This is a song about the voice of youth and specifically the importance of the Jamaican youth continuing the struggle against oppression rather than leaving their fate in the hands of the "establishment". A direct plea to the next generation to not forget what the hand of oppression looks like. The stories of Jesus, Marcus Garvey, and Paul Bogle, three characters only loosely related to the Jamaican struggle, exemplify the attitude and far-sighted spirituality that is true of the Rasta and it is that ideal that Marley wants to pass on. All three men spoke out in the face of oppression rather than accepting a less-than-free silence. The silence is what Marley is fighting against.. a voice in the midst of all the "spiritual wickedness" is what he is praying for.
This is a song about the voice of youth and specifically the importance of the Jamaican youth continuing the struggle against oppression rather than leaving their fate in the hands of the "establishment". A direct plea to the next generation to not forget what the hand of oppression looks like. The stories of Jesus, Marcus Garvey, and Paul Bogle, three characters only loosely related to the Jamaican struggle, exemplify the attitude and far-sighted spirituality that is true of the Rasta and it is that ideal that Marley wants to pass on. All three men spoke out in the face of oppression rather than accepting a less-than-free silence. The silence is what Marley is fighting against.. a voice in the midst of all the "spiritual wickedness" is what he is praying for.