance
How mi ago find mi sistren ina di dance
Muzik a play, people jump and prance
Bawl out, selector boy
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Pull It Up Lyrics as written by Hammond Dodd
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