[ti:It Was Written (Ft. Stephen Marley, Capleton And The Drag-On)] [ar:Damian] [al:Halfway Tree] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Was Written (Album Version) - Damian Marley/Stephen Marley/Capleton/Drag-On [00:21.27]Written by:Corey Bailey/Stephen Marley/Damian Marley [00:42.54]It was written up in the book of life [00:48.99]That man shall endure forever more [00:54.34]It was written up in the book of life [01:00.60]That man shall endure forever more [01:05.85]Well did you know the pen [01:07.30]Is stronger than the knife [01:08.66]They can kill you once [01:10.09]But they can't kill you twice [01:11.82]Did you know destruction of the flesh [01:13.41]Is not di ending to life [01:15.33]Fear not of the anti-christ [01:17.62]Did you know that I [01:18.91]Exist before the earth [01:20.37]And did you know my eyes [01:21.89]Are window to the world [01:23.40]Did you know you can't go ah Zion [01:25.59]And ah wear jerry curls [01:27.08]Can't tell di boys from di girls [01:29.01]Your bodies just a vehicle [01:30.77]Transporting the soul [01:32.28]It's what's inside people [01:33.55]Is beauty to behold [01:35.14]Fear not of evil [01:36.46]Every day dem flesh it grow old [01:38.88]Changes of the times take a toll [01:41.10]It was written up in the book of life [01:47.78]That man shall endure forever more [01:52.95]It was written up in the book of life [01:59.55]That man shall endure forever more [02:04.97]The one ya name fear is in the eyes of di beholder [02:08.18]And love is in the presence of the love maker [02:11.06]Life is in the words of the comforter [02:14.25]Endure much longer [02:16.04]Live much longer [02:17.54]Fear is in the eyes of di beholder [02:20.13]And love is in the presence of the love maker [02:23.15]Life is in the words of the comforter [02:26.09]Endure much longer [02:27.72]Live much longer [02:29.19]A vester on his chest and Rastafari is his name [02:31.92]The gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain [02:34.70]Blessing that you all be got [02:36.47]Lessons taught you all forgot [02:37.93]Rasta call it sh*t you not [02:39.73]Do you remember Elijah [02:41.86]And his chariot of flames [02:43.75]Same blood that runs thru my veins [02:46.13]The one ya name fear is in the eyes of di beholder [02:49.80]And love is in the presence of the love maker [02:52.68]Life is in the words of the comforter [02:55.48]Endure much longer [02:57.09]Live much longer [02:58.65]Fear is in the eyes of di beholder [03:01.31]And love is in the presence of the love maker [03:04.36]Life is in the words of the comforter [03:07.35]Endure much longer [03:08.94]Live much longer [03:10.34]Careful of you entertain stranger [03:13.26]Selaisse never born inna nuh manger [03:16.22]I'll never crucify as me savior [03:18.78]Elect off himself inna the ruler [03:21.81]Babylon nah function well dem a failure [03:24.79]So be careful of dem cellular and pager [03:27.70]Cause I sign see dem I see danger [03:30.54]Seh dem great but SelaisseI greater [03:33.94] That man shall endure forever more [03:39.36]It was written up in the book of life [03:45.07]That man shall endure forever more [03:52.15]He did mi wanna lick upon shots [03:54.27]Upon a bloodclad [03:55.60]And fill the block with bomrush cops [03:57.88]Cops mi dun talk you know you watch me walks in [04:00.88]While black woman is getting raped across New York And [04:03.95]Before another brother's in chalk And [04:05.98]I 'magine somebody said that's your son dead see him [04:08.59]See us we do the crime we do the time [04:11.20]Y'all get away scott free [04:12.88]So police mi gonna pop you b'fore you pop me [04:15.32]Cause if you get me you got me you shot me [04:17.83]Know'll lot me carry shotty since moms slap me [04:20.17]Cause my room sloppy [04:21.27]The youngest ni**a out the camp is me [04:23.35]But nobody pampered me [04:24.91]So you better don't ramp with me [04:26.63]Fi see me me don't play plenty [04:28.58]Chicks me blazed many [04:29.69]Raised plenty fi dollars [04:30.65]Storm upon mi prada [04:31.76]Watch a bomb holla [04:32.89]Watch 'I'm run hit the floor [04:34.88]Told 'I'm come come no [04:36.17]Throw ya *** pon de air [04:37.51]Plah [04:38.26]It was written up in the book of life [04:44.66]That man shall endure forever more [04:49.85]Watch for sticks and stones [04:51.41]Stumbling blocks in piles [04:52.78]Life is one big road [04:54.23]Miles on top of miles [04:56.49]So blessed be the soul [04:57.56]That always remains a child [04:59.34]And most people don't even smile [05:01.65]There's a natural mystic [05:02.95]Blowing in tru the air [05:04.57]So keep it realistic [05:05.77]And always be aware [05:08.42]The truth is crying out [05:09.41]And it's so loud and so clear [05:11.14]But most people won't even hear [05:13.42]Spiritual pollution is in the atmosphere [05:16.61]And with so much confusion [05:17.89]Can one be happy here [05:20.22]The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share [05:22.88]But some would rather to be so unfair [05:25.48]It was written up in the book of life [05:31.79]That man shall endure forever more [05:37.33]It was written up in the book of life [05:43.63]That man shall endure forever more