[Intro: Spoken Word with Dub Echoes] They say… The stubborn fly Follows the corpse… To the grave Eh yah… But who go tell the youth dem truth? ⸻ [Verse 1: Reggae – Calm and Steady] Mama used to say, “Pick sense outta nonsense” But we laugh and play with fire, no conscience Running in the street, chasing fleeting fame But when trouble come, nobody call yuh name Dem warn you soft, then warn you hard But pride ride high like a flashy car Now yuh soul lost deep in vanity’s wave Remember the fly… and the cold, cold grave ⸻ [Chorus: Sing-Jay Style] They say the stubborn fly Follows the corpse to the grave You no hear the cry? Brother, be wise and be brave When di world deceive Only truth can save Don’t be the fly, Don’t follow corpse to the grave ⸻ [Verse 2: Reggae – More Intense] Look how many fall for a likkle gain Fast money, fast love, pure bloodstain You living like tomorrow cyan’t reach But the lessons of time still preach Dis a message from the roots, Deep like Marley boots Don’t wait ‘til yuh six feet deep fi seek the truth Mind where yuh step, the system don’t forgive Better open yuh eye if yuh want fi live ⸻ [Chorus: Repeat with slight variation] They say the stubborn fly Follows the corpse to the grave You no hear the cry? Don’t be the fool or the slave Open yuh mind, Before it’s too late to be saved Don’t be the fly, Don’t follow corpse to the grave ⸻ [Rap Verse: Aggressive, Street-Style Flow] Yo, I seen the streets take kings and queens Turn dreams to screams, broken regimes Chasin’ green with a dead man’s scheme End up lost in a nightmare, not a dream Dem say hard head make soft behind So why you walk blind in a land full of signs? You flex for likes, get trapped in likes One wrong move, now you pay the price You see the hearse? Still you laugh and wave Till it’s too late, and yuh can’t be brave Wisdom talk, but you too hype to behave— Stubborn fly, now yuh sleep in a grave ⸻ [Bridge: Harmonized Vocals + Light Guitar Skank] So listen now… Time no wait, life no fake One wrong turn could seal yuh fate Ohhh ohhh… Jah light the way… But will you stray? ⸻ [Final Chorus: Uplifted with Harmonies] They say the stubborn fly Follows the corpse to the grave Don’t close your eye There’s still time to be brave Walk in the light, Let wisdom be your wave Don’t be the fly, Don’t follow corpse to the grave
