400 Years

Babylon a' all
Dem a 'all vampires
Blood suckers

Babylon a' try hold we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered all our fears
Dem a' try hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered the wills and tears

So long we been working in dem system
And still they don't care one damn how we're living
'Cause for basic necessities
We've got to fight
And in the midst of adversities
We struggle to survive

Babylon a' try hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered all our fears
Dem a' try hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered all our fears

They thought that they can wipe us out
And they carried us to enslave us
East, West, North and South
Giving us bad food to eat
And having no decent place for us to sleep
But by the powers of the Most High who guides and keep
His children keep on moving through the valleys deep

Still Babylon a' try hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered all my fears
Babylon a' hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered the wills and tears

Hey dem a' all...
Dem a' all vampires
All blood suckers
Sucking the blood of the poor and the needy
Babylon a' all vampires
All blood suckers
They've been sucking out the blood of the poor
Drying out the veins of the poor and needy

Say wicked man a' try hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered all my fears
Babylon a' hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome
And conquered all the fears

{Outro}
Bablyon a' hold we down
Dem a' hold we down
For too long
Too long
Too long now
We must rebel against this wicked system
Dem been holding us back for far too long
A wicked man a' try hol' we down
For more than 400 years
But I an' I overcome