In di Shadow (Live)

[Intro] *(Off-beat guitar skank, horns wail low)* [Verse 1] Under di full moon glow, Her rays scatter sorrow low, Silent streets runnin' wid blood flow, Soul screams echo, but no one know. Wind whisper secrets from di grave, Lost in di dark, no soul to save, Footsteps heavy like chains we bear, In dis Babylon night, full a despair. [Break] *(One-drop beat drops, bass thumps deep)* [Chorus] Oh, dark night grippin' di soul so tight, Death creepin' close, stealin' di light; Words fall silent in di quiet storm, In di shadows, we lost and torn. Irie? Nah, dis pain too real, Rasta road rough, no time to heal— Oh, dark night, holdin' we down, In di blackness, we drown, we drown. [break] [Verse 2] Black shadows chasin' every step I take, One breath strangled, heart 'bout to break; Forgiveness carried to di empty pit, Dis world full a wounds dat split and split. Tyrants laugh while di poor man bleed, Roots run deep in di sufferin' seed, No justice comin', just fire and rain, In di system, we chained in pain. [Instrumental] *(Bubbling keys, rim shots echo)* [Bridge] One blade touch di fire's red heart, Slicin' through di fake light, tearin' apart; Dreams and hopes vanish like smoke in wind— Left wid weariness, tension pullin' skin. No redemption in dis cold, hard game, Just echoes callin' Jah's holy name, Rise up, warrior, from di ash and stone, But di night still claims what it own. [Chorus] Oh, dark night grippin' di soul so tight, Death creepin' close, stealin' di light; Words fall silent in di quiet storm, In di shadows, we lost and torn. Irie? Nah, dis pain too real, Rasta road rough, no time to heal— Oh, dark night, holdin' we down, In di blackness, we drown, we drown. [End] *(Fade wid reverb echoes, bass rumble slow)* Jah know... we rise... or fall...