Chi ha avuto l’opportunità di assistere ad uno dei due concerti che Protoje ha tenuto in Italia nelle scorse settimane ha sicuramente sentito le note di questa canzone nuova di zecca (noi abbiamo avuto il piacere di sentirlo al concerto al Vibra Club di Modena).
La tune in questione è “Resist Not Evil”, edito per la Overstand Entertainment, e comparirà nel ‘Militancy Riddim’, al quale hanno partecipato anche artisti come Kabaka Pyramid, Chezidek e Jah Cure. L’uscita di questo riddim album è prevista per il 15 novembre.
Il testo dimostra l’impegno di Protoje nel trasmettere attraverso la musica un messaggio positivo, e nel ricordare che con il sostegno dell’Almighty è possibile affrontare tutte le vicissitudini.
Testo Resist Not Evil
Ye Resist Not Evil
Whoever shall smite thee
Will have to face the almighty
So take away my coat and my cloak
jah a me riches so me never broke
Lord I pray, please never let me lose my way
In anything i do or say
Keep Jah in My Heart, Father shall carry i cross
How do i say it in a manner that
don’t seem hype if i say we bring the banner back
Red gold green not a fad, badge of honour that
defender of the faith fi a fact we den ya pon attack
today tomorrow man a warrior nuh follow that
try put a stop to that but a just a comma dat
matter fact a so the sentence goes
i never try get revenge from these senseless foes
Me likkle bredrin touch 16
sight up the king and a adjust him dreams
Ones can’t overstand a wonder what this means
develop fear in them heart and them start set fi him
him tell me, jah never make him get defeat
so him move like a gaddy and prevail pon the street
you nuh see it
a 3 shot him get fi it and him still den ya stand up pin him feet
You turn you back on the well when u done drink the water
all the quarrelling it woulda must bring disaster
fight against you brother just offending the master
them i couldn’t join it woulda must kill me faster
oooh, i seen the strategy before fi drain i energy hypocrisy for sure
father please take my nemesis away from Jah premises
