Matisyahu - Jerusalem lyrics
[Matisyahu - Jerusalem lyrics]
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Fire not gonna come from me tongue
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Let my right hand forget what
It's supposed to do
In the ancient days
We will return with no delay
Picking up the bounty and the
Spoils on our way
We've been traveling from state to state
And them don't understand what they say
3, 000 years with no place to be
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you see
It's not about the land or the sea
Not the country but the
Dwelling of his majesty
Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
Burn in the oven in this century
And the gas tried to choke
But it couldn't choke me
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
They come overseas
Yes they're trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our memory
Change your name and your identity
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
Why is everybody always chasing we
Cut off the roots of your family tree
Don't you know that's not the way to be
Caught up in these ways
And the worlds gone craze
Don't you know it's just a phase
Case of the Simon says
If I forget the truth then
My words won't penetrate
Babylon burning in the place
Can't see through the haze
Chop down all of them dirty ways
That's the price that you pay for
Selling lies to the youth
No way, not ok, oh no way, not ok, hey
Ain't no one gonna break my stride
Ain't no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving stay alive
Fire not gonna come from me tongue
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Let my right hand forget what
It's supposed to do
In the ancient days
We will return with no delay
Picking up the bounty and the
Spoils on our way
We've been traveling from state to state
And them don't understand what they say
3, 000 years with no place to be
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you see
It's not about the land or the sea
Not the country but the
Dwelling of his majesty
Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
Burn in the oven in this century
And the gas tried to choke
But it couldn't choke me
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
They come overseas
Yes they're trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our memory
Change your name and your identity
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
Why is everybody always chasing we
Cut off the roots of your family tree
Don't you know that's not the way to be
Caught up in these ways
And the worlds gone craze
Don't you know it's just a phase
Case of the Simon says
If I forget the truth then
My words won't penetrate
Babylon burning in the place
Can't see through the haze
Chop down all of them dirty ways
That's the price that you pay for
Selling lies to the youth
No way, not ok, oh no way, not ok, hey
Ain't no one gonna break my stride
Ain't no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving stay alive