
Fire Pon Rome [SongSyntax Baroque 1]
[Intro – Low Guitar, Stomps] [MALE – JACK, LOW] Whole earth groan—Righteous nah run [FEMALE] Nah run [MALE – JACK] Four riders rise—tell every one come [FEMALE] Let dem come [MALE – JACK] Crown look clean, but di bloodstain remain Peace speak sweet while it tighten di chain [Guitar Knocks, 808 Pulse] [MALE – JACK] White horse shine like di promise won Red horse wait till di talking done Black horse weigh every breath, every bread Pale horse follow where di last hope dead [MALE – JACK] When di seal break— [FEMALE] Righteous nah run [MALE – JACK] When di beast wake— [LION] Let dem come [Chorus – Full Band] [MALE – JACK] Fire pon Rome, fire pon Rome Break every chain, bring di people home Fire pon Rome, fire pon Rome Truth beat di drum till di false throne gone [FEMALE] Bring dem home Babylon falling [Verse 1 – White Horse] [MALE – JACK] White horse ride with a crown dressed bright Peace pon him tongue in di camera light “No more war,” make di weary rejoice Hope sound holy in a strong man voice Let hope breathe, let di mothers believe But watch both hands when dem grip pon di rein Conquest wear white when it polish di chain Promise bring peace, then it march back again Bible held high, blood hidden from sight Mi watch di rider cross over by night No man own what belong to God alone Peace lose faith when it bow to a throne [Chorus] [MALE – JACK] Fire pon Rome, fire pon Rome Break every chain, bring di people home Fire pon Rome, fire pon Rome Truth beat di drum till di false throne gone [Verse 2 – Red Horse] [MALE – JACK] Pete mount red with di war-room key Peace meet steel, diplomacy flee Defense change name, war knock di door White horse whisper turn red horse roar Iran burn while “I ran” spin Ran from di vow di campaign begin Ran from di files, ran from di light Ran from di people demanding what right Oil route choke while di war room glow Poor pay more every time missiles go Charlie fall and di whole feed split No righteous cause should end like it [FEMALE] No blood for a vote No death for a quote [Verse 3 – Black and Pale] [MALE – JACK] Black horse weigh every loaf, every fee Rent climb high while di rich move free Fuel take more while di wages stay low Gold cup rise while di food line grow Pale horse wait where di sirens fade Death reap quick what di powerful made Strange lights sweep through a guarded sky Truth stay sealed while di rumours multiply [FEMALE] God alone rule earth and sky [Break – Muted Strings] [MALE – JACK] Black ink page Sealed-up gate Victims speak Power say wait [FEMALE] How long dem wait? [LION] Till every sealed door break [Rap Build – Fast Picking] [MALE – JACK, RAPID] I ran to Iran, then ran from di heat Ran from di promise when promise met Pete Ran from Epstein, ran from di call Ran from di people saying, “Show us all” Name pon a page does not prove a crime But money buy access and silence buy time Who held di door? Who cleared di flight? Who saw di wrong and turned from di sight? Redacted face, protected name Justice move slow in a rich man game War pon di feed, fear pon di phone Bread cost blood while di truth unknown White horse crown, red horse blade Black horse scale, pale horse grave Trump get trumped when di truth drum come Pete ride red when di warplane hum [Guitar Cut] [LION] Rome hear di rhythm— Judgment come [Bridge – Bare Guitar] [MALE – JACK] Mi nah praise murder Mi nah worship war Mi fight for di people Dem systems ignore Mi stand with di victim Di child and di poor Mi carry di truth And mi knock pon di door [FEMALE] Stand for di weak Stand for di poor [MALE – JACK] Jack bring warning while mercy alive— [LION] Touch God’s children— Di Lion arrive [Final Build] [MALE – JACK] Who wear di crown? [FEMALE] Christ alone [MALE – JACK] Who own di throne? [FEMALE] God alone [MALE – JACK] Who face di beast? [LION] Lion roar [MALE – JACK] When di seal break— [FEMALE] Righteous nah run [MALE – JACK] When di horse ride— [LION] Let dem come [Final Chorus – Maximum Energy] [MALE – JACK] Fire pon Rome, fire pon Rome Break every chain, bring di people home Fire pon Rome, fire pon Rome Truth beat di drum till di false throne gone [FEMALE] Bring dem home Babylon falling [LION] Fire pon Rome— Till di false throne gone [Outro – Half-Time Stomps] [MALE – JACK] Righteous nah run [FEMALE] Nah run [MALE – JACK] Let di four horse come [LION] Di Lion arrive

