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Mortimer Ft. Damian "Jr Gong" Marley - In My Time (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Lead Vocals
Mortimer Mcpherson
Mortimer Mcpherson
Lead Vocals
Tammi Moncrieffe
Tammi Moncrieffe
Background Vocals
Llamar "Riff Raff" Brown
Llamar "Riff Raff" Brown
Organ
Lamont Monty Savory
Lamont Monty Savory
Electric Guitar
Ian "Beezy" Coleman
Ian "Beezy" Coleman
Electric Guitar
Sherieta Lewis-Rodney
Sherieta Lewis-Rodney
Background Vocals
Mortimer
Mortimer
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Songwriter
Mortimer Mcpherson
Mortimer Mcpherson
Songwriter
Phillip Winta James
Phillip Winta James
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mortimer Mcpherson
Mortimer Mcpherson
Producer
Phillip Winta James
Phillip Winta James
Producer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
James Bonzai Caruso
James Bonzai Caruso
Mixing Engineer
Mortimer
Mortimer
Producer

Lyrics

Now I pray Thee, I pray Thee
Give thanks for the giving of thanks, you know?
And such forth
Yeah, yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Being Black has been a crime
To the people with no love inside
Some could never tell you why
They hate you like a poison
They shoot us in the street, no apology
Nuff inequality fi monopoly
It's okay to disagree with my argument
Lost many nights of sleep, it's been troubling
In my time I've heard so many lies
Seen so many rise
Seen so many fall down
We've been witnessing the televised
Version of a side
Seen us let ourselves down
Yeah, looking evеn at my yard
Since ah yah mi learn fi dance
I see fеllow Africans
Hugging up the propaganda
Lord, I see discrimination, I see violence
Persecution if they cannot buy your silence
You nuh see seh even freedom have a price
Mind sharp, you haffi pay that with your life
In my time I've heard so many lies
Seen so many rise
Seen so many fall down
We've been witnessing the televised
Version of a side
Seen us let ourselves down
Those with knowledge spread it
Don't cut, paste, and edit
Dem seh, "Half the story's never been told"
I wonder who is going to tell it
Will they package it and sell it?
Can we purchase it with credit?
And will they break it down in a way that we can get it?
If you cannot read nor spell it
You cannot feel nor touch it
You cannot see nor smell it
Such a thin line when you tread it
Some televise the side of life, that really is a lie
If you know the truth, you'd be surprised
So don't believe the hype
Meanwhile, the majority a scroll, and dem a swipe
Dem a program weh you view
Although, you think you have a choice
Dem a tell you what to do
Where to go and who to like
The algorithm start to spike
Wha'ppen if dem do it fi spite
And dem ketch we by surprise?
Mek the world change overnight
Now the planet you call home
Is one you cannot recognize
All the wars, all the lies
All the oppression
Every cry, every shed of your brother's blood
Every plot you devise for some power
Every child that you took from a mother
In my time I've heard so many lies
Seen so many rise
Seen so many fall down
We've been witnessing the televised
Version of a side
Seen us let ourselves down
I pray Thee, I pray Thee, I pray Thee
Written by: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Mortimer Mcpherson, Phillip Winta James

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