And it was written up in the book of life There's a man shall endure for evermore And it was written up in the book of life There's a man shall endure for evermore Well did you know the pen is stronger than the knife And they can kill you once but they can't kill you twice Did you know destruction of the flesh is not the end into life Fear not of the antichrist Did you know that I exist before the earth And did you know my eyes are windows to the world Did you know you can't go as I am and I wear a cherry curse Can't tell the voice from the curse Your body's just a vehicle, transporting your soul It's what's inside of people, it's beauty to behold Fear not of evil, everyday the flesh is grown Changes of the times take a toll And it was written up in the book of life There's a man shall endure for evermore Iwanna name, fear is in the eyes of the beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer A fist around his chest and rastafarer is his name A gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain Blessings that you all begot, blessings that you all forgot Rasta call a *** you not Do you remember Elijah and the chariot of flames Same blood that run through my veins Iwanna name, fear is in the eyes of the beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer Fear is in the eyes of the beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer Careful how you entertain stranger Selassie never born in a manger And never crucify as no saviour He look after himself, him a the ruler Problem a malfunction, with him a failure Careful of them cellular and pager Cause as I see them, I see danger So them great good Selassie library tell you There's a mention in your name And it was written up in the book of life There's a mention in your name He take me on a lick upon shots Upon a blood clot And fill the block with bummerized cops Cops me down talk, me know you watch me walk My black woman is getting raped across New York Before another brothers in chalk Imagine somebody said, that's your son dead See us, we do the crime, we do the time Y'all get away scot free So police me don't pop you, for you pop me Cause if you get me, you got me, you shot me No lock me, carry shotty, since mom slapped me Cause my room sloppy The youngest nigga out the camp is me But nobody pampered me, so you better don't ramp with me For semi, me don't play plenty Chicks me blaze many, raise pennies to dollars Storm might be prowler, watch a bum holler Watch him run, hit the floor Tell him come, come now Throw your guns up on the air And it was written up in the book of life There's a mention in your name So watch the sticks and stones, stumbling blocks and piles Life is one big road, miles on top of miles So blessed be the soul that always remains a child When most people don't even smile But there's a natural mystic, flowing through the air So keep it realistic and always be aware The truth is crying out and it's so loud and so clear But most people won't even hear Spiritual pollution in the atmosphere With so much confusion can only appear The crypt of Rastafari is for all man to share But some would rather to be so unfair And it was written up in the book of life There's a mention in your name And it was written up in the book of life There's a mention in your name And it was written up in the book of life