Lan For Fish

rbnlive
[Intro, Steelpan, Hand percussion]
To all di pipul dem wey life don hard
To all di mama dem, papa dem, pikin dem
Una nor gi op
Power de inside una
[Verse 1]
Som pipul bon na ples wey road rough
Som de wake wit pain, but dem still stand tough
Som don wait fo han wey go cam gi aid
But hope nor to siddom till promise dae fade
Hope na fo sabi wetin you get
Hope na fo use di gift wey God don set
Inside you heart, inside you han
Small small, you go build you lan
[Pre-Chorus]
Nor put you faith na empty word
Nor wait fo promise wey you never heard
Faith na power wey de inside
Know you value, hold you pride
[Chorus, Call and Response]
Lan fo fish
Lan fo stand
Use you wisdom
Use you han
Nor wait every day fo fish pan plate
Lan di way fo change you fate
Lan fo fish
Keep you dignity
You get power, you get ability
Faith na you potential
Strength na you han
We go build tomorrow
We go take we stand
[Verse 2]
To di mama wey de stretch wan cup fo feed ten
To di papa wey de try again and again
To di pikin wey dem tell say you nor go reach
Listen good, life still get plenty fo teach
Lan wan skill, lan wan trade
Plant wan seed, build wan shade
Every lesson fit open door
Wetin you sabi fit gi you more
[Pre-Chorus, Backing Choir]
Nor worship dependency
Nor tie you soul to charity
Believe di gift wey you get inside
Hold you honor, hold you pride
[Chorus, Full Band]
Lan fo fish
Lan fo stand
Use you wisdom
Use you han
Nor wait every day fo fish pan plate
Lan di way fo change you fate
Lan fo fish
Keep you dignity
You get power, you get ability
Faith na you potential
Strength na you han
We go build tomorrow
We go take we stand
[Bridge, Spoken Word, Bass and Percussion]
Wan fish fit feed you fo today
But di skill fit feed you many day
Wan gift fit finish
Wan promise fit fail
But knowledge de wit you
Even when di road turn pale
You han fit lan
You mind fit grow
You courage fit rise
Nor gi nobody di key
Fo lock you future outside
[Break, Audience Call and Response]
Who get you dream?
Na we
Who go build di road?
Na we
Who get di fire?
Na we
Den rise
Rise
Rise
[Verse 3, Skank Guitar, Steelpan]
Me brother, me sister, lift you face
Nor shame fo start from small small place
Big river sef start wit drop of rain
Strong tree grow through sun and pain
Teach you neighbor wetin you know
Share di seed and help am grow
True help de build man capacity
E nor de turn man slave to dependency
[Final Chorus, Choir, Crowd Singing]
Lan fo fish
Lan fo stand
Use you wisdom
Use you han
Nor wait every day fo fish pan plate
Lan di way fo change you fate
Lan fo fish
Keep you dignity
You get power, you get ability
Faith na you potential
Strength na you han
We go build tomorrow
We go take we stand
[Outro, Live Crowd, Calypso-Reggae Jam]
We nor de wait
We de become
We nor de beg
We de build
Faith na we potential
Courage na we han
Wan skill
Wan seed
Wan dream
Wan stand