[Intro – Chant, Jamaican slang, echo fx] (Yo! Dem nuh know, dem cyaan roll wid weh) (real soldiers, step inna di street) Mercenaries! Mercenaries! From di ghetto rise — man a fight fi di feast! Yow, lock it! Load it! Aim pon di beast! [Verse 1 – UK Roadman Slang, swagger steady flow] Bruv, we ain’t the same, I’m built for the pressure, Link up the block, my dons move clever, Stackin’ these funds, man grind for the treasure, Ops get shook when they test the measure. Grit in my tone, no cap, no fable, Stand in the rain, still flip that table, Ends too cold but the mind stay stable, Man on a mission, strapped and able. [Chorus – Jamaican slang, sing-along anthem] Mercenaries, we fight fi di bread, Step inna war, we aim for di head, Any battlefield, we march and we tread, Stand tall, soldier — nuff bloodshed! Mercenaries, we nah trust lie, Move wid di squad, confidence sky high, Ready fi defend till di day we die, Stand strong, soldier — fight fi di pride! [Verse 2 – UK Roadman Slang, faster bounce, grittier] Man can’t flex if the heart too weak, Bare man talk but they move too meek, Run that ting, no time fi speak, Streets don’t wait, man grind all week. Ops get spun when the mandem rise, Shadows lurk but they fear them eyes, Life on the line, no compromise, Merc squad deep and we claim that prize. [Chorus – Jamaican slang, catchy bounce] Mercenaries, we fight fi di bread, Step inna war, we aim fi di head, Any battlefield, we march and we tread, Stand tall, soldier — nuff bloodshed! Mercenaries, we nah trust lie, Move wid di squad, di eagle fly high, Ready fi defend till di day we die, Stand strong, soldier — fight fi di pride ! [Verse 3 – Patois, militant tone] Dem tink seh di garrison soft, but di fire still blaze, Concrete jungle full a war chant, soldier step pon stage, Mercenary mind, mi nuh bend, mi nuh fold, Every man pon di team write history bold. When di siren sing, mi spirit cyan’t sleep, Ops move sly but di eagle eye peep, March fi di crown, victory we reap. [Outro] Chant loud: “Mercenaries rise!” (Rise up! Rise up!) Fi di block, fi di fam, fi di blood sacrifice! (Hold strong! Hold strong!) From London street to di Kingston side, (Unite! Unite!) Merc squad forever, we cyan’t divide! (Merc life! Merc life! Merc life!)
