Damian's Verses.
Some of the smartest dummies
Can't read the language of Egyptian mummies
An' a fly go a moon
And can't find food for the starving tummies
Pay no mind to the youths
Cause it's not like the future depends on it
But save the animals in the zoo
Cause the chimpanzee dem a make big money
This is how the media pillages
On the TV the picture is
Savages in villages
And the scientist still can't explain the pyramids, huh
Evangelists making a living on the videos of ribs of the little kids
Stereotyping the image of the images
And this is what the image is
You buy a khaki pants
And all of a sudden you say a Indiana Jones
An' a thief out gold and thief out the scrolls and even the buried bones
Some of the worst paparazzis I've ever seen and I ever known
Put the worst on display so the world can see
And that's all they will ever show
So the ones in the west
Will never move east
And feel like they could be at home
Dem get tricked by the beast
But a where dem ago flee when the monster is fully grown?
Solomonic linage whe dem still can't defeat and them coulda never clone
My spiritual DNA that print in my soul and I will forever Own Lord
Huh, we born not knowing, are we born knowing all?
We growing wiser, are we just growing tall?
Can you read thoughts? can you read palms?
Huh, can you predict the future? can you see storms, coming?
The Earth was flat if you went too far you would fall off
Now the Earth is round if the shape change again everybody woulda start laugh
The average man can't prove of most of the things that he chooses to speak of
And still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of
Scholars teach in Universities and claim that they're smart and cunning
Tell them find a cure when we sneeze and that's when their nose start running
And the rich get stitched up, when we get cut
Man a heal dem broken bones in the bush with the wed mud
Can you read signs? can you read stars?
Can you make peace? can you fight war?
Can you milk cows, even though you drive cars? huh
Can you survive, Against All Odds, Now?
I remember when J. cole's verse for beautiful bliss was heard and it had the whole internet buzzing, blogs were saying this was the verse of the year, I even joined in and co-signed on that notion. Now that was last year, this year rightfully so the verse of the year has to go to Damian Marley; I admit if it wasn't for this album with Nas (one of the best rappers ever #justsayin) I probably wouldn't look into listening to Marley Jr. But thats besides the point, my motive to explain why I think this verse is so great. First of it's not complex at all, clearly not a riddle, or a metaphorical haven, this verse is more of an eye opener and that makes it have only one meaning when heard, there's no two ways to understand it. I know people steer away from conscious rap, but this right here is the art form at its best. To me what Damian Marley was saying is something you come across in a book looking for deeper meaning.
I love how he begins "Some of the smartest dummies/can't read the images of egyptian mummies". Basically what I take from that is no matter how informed we are, we still haven't even reached anywhere near the amount of knowledge in the world to be gained. He's absolutely right when he speaks on how much money we put into gaining knowledge instead of focusing on making sure every child is fed, then missionaries broadcast on late night TV and make money off of the ribs of little kids. My favorite line is when he says "pay no mind to the youths/cause its not like the future depends on it/but save animals in the zoo/cause the chimpanzee dem a make big money." Truthfully, I'm speechless when I hear that because he's basically force feeding you the truth. People speak on a future where we can go live on the moon, drive space cars, meet aliens, I myself, I think all that is total bull shit. We are in the 21st century and from the 1st century all man has worried about is food, clothes, and shelter but 20 centuries later the struggles for these 3 simple but essential things is still a harsh reality is many places around the world.
One of my favorite things to say to my friends when they start to basically talk out their ass is "don't be an ignorant person with an opinion" go home research the matter and come back so we can have a better argument/conversation on the matter. Damian agrees with me "The average man can't prove of most of the things that he chooses to speak of/And still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of." People love to just talk, they'll come up with outrageous notions just to win an argument or to seem intelligent. Hands down this verse is comparable to the works of music great Bob Dylan who always served you the truth whether interested or not. Long blabber short make sure you purchase Distant Relatives its worth the money especially if your not one to read books, this album will definitely teach you a few things.|| I'm Out
