Given their Rasta beliefs, it's not just a condemnation of the world, but also a plea to be returned to god and their spiritual nature: "Got to have my origin"...
On allmusic.com, I read that this song asked where can Jah love be found, and then answered itself by saying that it can be found in "the underground" punk scene. I take serious issue with that. HR had a flair for weird wordings, "It's here in the underground / Inside the hearts of your own children" means that Jah-luv is hidden within us all, even those who don't know it. The idea that HR thought "Jah Love" could be found in the hardcore scene is ludicrous; he HATED the hardcore scene and that's why he left Bad Brains so many damn times to start reggae bands.
Given their Rasta beliefs, it's not just a condemnation of the world, but also a plea to be returned to god and their spiritual nature: "Got to have my origin"...
On allmusic.com, I read that this song asked where can Jah love be found, and then answered itself by saying that it can be found in "the underground" punk scene. I take serious issue with that. HR had a flair for weird wordings, "It's here in the underground / Inside the hearts of your own children" means that Jah-luv is hidden within us all, even those who don't know it. The idea that HR thought "Jah Love" could be found in the hardcore scene is ludicrous; he HATED the hardcore scene and that's why he left Bad Brains so many damn times to start reggae bands.