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Burnin' And Lootin' Lyrics
This morning I woke up in a curfew;
O God, I was a prisoner, too - yeah!
Could not recognize the faces standing over me;
They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality. Eh!
How many rivers do we have to cross,
Before we can talk to the boss? Eh!
All that we got, it seems we have lost;
We must have really paid the cost.
(That's why we gonna be)
Burnin' and a-lootin' tonight;
(Say we gonna burn and loot)
Burnin' and a-lootin' tonight;
(One more thing)
Burnin' all pollution tonight;
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
Burnin' all illusion tonight.
Oh, stop them!
Give me the food and let me grow;
Let the Roots Man take a blow.
All them drugs gonna make you slow now;
It's not the music of the ghetto. Eh!
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight;
(Who can stop the tears?)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight;
(We've been suffering these long, long-a years!)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(Will you say cheer?)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(But where?)
Give me the food and let me grow;
Let the Roots Man take a blow.
I must say: all them - all them drugs gonna make you slow;
It's not the music of the ghetto.
We gonna be burning and a-looting tonight;
(To survive, yeah!)
Burning and a-looting tonight;
(Save your baby lives)
Burning all pollution tonight;
(Pollution, yeah, yeah!)
Burning all illusion tonight
(Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord!)
Burning and a-looting tonight;
Burning and a-looting tonight;
Burning all pollution tonight. /fadeout/
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Submitted by
spliphstar On Jan 08, 2002
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Preaty much the last post are correct, it show the suffering of a looter in Jamaica that has woken up in jail and reminisces about shit he did, he pledges to looting and burning for freedom. And the movie "La Haine" is pretty much a perspective on the track, its a French movie but subtitles help, it shows weed and looting just like the track.
this is an amazing song that shows the abuse and suffering of the people in the ghetto in jamaican
My favorite song from The Wailers, the starting song of the movie "La Haine"
South Afrikan animal's anthem as they destroy their own infrastructure and supply-lines for their Marxist overlords due to poor impulse control.
Give me the food and let me grow; Let the Roots Man take a blow. All them drugs gonna make you slow now; It's not the music of the ghetto. Eh! wow that is all about weed. he wouldve had such a bteer image if he ditn smoke so much grass
It's not all about weed. "Give me the food and let me grow" is literally about food. "Let the Roots Man take a blow." yeah, talking about ganj there. "All them drugs gonna make you slow now" Here he's talking about processed drugs. Stuff like heroin and cocaine and also prescription drugs, which as a rasta he considered to be poison and blasphemous to use. As a naturally growing herb, he wouldn't describe weed as a drug; in fact it's considered to be an important tool for the contemplation of God. (I'm not an expert on Rastafari, but i think that's right.)...
It's not all about weed. "Give me the food and let me grow" is literally about food. "Let the Roots Man take a blow." yeah, talking about ganj there. "All them drugs gonna make you slow now" Here he's talking about processed drugs. Stuff like heroin and cocaine and also prescription drugs, which as a rasta he considered to be poison and blasphemous to use. As a naturally growing herb, he wouldn't describe weed as a drug; in fact it's considered to be an important tool for the contemplation of God. (I'm not an expert on Rastafari, but i think that's right.)
uh he's mostly talkin about breaking down and destroyin the system that enslaves. azkm is right the song is probably talkin about getting rid of processed drugs, they're evil. But weed is used to open the mind and receive spiritual wisdom so its good
uh he's mostly talkin about breaking down and destroyin the system that enslaves. azkm is right the song is probably talkin about getting rid of processed drugs, they're evil. But weed is used to open the mind and receive spiritual wisdom so its good
bobmarley4ever im not sure if you like marley or not but h didnt smoke herb for people to look at him as cool or a rebel..he smoked it because it was part of his religion. he was a devout rastafarian and if rastafarian requierd its followers to not use herb he would have done it without a second though..that being said, if marley had not used herb he would not be the marley as he is known today..a great musician, symbol of peace,historical figure, and most of all a prophet and enlightenment for not just jamaicans but for african descendants...
bobmarley4ever im not sure if you like marley or not but h didnt smoke herb for people to look at him as cool or a rebel..he smoked it because it was part of his religion. he was a devout rastafarian and if rastafarian requierd its followers to not use herb he would have done it without a second though..that being said, if marley had not used herb he would not be the marley as he is known today..a great musician, symbol of peace,historical figure, and most of all a prophet and enlightenment for not just jamaicans but for african descendants across the world Marley is truth