| Song | It Was Written |
| Artist | Damian Marley |
| Album | Halfway Tree |
| [offset:0] | |
| [00:02.51] | It Was Written （Ft. Stephen Marley, Capleton And The Drag-On） - Damian |
| [00:42.54] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [00:48.99] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [00:54.34] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [01:00.60] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [01:05.85] | Well did you know the pen |
| [01:07.30] | Is stronger than the knife |
| [01:08.66] | They can kill you once |
| [01:10.09] | But they can't kill you twice |
| [01:11.82] | Did you know destruction of the flesh |
| [01:13.41] | Is not di ending to life |
| [01:15.34] | Fear not of the anti-christ |
| [01:17.10] | |
| [01:17.63] | Did you know that I |
| [01:18.92] | Exist before the earth |
| [01:20.38] | And did you know my eyes |
| [01:21.90] | Are window to the world |
| [01:23.41] | Did you know you can't go ah Zion |
| [01:25.60] | and ah wear jerry curls |
| [01:27.09] | Can't tell di boys from di girls |
| [01:29.02] | Your bodies just a vehicle |
| [01:30.78] | Transporting the soul |
| [01:32.29] | It's what's inside people |
| [01:33.56] | Is beauty to behold |
| [01:35.15] | Fear not of evil |
| [01:36.47] | Every day dem flesh it grow old |
| [01:38.89] | Changes of the times take a toll |
| [01:41.11] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [01:47.79] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [01:52.96] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [01:59.56] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [02:04.97] | The one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [02:08.18] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [02:11.07] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [02:13.56] | |
| [02:14.26] | Endure much longer |
| [02:16.04] | Live much longer |
| [02:17.54] | Fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [02:20.13] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [02:23.15] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [02:26.09] | Endure much longer |
| [02:27.72] | Live much longer |
| [02:29.19] | A vester on his chest and Rastafari is his name |
| [02:31.92] | The gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain |
| [02:34.70] | Blessing that you all be got |
| [02:36.47] | Lessons taught you all forgot |
| [02:37.93] | Rasta call it shit you not |
| [02:39.73] | Do you remember Elijah |
| [02:41.86] | And his chariot of flames |
| [02:43.75] | Same blood that runs thru my veins |
| [02:46.13] | The one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [02:49.80] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [02:52.68] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [02:55.48] | Endure much longer |
| [02:57.09] | Live much longer |
| [02:58.65] | Fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [03:01.32] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [03:04.37] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [03:07.36] | Endure much longer |
| [03:08.95] | Live much longer |
| [03:10.35] | Careful of you, entertain stranger |
| [03:13.27] | Selaisse never born inna nuh manger |
| [03:16.23] | I'll never crucify as me savior |
| [03:18.79] | Elect off himself inna the ruler |
| [03:21.82] | Babylon nah function well dem a failure |
| [03:24.80] | So be careful of dem cellular and pager |
| [03:27.71] | Cause I sign see dem I see danger |
| [03:30.55] | Seh dem great but SelaisseI greater |
| [03:33.95] | .That man shall endure forever more |
| [03:39.37] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [03:45.08] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [03:52.16] | He did mi wanna lick upon shots |
| [03:54.28] | Upon a bloodclad |
| [03:55.61] | And fill the block with bomrush cops |
| [03:57.89] | Cops mi dun talk you know you watch me walks in |
| [04:00.89] | While black woman is getting raped across New York And |
| [04:03.96] | Before another brother's in chalk And |
| [04:05.99] | I 'magine somebody said that's your son dead, see him? |
| [04:08.60] | See us we do the crime we do the time |
| [04:11.21] | Y'all get away scott free |
| [04:12.89] | So police mi gonna pop you b'fore you pop me |
| [04:15.33] | Cause if you get me you got me you shot me |
| [04:17.84] | Know'll lot me carry shotty since moms slap me |
| [04:20.18] | Cause my room sloppy |
| [04:21.28] | The youngest nigga out the camp is me |
| [04:23.36] | But nobody pampered me |
| [04:24.92] | So you better don't ramp with me |
| [04:26.64] | Fi see me, me don't play plenty |
| [04:28.59] | Chicks me blazed many |
| [04:29.70] | Raised plenty fi dollars |
| [04:30.66] | Storm upon mi prada |
| [04:31.77] | Watch a bomb holla |
| [04:32.90] | Watch 'I'm run, hit the floor |
| [04:34.89] | Told 'I'm come, come no |
| [04:36.18] | Throw ya ganja pon de air |
| [04:37.52] | Plah |
| [04:37.72] | |
| [04:38.27] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [04:44.67] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [04:49.85] | Watch for sticks and stones |
| [04:51.41] | Stumbling blocks in piles |
| [04:52.78] | Life is one big road |
| [04:54.23] | Miles on top of miles |
| [04:55.84] | |
| [04:56.49] | So blessed be the soul |
| [04:57.56] | That always remains a child |
| [04:59.34] | And most people don't even smile |
| [05:01.65] | There's a natural mystic |
| [05:02.95] | Blowing in tru the air |
| [05:04.57] | So keep it realistic |
| [05:05.77] | And always be aware |
| [05:08.42] | The truth is crying out |
| [05:09.41] | And it's so loud and so clear |
| [05:11.14] | But most people won't even hear |
| [05:13.42] | Spiritual pollution is in the atmosphere |
| [05:16.61] | And with so much confusion |
| [05:17.89] | Can one be happy here |
| [05:19.35] | |
| [05:20.23] | The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share |
| [05:22.89] | But some would rather to be so unfair |
| [05:25.49] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [05:31.80] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [05:37.34] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [05:43.64] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [05:48.47] |
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| [00:02.51] | It Was Written Ft. Stephen Marley, Capleton And The DragOn Damian |
| [00:42.54] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [00:48.99] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [00:54.34] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [01:00.60] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [01:05.85] | Well did you know the pen |
| [01:07.30] | Is stronger than the knife |
| [01:08.66] | They can kill you once |
| [01:10.09] | But they can' t kill you twice |
| [01:11.82] | Did you know destruction of the flesh |
| [01:13.41] | Is not di ending to life |
| [01:15.34] | Fear not of the antichrist |
| [01:17.10] | |
| [01:17.63] | Did you know that I |
| [01:18.92] | Exist before the earth |
| [01:20.38] | And did you know my eyes |
| [01:21.90] | Are window to the world |
| [01:23.41] | Did you know you can' t go ah Zion |
| [01:25.60] | and ah wear jerry curls |
| [01:27.09] | Can' t tell di boys from di girls |
| [01:29.02] | Your bodies just a vehicle |
| [01:30.78] | Transporting the soul |
| [01:32.29] | It' s what' s inside people |
| [01:33.56] | Is beauty to behold |
| [01:35.15] | Fear not of evil |
| [01:36.47] | Every day dem flesh it grow old |
| [01:38.89] | Changes of the times take a toll |
| [01:41.11] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [01:47.79] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [01:52.96] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [01:59.56] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [02:04.97] | The one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [02:08.18] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [02:11.07] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [02:13.56] | |
| [02:14.26] | Endure much longer |
| [02:16.04] | Live much longer |
| [02:17.54] | Fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [02:20.13] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [02:23.15] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [02:26.09] | Endure much longer |
| [02:27.72] | Live much longer |
| [02:29.19] | A vester on his chest and Rastafari is his name |
| [02:31.92] | The gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain |
| [02:34.70] | Blessing that you all be got |
| [02:36.47] | Lessons taught you all forgot |
| [02:37.93] | Rasta call it shit you not |
| [02:39.73] | Do you remember Elijah |
| [02:41.86] | And his chariot of flames |
| [02:43.75] | Same blood that runs thru my veins |
| [02:46.13] | The one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [02:49.80] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [02:52.68] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [02:55.48] | Endure much longer |
| [02:57.09] | Live much longer |
| [02:58.65] | Fear is in the eyes of di beholder |
| [03:01.32] | And love is in the presence of the love maker |
| [03:04.37] | Life is in the words of the comforter |
| [03:07.36] | Endure much longer |
| [03:08.95] | Live much longer |
| [03:10.35] | Careful of you, entertain stranger |
| [03:13.27] | Selaisse never born inna nuh manger |
| [03:16.23] | I' ll never crucify as me savior |
| [03:18.79] | Elect off himself inna the ruler |
| [03:21.82] | Babylon nah function well dem a failure |
| [03:24.80] | So be careful of dem cellular and pager |
| [03:27.71] | Cause I sign see dem I see danger |
| [03:30.55] | Seh dem great but SelaisseI greater |
| [03:33.95] | . That man shall endure forever more |
| [03:39.37] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [03:45.08] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [03:52.16] | He did mi wanna lick upon shots |
| [03:54.28] | Upon a bloodclad |
| [03:55.61] | And fill the block with bomrush cops |
| [03:57.89] | Cops mi dun talk you know you watch me walks in |
| [04:00.89] | While black woman is getting raped across New York And |
| [04:03.96] | Before another brother' s in chalk And |
| [04:05.99] | I ' magine somebody said that' s your son dead, see him? |
| [04:08.60] | See us we do the crime we do the time |
| [04:11.21] | Y' all get away scott free |
| [04:12.89] | So police mi gonna pop you b' fore you pop me |
| [04:15.33] | Cause if you get me you got me you shot me |
| [04:17.84] | Know' ll lot me carry shotty since moms slap me |
| [04:20.18] | Cause my room sloppy |
| [04:21.28] | The youngest nigga out the camp is me |
| [04:23.36] | But nobody pampered me |
| [04:24.92] | So you better don' t ramp with me |
| [04:26.64] | Fi see me, me don' t play plenty |
| [04:28.59] | Chicks me blazed many |
| [04:29.70] | Raised plenty fi dollars |
| [04:30.66] | Storm upon mi prada |
| [04:31.77] | Watch a bomb holla |
| [04:32.90] | Watch ' I' m run, hit the floor |
| [04:34.89] | Told ' I' m come, come no |
| [04:36.18] | Throw ya ganja pon de air |
| [04:37.52] | Plah |
| [04:37.72] | |
| [04:38.27] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [04:44.67] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [04:49.85] | Watch for sticks and stones |
| [04:51.41] | Stumbling blocks in piles |
| [04:52.78] | Life is one big road |
| [04:54.23] | Miles on top of miles |
| [04:55.84] | |
| [04:56.49] | So blessed be the soul |
| [04:57.56] | That always remains a child |
| [04:59.34] | And most people don' t even smile |
| [05:01.65] | There' s a natural mystic |
| [05:02.95] | Blowing in tru the air |
| [05:04.57] | So keep it realistic |
| [05:05.77] | And always be aware |
| [05:08.42] | The truth is crying out |
| [05:09.41] | And it' s so loud and so clear |
| [05:11.14] | But most people won' t even hear |
| [05:13.42] | Spiritual pollution is in the atmosphere |
| [05:16.61] | And with so much confusion |
| [05:17.89] | Can one be happy here |
| [05:19.35] | |
| [05:20.23] | The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share |
| [05:22.89] | But some would rather to be so unfair |
| [05:25.49] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [05:31.80] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [05:37.34] | It was written up in the book of life |
| [05:43.64] | That man shall endure forever more |
| [05:48.47] |