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artist
Protoje
Self Defense
13,187
Reggae
Self Defense was released on August 28, 2020 by In.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course Music/RCA Records as a part of the album In Search Of Lost Time
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AlbumIn Search Of Lost Time
Release DateAugust 28, 2020
LabelIn.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course Music/RCA Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM78

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Protoje
Protoje
Performer
Jordan Armond
Jordan Armond
Brass
Blaise Davis
Blaise Davis
Brass
Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser
Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser
Background Vocals
Jean-Andre "JLL" Lawrence
Jean-Andre "JLL" Lawrence
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Oje Ollivierre
Oje Ollivierre
Composer, Lyrics
Jordan Armond
Jordan Armond
Composer, Lyrics
Blaise Davis
Blaise Davis
Composer, Lyrics
Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser
Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser
Composer, Lyrics
Jean-Andre "JLL" Lawrence
Jean-Andre "JLL" Lawrence
Composer, Lyrics
Romario Jackson
Romario Jackson
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser
Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser
Producer
Fumiaki "Superman" Ogata
Fumiaki "Superman" Ogata
Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Gregory Morris
Gregory Morris
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

(Woah)
(Woah)
(Woah)
Hey, place a-move strange, watch how you walk to me (walk)
Look inna mi face when you-a talk to me (talk)
Hands 'pon me waist might haffi draw fi mi (draw)
Becah me nah sit and wait 'pon di law (law)
Place a-move strange, watch how you walk to me (walk)
Look inna me face when you-a talk to me (talk)
Hands 'pon mi waist might haffi draw fi mi (draw)
Becah me nah sit and wait 'pon di law (law)
The place moving hot right ya now
Way it hot right ya now
Weh the Glock fire shot 'round the clock
You cyah turn backhands of time
Fi reverse hollow points weh dem plot
Make you drop off the map
So, youths, be wise, hear they're blaming the music
They say that it's rooted in dancehall or trap?
Well, if that's the case then, what's the excuse you will use
When good youth get shoot by the cops?
Yo, me haffi wonder, what coulda cause this?
The land weh we love, just a-move so lawless
Yo, a-couldn't hungry, how man a-starve
But find strength fi rob woman a supermarket?
When food deh country and it ripe fi harvest
Yo, I wonder what the sense is in all this (wah?) Hey
And any man weh-a prey 'pon woman
Dem fi get line up, make we shoot the target
Place a-move strange, watch how you walk to me (walk)
Look inna mi face when you-a talk to me (talk)
Hands 'pon me waist might haffi draw fi mi (draw)
Becah me nah sit and wait 'pon di law (law)
Place a-move strange, watch how you walk to me (walk)
Look inna me face when you-a talk to me (talk)
Hands 'pon mi waist might haffi draw fi mi (draw)
Becah me nah sit and wait 'pon di law (law)
Hey, a-me say put up unu hand, agree one hundred percent
No, this nah make no sense, self-defense, self-defense
Know some might take offense to how time get so tense
Dem claim innocent, it depends, it depends
Woman, put up unu hand if unu nah take no check
If unu nah take no threat, make we raise introtec and select it
Make a bwoy know if him touch him, regret it
No 'fraid fi go wet it, dem nah go repress
How much haffi bleed? How much woman haffi dead?
Before you see, say something sick inna dem man deh head
Psychologically, see say them inadequate
In actuality, society it a reflect
You think you own you' woman, think say a-you' property
You and you dutty bredrin dem keep up atrocity
When we retaliate, we nah go need apology
We sisters under attack, this-a calamity
Mi hear some man-a say dem rather rape than turn a gay
As if dem deh ting deh related in any way
You nuh see say a-some sicko dem mentality
The patriarchy propagate all of them fallacy
Even in the church, the violation prevalent
Jehovah, you nuh witness, tell me that no relevant
Dem deh business cyaa exist inna we regiment
A self-defense and we no hesitant
Place a-move strange, watch how you walk to me (walk)
Look inna mi face when you-a talk to me (talk)
Hands 'pon me waist might haffi draw fi mi (draw)
Becah mi nah sit and wait 'pon di law (law)
Place a-move strange, watch how you walk to me (walk)
Look inna me face when you-a talk to me (talk)
Hands 'pon mi waist might haffi draw fi mi (draw)
Becah me nah sit and wait 'pon di law (law)
(And mi say put up unu hand if unu nah take no check)
(Wah?)
(Put unu hand)
(Put up unu hand if unu nah take no check)
(No check, no check, no check, no check)
Written by: Blaise Davis, Iotosh Israel Mykal Geister Poyser, Jean-Andre "JLL" Lawrence, Jordan Armond, Oje Ollivierre, Romario Jackson

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