[Intro — rising hand drums, short muted guitar chops enter] Sun rise. Sky split. Something come through. Yuh see dat? [Verse 1 — sparse skank groove, vocal gaps, guitar chops locked] Three inna di morning, sky turn gold Heat on di window, but di glass stay cold [One-bar bass + 808 answer] Whole street silent, not a dog make sound Big bright shadow drop down on di town [One short horn stab only] Dem step from di light, no foot on di ground Every radio catch di same strange sound [One-bar bass answer] Mi seh, “Wah yuh want? Why yuh come so far?” Dem point straight at di speaker inna mi old car [Pre-Chorus — drums and bass build, no horns] One touch and di whole city start glow Bassline moving where di rivers flow Dem bring a power wi never know Mi turn up di sound and let it go [Chorus — full skank, heavy one-drop, muted guitar, minimal horn stabs] Yuh give wi di zap! Wi give back di jams! Fire from di heavens Bassline inna wi hands! Yuh give wi di zap! Wi give back di jams! Dem come down from di sunlight And leave dancing pon di land! Zap! Zap! [Four-bar instrumental dance drop — no vocals, no horns. Pure skank: chops, bass, one-drop, hand drums, hats] [Verse 2 — bouncy skank groove, vocal gaps] Dem nuh want money, dem nuh want gold Dem carry more power than di world can hold [One-bar bass answer] Mi play dem a riddim, dem show mi a star Suddenly di universe nuh feel so far [One short horn stab only] One a dem laugh when di kick drum drop Two start skanking when di bassline knock [One-bar bass answer] Third one watching, eyes full a flame Ask mi if dis music have a name Mi seh, “Dis a something wi build down yah When di heart get heavy and di road get hard Some people pray, some people fight Some turn di pain into a riddim through di night” [Chorus — full dancehall skank groove] Yuh give wi di zap! Wi give back di jams! Fire from di heavens Bassline inna wi hands! Yuh give wi di zap! Wi give back di jams! Dem come down from di sunlight And leave dancing pon di land! Zap! Zap! [Four-bar instrumental dance drop — no vocals, no horns] [Pull-up — one-beat full stop] [Instrumental Dance Break — 16 bars, no vocals, almost no horns] [Bridge — hand drums and 808 only, vocal up front] Dem know how fi travel through di sun Dem know how di stars get spun But dem never hear a heartbeat Turn sorrow into drum All di worlds dem ever see All di wonders dem can bring Never teach dem how a broken heart Can still find a way fi sing [Verse 3 — groove returns, horns stay sparse] Morning come, dem ready fi fly Gold light rising inna pale blue sky Dem leave one spark inna di radio Mi ask, “Will wi see yuh again?” Dem seh, “Every time di bassline roll Every time yuh put some fire inna soul Look up when di evening turn red Wi remember every word yuh said” [Final Chorus — biggest skank groove, extra percussion, still sparse horns] Yuh give wi di zap! Wi give back di jams! Fire from di heavens Bassline inna wi hands! Yuh give wi di zap! Wi give back di jams! Dem come down from di sunlight And leave music pon di land! Zap! Zap! [Four-bar instrumental dance drop — no vocals, no horns] [Outro — drums fall away, short bass-and-chop tag, no horns] Sky gone quiet. Sun gone down. But di radio still singing. [Clean stop]
