[Verse1]
Been laughed at, scrutinised
To the point where I had to ask who am I
Then I remember what they do to Christ
He was nailed to a cross and crucified
Now that the light came to me
I wonder if they're gonna do the same to me
And when the truth hits painfully
That's when you know if you're really who you claim to be
[Pre-Chorus]
For so long we've been denied
Rejected and brutalised
But jah children shall win the war
Cos we know who we are
[Chorus]
We're sela**ie I children
Haile sela**ie children
We are Ethiopians by blood
Africa was born in us, sela**ie children
Haile sela**ie children
We know who we are
[Verse 2]
Young boy threw away his comb
So his papa told him find a different home
Never come back, hold your own
Bout you're a Rasta, I wish I never know you
Rejected for the life he choose
Cast out, all alone
The stone that the builder man refused
Shall be the head cornerstone
[Pre-Chorus]
Soon they will realise
That we've been reading between the lines
Remember we foretold the war
You never forget who we are
[Chorus]
Tell them, we're sela**ie children
Haile sela**ie children
We are Ethiopians by blood
Africa was born in us
[Verse 2]
Young girl gotta face the worst
Cos her mother just took a look in her purse
She find a clay kutchie and some holy herbs
And the wise mind of haile i the first
Mama say young girl you're losing your mind
Did you get these things from Satan
She say no mama I got the kutchie from jah9
And the wise mind from i nation
[Pre-Chorus]
Please mama, don't scrutinise
Take this book and give it a try
Let this herb open up your eyes
Experience the wonders of Rastafari
[Chorus]
Haile sela**ie children
We are haile sela**ie children
We are Ethiopians by blood
Africa was born in us
Haile sela**ie children
[Outro]
The battle will be hard
Haile sela**ie children
Still we never stall
Sela**ie children
Deh ya back a wall
Haile sela**ie children
Still di Natty never fall
Haile sela**ie children
Oh coral garden
Sela**ie children
Look at pinnacle
Sela**ie children
Still we deh ya now
Sela**ie children
Never giving up
Sela**ie children
Take no heart Gil pain
Sela**ie children
Fight the fights in vain
Sela**ie children
Even if the battle stains