Protoje - Take Control lyrics

[Bridge] Then and only then, shall we be independent That's the message (That's the message) Check the message You better change up di structure We're on the way to destruction So change up di structure Becaa we can't take destruction [Chorus] So take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod the street and road again Hold we head high and proud again Then and only then Take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod the street and road again Hold we head higher and proud again Than and only then [Verse 1] Cause independence no mean No Negrill party scene Or colonial regime yeah We know what dem schemes Nah show no meaning no straight dem just leaning Them fight out the green and a cigarette dem comeen but Jah make a a**ets of the people I beg you start treat them good Stop haul dem outta dem vehicle Dem set the public housing, we enclose them Imprison dem by the thousand [Chorus] So take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod the street and road again Hold we head high and proud again Then and only then Take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod the street and road again Hold we head higher and proud again Then and only then [Verse 2] Then gi wi flag them gi anthem No even give we half a wah we need fi execute dem plan dem So we still dependent pon dem Them just a wait fi we fi come back and longout we empty hand dem You talk di truth then you get condemn Walter Rodney speak of it, we owna government go ban him Dem wa fi block we overstanding Wah we do the wrong thing That's why you hear me song sing [Chorus] So take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want walk we street and road again Hold we head high and proud again Then and only then Take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod we streets and road again Hold we head higher and proud again Then and only then [Verse 3] So It takes some time fi an*lyze So we living in a paradise But be full of parasites To dem they say you have your rights Dem switch it up again and It gone before tommorow night But understand a our fight And truth will ovapower might And the youth dem have them owna plight So we pree the day when we seeing the way weh we cudda say [Chorus] So take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod we streets and road again Hold we head high and proud again Then and only then Take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod we streets and road again Hold we head higher and proud again Then and only then [Bridge] Then and only then, shall we be independent That's the message (That's the message) Check the message You better change up di structure We're on the way to destruction So change up di structure Becaa we can't take destruction [Chorus] So take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod we streets and road again Hold we head high and proud again Then and only then Take control a dem Tell police officers and soldier men Say we want trod we streets and road again Hold we head higher and proud again Then and only then