Lyric discussion by Cr4wford 

Cover art for Exodus lyrics by Bob Marley and the Wailers

yes, now that i look back on it, i realize it's obviously about the back to africa movement advocated by Marcus Garvey and the Rastafarian religion. I believe babylon isn't quite america though--it's the white powers that keep blacks on the lower rungs of society, previously through slavery, and now economically (but it is most likely most prevalent in America).

"Jah people" are the people of Jah, the Rastafarians.