Damian Marley & Nas - Ancient People (ft. Junior Reid)
Now greetings to the world
The accumulative intelligence of mankind
Is what makes us special amongst all other species
Everything is built upon the foundation before it
Huh
Boom
[Chorus: Damian Marley]
These ancient thoughts, this ancient look
These ancient hearts, these ancient souls
These ancient songs, these ancient people
These ancient thoughts, this ancient look
These ancient hearts, these ancient souls
These ancient hopes, these ancient people
[Verse 1: Junior Reid]
Like the Earth, and the sky
And the sea, and the birds
And the trees, and the songs
With melody
Like a mountain, like a valley
Like the river, like the lake
Like the earth, when it quake
It's anciency
[Verse 2: Nas]
This is rock and roll meets Aristotle
I fly those G5's through the skies to Cabo
Martial arts more ancient than Tae Bo
Swordsman, more ancient than Zorro
Ancient like the Pharaohs or priests of Yoruba
Or Obeah, your phobia, you paro
Your path narrow like climbing Mountain Kilimanjaro
Ancient men traded cattle
Before Columbus was lost in travel, ancient canoes got paddled
Before the horse saddle there was camel
Spears before arrow, arrow before ammo
Tribal paint before camo-
Flage, chief before sarge, or lieutenant
Village elders before the Senate
Used to sail the seas before the compass was invented
Ancient people spoke free, they didn't need a 1st Amendment
In the beginning, the drum was the text sendin'
There was moons before months, and time before minutes
[Chorus: Damian Marley]
These ancient thoughts, this ancient look
These ancient hearts, these ancient souls
These ancient songs, these ancient people
These ancient thoughts, this ancient look
These ancient hearts, these ancient souls
These ancient hopes, these ancient people
[Verse 3: Damian Marley]
From love, on to language, on to hieroglyphics
The invention of the wheel, on to mathematics
The almanac, the calendar, on to geographics
Herbal medicine, to antibiotics
Ginseng to horse tonic
Water pump, water pumpee on to hydraulics
Moonlight, candle light, on to electronics
Instinct to knowledge, classroom to college
Hey
[Chorus: Damian Marley]
All of these ancient thoughts, this ancient look
These ancient hearts, these ancient souls
These ancient songs, these ancient people
All of these ancient thoughts, this ancient look
Ancient hearts, ancient souls
Ancient hopes, these ancient people
[Verse 4: Junior Reid]
Man a buss the earth, man a buss the sky
Junior Gong and Junior Reid we meditation it so high
Man a trod the gravel, it dutty and it dry
Oh oii, dem no see no wings, but man a fly
Babylon fi splurt, dem no know what life is worth
Oh oii, tell dem stop polluting Mother Earth
Man a mek a trod, me robe, me sandals and me rod
Dem should a know, ancient man, yes man a god
[Chorus: Damian Marley]
Ancient thoughts, ancient look
Ancient hearts, ancient souls
Ancient songs, ancient people
Ancient thoughts, ancient look
Ancient hearts, ancient souls
Ancient hopes, ancient people
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