[Instrumental Intro - Crackling vinyl texture. Slow digital heartbeat. Faint spiritual chants twisted through static.] [Intro] Dem seh gold cure all sin — But mi cyan’t buy peace inna world dis thin. Mi waan raise hope like bread in drought, But fi reach that peak, mi haffi climb doubt. [Verse] If mi had coin, mi’d plant it deep — In soil whe cry from di roots it keep. Buy silence outta courtroom floor, Where justice sleep an' truth nuh score. Mi’d flip banknote into blanket warm, Wrap it round youth caught in storm. Buy breath for di man in choke, Buy fire fi words we still cyan’t spoke. [Pre-Chorus] Every dollar ah blade in war, Mi sharpen hope fi cut through scar. [Chorus] Gold fi di people — not fi throne Mi tek mi shine an build di home. Buy back soul dem trade fi chain, Buy umbrella fi di acid rain. Mi nah rich yet, but mi voice deh strong, Hope ride riddim like rebel song. [Instrumental - Highpass filtered kicks. Industrial noise loops. A sampled quote lost in reverb: "We still deyah..."] [Verse] Buy mirror fi dem cyan’t see self, Buy book fi di mind left on di shelf. Buy exit sign from dis maze a lie, Fi di youth who wake and cyan’t ask why. Mi’d auction silence fi one clear word, Drop it loud where it nah get heard. Buy field whe dream dem cyan’t bulldoze, And watch hope grow outta concrete toes. [Pre-Chorus] Mi nah chase wealth — mi chase repair, Gold ah weapon when yuh care. [Chorus] Gold fi di people — not fi pride Fi di ones who slip, mi buy dem stride. Buy truth, buy time, buy breath Fi di mother cryin' over wrongful death Mi nah reach top, but mi climb still bold, Lift dem higher wid di weight ah gold [Instrumental - Dubwise break. Horns layered under broken vinyl hiss. A heavy drop muted mid-rise.] [Bridge] Gold cyan’t buy love, but love use gold To write scripture on di block dem sold. Buy di ink fi di unwrite name, Buy back blood from di auction flame. Mi flip stocks into tool and spade, Build future whe di pain get paid. [Instrumental - Steel pan tones ring like alarms. Low bass wobble like resistance underground.] [Final Verse] Mi cyan’t buy back all di time But mi’d lease one moment whe man feel fine. Tek interest from Babylon bank And invest in di poor who never get tank. Buy justice fi life in cage, Print new scroll, tear out page. Each coin mi stack ah footstep gained, Climbin’ freedom in acid rain. [Pre-Chorus] Mi nuh seek crown or wuk fi fame, Mi count dem tears and spend dem name. [Final Chorus] Gold fi di people — deep and wide Buy di truth they cyan’t divide Buy signal fi voices cut Buy bridge out from di belly rut Even if mi never rich or known, Mi hope walk high, wid shoes ah stone [Outro] If gold ever touch mi hand — It nah stay long It go straight to man Who never had nuthin’ but di strength to stand [Refrain] Buy hope Buy breath Buy back life Fi di leff {Instrumental Outro - Distorted lullaby. One bass note bends upward like a rising flag.}
