Rastaia - Rastaia Sound System

[Verse 1] Black boxes on the pavement Cables running like roots in the ground Truck doors up Whole block vibrating Every heartbeat tuned to the sound Red gold green on the banner Kids barefoot by the speaker wall Elders nod slow in the corner Say “listen close That’s a freedom call” [Chorus] Rastaia sound system Shake down Babylon stone by stone Rastaia sound system From the bass to the marrow in the bone Rastaia sound system Lift up every lost Tired soul Rastaia sound system Turn that struggle into glow [Verse 2] Selector with the shaved-down record Thumb on the label Eye on the crowd Soldier stance by the tweeter towers Guarding every rhythm Proud Police lights at the far end flicker But the people here They stand firm still When the drop hits Fists hit the ceiling Fear fall flat And the hope refills [Chorus] [Bridge] [whispered vocals] From the alley to the ocean From the night into the dawn [low vocal register] Every block a small Zion When that first tune comes on [melodic female echo] “Turn it up Turn it up Let it heal them” “Turn it up Turn it up Let it free them” [Chorus]